ChainCostsen-ZASouth Africa
Crypto platform costs for South Africa
What crypto platforms actually cost in South Africa, according to their own published pages. Data last checked 30 Sept 2026.
Start with these fee reviews12
- BinanceTaker fee: 0.100%
- BybitTaker fee: 0.1000%
- OKXTaker fee: 0.35%
- BitgetChecked 16 Aug 2026
- KuCoinTaker fee: 0.10% (VIP0, Spot Class A pairs)
- MEXCTaker fee: 0.0500% (0.05% on BTC/USDT)
- LedgerDevices: Ledger Nano Gen5 — $179 (Product JSON-LD on official product page)
- KoinlyFree tier: Free plan: $0 free forever with 10,000 transactions
- ChangellyFees: up to 0.25% exchange fee (plus itemized network fee and service fee)
- ChangeNOWFees: All-inclusive estimate: network + liquidity-provider trading fees baked into the quoted r…
- HTXChecked 30 Sept 2026
- CoinExTaker fee: 0.20% (base/VIP0)
Featured fee comparisons24
- Binance vs Bybit
- Binance vs OKX
- Binance vs Bitget
- Bybit vs OKX
- Binance vs KuCoin
- Bybit vs Bitget
- Binance vs MEXC
- Bybit vs KuCoin
- OKX vs Bitget
- Bybit vs MEXC
- OKX vs KuCoin
- Bitget vs KuCoin
- OKX vs MEXC
- Bitget vs MEXC
- MEXC vs KuCoin
- Binance vs HTX
- Binance vs CoinEx
- Bybit vs HTX
- Bybit vs CoinEx
- OKX vs HTX
- Bitget vs HTX
- OKX vs CoinEx
- Bitget vs CoinEx
- KuCoin vs HTX
Fee & cost guides2
Fee calculators8
- Binance fee calculator for South Africa
- Bitunix fee calculator for South Africa
- BloFin fee calculator for South Africa
- Bybit fee calculator for South Africa
- CoinEx fee calculator for South Africa
- KuCoin fee calculator for South Africa
- MEXC fee calculator for South Africa
- OKX fee calculator for South Africa
Exchanges11
- BinanceTaker fee: 0.100%
- BitgetChecked 16 Aug 2026
- BitunixTaker fee: 0.10%
- BloFinChecked 30 Sept 2026
- BybitTaker fee: 0.1000%
- CoinExTaker fee: 0.20% (base/VIP0)
- HTXChecked 30 Sept 2026
- KrakenTaker fee: 0.40% (tier 0, 30-day volume under $10,000)Not available in South Africa
- KuCoinTaker fee: 0.10% (VIP0, Spot Class A pairs)
- MEXCTaker fee: 0.0500% (0.05% on BTC/USDT)
- OKXTaker fee: 0.35%
Instant swaps7
- ChangellyFees: up to 0.25% exchange fee (plus itemized network fee and service fee)
- ChangeNOWFees: All-inclusive estimate: network + liquidity-provider trading fees baked into the quoted r…
- LetsExchangeFees: Commission embedded in quoted rate (You Get amount); components: blockchain fees + liquid…
- SideShiftChecked 30 Sept 2026
- SimpleSwapFees: Spread-based: no explicit percentage fee on crypto-to-crypto swaps; margin is built into…
- StealthEXFees: No disclosed platform fee; network fee plus liquidity-provider trading fees are included…
- SwapSpaceChecked 03 Jun 2026
Tax tools4
- CoinLedgerPro plan: Pro — from $199 per tax season, up to 3,000+ transactions; additional transactions purcha…
- CoinTrackingStarter plan: Starter $49/year — up to 200 total transactions, all tax reports
- KoinlyFree tier: Free plan: $0 free forever with 10,000 transactions
- SummFree tier: free signup: import, auto-categorization, portfolio tracking; reports require a paid plan
Trading tools4
- 3CommasStarter plan: Starter — $20/month
- CoinruleFees: Flat subscription only — no per-trade/volume fee. The '0.02% of traded volume' figures on…
- GMGNFees: 1% handling fee per transaction (no additional GMGN charges; gas/priority/tip fees separa…
- WunderTradingFees: 0.035% per-trade builder fee (Hyperliquid only; Premium plan free for Hyperliquid traders…
Infrastructure2
- Cherry ServersEntry price: From $0.018/hr (Virtual Servers); Dedicated Servers from $0.098/hr
- QuickNodeEntry price: Build plan: $49/month ($42/month billed annually), 80M API credits, 50 requests/second
Hardware wallets1
- LedgerDevices: Ledger Nano Gen5 — $179 (Product JSON-LD on official product page)