Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about how FeeEdge works, what it costs, and how the rankings are calculated. Still stuck? Email support@feeedge.com.
What is FeeEdge?
FeeEdge ranks 20 major crypto exchanges by what they actually cost you to trade, tuned to your monthly volume, your maker/taker mix, whether you trade perpetual futures or spot, and which assets you trade. Most traders pick an exchange once and never re-check, and the gap between the cheapest and priciest venue can be thousands of dollars a year for identical trading.
How do I use FeeEdge?
There are two ways. Open the calculator on the home page, set your monthly volume, your maker/taker split, your market (perps or spot) and your assets, and FeeEdge instantly ranks every exchange by your estimated monthly cost. Or run a Fee Audit: export your trade history as a CSV from your exchange and drop it into the analyzer, and FeeEdge shows what you really paid in fees and funding, plus how much you could save by switching.
Is FeeEdge free?
Yes. The calculator, your five cheapest venues, and the live funding board are all free. Pro is a one-time payment of $29 with no subscription, and it unlocks all 20 ranked venues, the funding optimizer, withdrawal-fee comparison, the volume-tier savings ladder, price alerts, and PDF or CSV export.
Do I have to upload my trades? Is my data private?
Nothing leaves your device. When you run a Fee Audit your CSV is parsed entirely in your browser, so your trade history is never sent to a server. You can read the full details in our Privacy Policy.
How accurate are the rankings?
Rankings are computed from published maker and taker fee schedules, live funding rates, native-token discounts, and volume tiers, refreshed regularly. They are estimates based on how you describe your trading, not a quote from the exchange. The full calculation is explained on the Methodology page.
What are funding rates and why do they matter?
On perpetual futures, funding is a payment exchanged between longs and shorts roughly every 8 hours. If you hold a leveraged position through several funding windows it can cost more than the trading fee itself, so the cheapest venue to trade is not always the cheapest to hold. The live Funding board ranks venues from cheapest to hold.
What are native-token fee discounts?
Many exchanges lower your trading fee when you hold or pay fees with their own token, for example BNB on Binance or OKB on OKX. FeeEdge can factor these discounts in so the ranking reflects the fee you would actually pay.
Which exchanges does FeeEdge cover?
Twenty of the largest venues, including Binance, Bybit, OKX, Hyperliquid, Gate.io, Bitget, KuCoin, MEXC, Kraken, HTX, BingX, Coinbase, Crypto.com, Bitfinex, WhiteBIT, Phemex, BitMEX, Backpack, BitMart, and CoinEx, across both perps and spot.
Does FeeEdge make money from exchanges, and does that affect the ranking?
FeeEdge uses affiliate links to some exchanges, but they never change the rankings. Every ranking comes purely from fee data and the inputs you provide. The details are in our Terms.
Can I compare two exchanges directly?
Yes. The head-to-head comparison, a Pro feature, puts any exchanges side by side for your exact volume and style, including native-token discounts.
Is Pro really a one-time payment?
Yes. Pro is $29 paid once, with no subscription and no recurring charge. It stays unlocked on your account.
Is this financial advice?
No. FeeEdge provides estimates for informational purposes only and is not financial advice.
More detail
Read the exact calculation on the Methodology page, see live perp costs on the Funding board, or check how we handle data in our Privacy Policy and Terms.