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Bitget vs Bybit: Fees, Depth and Onboarding
Both venues, live data, and the reason the answer matters less than you think.
Numbers, not verdicts. Depth figures below are pulled live from each exchange's own public API at build time, so they are a snapshot rather than marketing copy. Fee figures are published standard-tier rates — both venues discount them by volume, so your actual rate is likely lower.
Fees, standard tier
| Metric | Bitget | Bybit | MEXC | OKX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Futures taker | 0.0300% | 0.0550% | 0.0200% | 0.0500% |
| Futures maker | 0.0200% | 0.0200% | 0.0000% | 0.0200% |
| Spot taker | 0.1000% | 0.1000% | 0.0500% | 0.1000% |
| Spot maker | 0.1000% | 0.1000% | 0.0000% | 0.0800% |
A 0.005% difference in taker fee is 0.5 USDT per 10,000 USDT of notional. Whether that matters depends entirely on your turnover — run it in the fee calculator rather than taking either venue's word for it.
Derivatives depth, live at build time
| Metric | Bitget | Bybit | MEXC | OKX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USDT perpetuals listed | 820 | 796 | 1,096 | 485 |
| Symbols over $5M 24h volume | 62 | 106 | 79 | 105 |
| Total 24h perp turnover | $4,202,491,420 | $7,782,930,232 | $7,165,531,474 | $12,569,474,472 |
These figures are in the free JSON feed as well, if you would rather compute the comparison yourself.
Counted over USDT perpetuals carrying a published funding rate, read from each exchange's own public endpoint at build time — the same population every other figure on this site is measured over. Contracts margined in anything else are not included, so these are not each venue's total contract counts.
Symbol count is a weak signal; the count of symbols clearing meaningful daily volume is a much better one. A venue listing 800 perps where 100 are liquid gives you more tradeable surface than one listing 800 where 70 are.
Where each one is stronger
Bitget
- copy trading depth
- wide altcoin perp listing
- spot grid bots
Watch out: altcoin perp liquidity thins fast off the majors
Bybit
- deepest majors order book of the two
- unified trading account
- options
Watch out: unified account margin behaviour surprises first-time users
MEXC
- zero maker fee on futures
- very wide altcoin listing
- 20% fee rebate passed to the referred user
Watch out: thin books outside the majors; fee schedule below is a published default, not yet re-checked
OKX
- deepest order book of the four
- mature API
- 20% fee rebate passed to the referred user
Watch out: lowest affiliate share of the four; fee schedule below is a published default, not yet re-checked
The honest answer
For most people the difference between these two is smaller than the difference between trading as maker versus taker on either of them. Fee tier and order type dominate venue choice by a wide margin. Pick the one whose interface you find less confusing, then go claim your fee tier.