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BitMart vs CEX.IO
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose BitMart if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: retail crypto traders, futures and margin traders
C
Choose CEX.IO if…
- you're in its core audience: first-time crypto buyers, active crypto traders
Side by side
Feature BitMart CEX.IO
Pricing modelPricing unknownPricing unknown
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIWeb, iOS, Android
CompanyBitMartCEX.IO · since 2013
Full feature lists
B BitMart
- Spot trading across 1,700+ cryptocurrencies and pairs
- USDⓈ-M and COIN-M futures, plus 5x margin
- Copy trading and automated trading bots
- Savings, staking, wealth management and crypto loans
- Buy crypto by card, P2P or MoonPay/Simplex
- Prepaid Mastercard with up to 5% cashback
- AI tools: Beacon assistant and X Insight sentiment
- Demo trading with zero risk
C CEX.IO
- Buy crypto directly with multiple payment methods
- Spot Trading with market, limit and stop-limit orders
- Over 300 cryptocurrencies and trading pairs
- Convert between assets and fiat without an order book
- Staking on supported assets
- GBP deposits and withdrawals for UK users
- CEX.IO Pay transfers between accounts without blockchain confirmations
- Price alerts and two-factor authentication
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
BitMart · bitmart.com
CEX.IO · cex.ioStrengths and limitations
BitMart
- More than 1,700 cryptocurrencies listed
- Several ways to buy crypto: card, P2P, third-party gateways
- Support listed as available 24/7
- Demo trading available for practice
- Trading fees are not published on the provided pages
- Identity verification is required to trade
- DEX product is still in beta
- ATM withdrawals above the free monthly limit cost 2%
CEX.IO
- Has operated since 2013
- Over 300 markets and more than 100 fiat-to-crypto pairs
- Web app plus iOS and Android apps
- Support through live chat, Telegram, X, Facebook and email
- UK onboarding requires KYC, facial recognition and an appropriateness test
- First-time UK users face a 24-hour cooling-off period
- Features and payment methods vary by jurisdiction
- Fees are not listed on the home page
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