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CCEX.IO vs Kraken
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose CEX.IO if…
- you're in its core audience: first-time crypto buyers, active crypto traders
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Choose Kraken if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: retail crypto investors, active and leveraged traders
Side by side
Feature CEX.IO Kraken
Pricing modelPricing unknownPricing unknown
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, API
CompanyCEX.IO · since 2013Payward, Inc. · since 2011
Full feature lists
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
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.
CEX.IO · cex.io
Kraken · kraken.comStrengths and limitations
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
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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