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CKraken vs MEXC
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
K
Choose Kraken if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: retail crypto investors, active and leveraged traders
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Choose MEXC if…
- you're in its core audience: crypto spot traders, futures and derivatives traders
Side by side
Feature Kraken MEXC
Pricing modelPricing unknownPricing unknown
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIWeb, iOS, Android
CompanyPayward, Inc. · since 2011MEXC
Full feature lists
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
M MEXC
- About 1,430 spot and 1,179 futures markets
- USDT-M, USDC-M, USD1-M and Coin-M futures
- Spot and futures grid bots and Spot DCA
- Copy trading and demo trading
- Stock futures, CFDs and commodity futures
- Staking, Dual Investment, loans and Launchpool
- Buy crypto by card, P2P or bank transfer
- Trading fees can be paid in MX
Strengths and limitations
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
MEXC
- Large market selection: about 1,430 spot and 1,179 futures markets
- 0% maker and taker fees advertised on selected products
- Built-in bots, copy trading and demo trading
- Apps for iOS and Android, plus an APK download
- The fee page shows no concrete rate tables
- MEXC says fee rates may vary by region and platform event
- Some trading pairs can't use MX to pay fees
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