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Bitget vs Kraken
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Bitget if…
- you work on macOS, Windows
- you're in its core audience: crypto traders, derivatives traders
K
Choose Kraken if…
- you're in its core audience: retail crypto investors, active and leveraged traders
Side by side
Feature Bitget Kraken
Pricing modelPricing unknownPricing unknown
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, APIWeb, iOS, Android, API
CompanyBitgetPayward, Inc. · since 2011
Full feature lists
B Bitget
- Spot, futures, margin and CFD trading
- Tokenized US stocks and stock perps up to 100x
- One margin pool across asset classes
- Copy trading for spot, futures and bots
- Trading bots and GetAgent AI assistant
- Earn products and Web3 wallet
- Monthly 1:1 Proof of Reserves via Merkle Tree
- Trading API and TradingView integration
K Kraken
- 600+ crypto trading pairs
- 11,000+ stocks and ETFs (U.S. only)
- Perpetual futures with up to 10x leverage
- Staking and auto earn on assets
- Recurring buys (dollar cost averaging)
- Self-custody multi-chain wallet
- Kraken CLI for traders and AI agents
- OTC trading and institutional custody via Prime
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Bitget · bitget.com
Kraken · kraken.comStrengths and limitations
Bitget
- Crypto, stocks, commodities and forex in one account
- $300M+ Protection Fund and monthly Proof of Reserves
- Licensed in more than 10 jurisdictions
- Apps for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows
- The provided pages do not state trading fees
- High-leverage products carry significant risk
Kraken
- Operating since 2011, with $2T+ in reported transaction volume
- Over 600 crypto pairs plus stocks and ETFs
- Trade on the web, in the mobile app, or through the API and CLI
- Publishes proof of reserves
- Stock trading is available only in the U.S. and not in every state
- Products and features vary by region because of geographic restrictions
- UK cryptoasset services are unregulated and not covered by the FSCS
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