OKX vs Bitget

Fees, coins, new listings, perp prices and safety of OKX and Bitget, side by side.

OKX

Centralized exchange · since 2017

Global centralized exchange and Web3 wallet provider, launched internationally in 2017 as OKEx and rebranded OKX in 2022.

Open on OKX ↗

Bitget

Centralized exchange · since 2018

Centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for USDT-margined futures and copy trading.

New users: Welcome pack for new users, advertised up to 6,200 USDT

Claim on Bitget ↗

Lower futures taker fee: OKX (0.05% vs 0.06%)
More coins: Bitget (3,780 vs 669)
More new listings in 30 days: Bitget (7 vs 0)
Cheaper perps more often: OKX (263 of 445 shared coins)

OKXBitget

Trading fees (base tier)

Spot maker0.08%0.1%

Spot taker0.1%0.1%

Futures maker0.02%0.02%

Futures taker0.05%0.06%

Markets (live)

Coins listed6693,780

Coins with perpetuals485815

Coins with spot pairs4043,322

24h volume$24.12B$11.56B

Coins only here508 coins trade on both1613,272

New listings (detected live)

Last 30 days07

Last 90 days07

Perpetuals listed on both

Cheaper on more coinsof 445 shared perps, by mid price263 coins165 coins

Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts-0.006%+0.003%

Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.049%0.049%

Safety and access

Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · monthly

Licenses3EU: MiCA CASP authorisation for OKX Europe Limited from Malta's MFSA (27 January 2025), US: OKX INC., NMLS #1767779, Dubai: provisional virtual asset licence (July 2022)1El Salvador: Bitcoin service provider licence from the Central Reserve Bank (December 2024)

Restricted regions15 regionsCanada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia…12 regionsUnited States (incl. territories), Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan…

HeadquartersGlobal platform operated by Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd. (Seychelles); regional entities incl. Malta (EEA), UAE, Singapore and the US (San Jose, California)No single official HQ stated; founded in Singapore, registered in Seychelles; EU hub in Vienna (2026). Platform operator per Terms of Use: BTG Technology Holdings Limited

Exchange tokenOKBBGB

Incidents on record32

Highlighted = better on that line. Fees are base-tier rates before VIP and token discounts. Markets and listings are counted live from exchange APIs.

Top coins only on OKX

LEO USDG OKB FLR EURC CARDS CASHCAT YFI DGB OMI JELLYJELLY FLOW CSPR SNT

Top coins only on Bitget

XMR RAIN USDE BTW M U HTX BGB USDGO JST KAS CAKE GHO VET

Biggest perp price gaps right now

Liquid perpetuals listed on both exchanges, by mid price. Open a coin to see every route after fees.

BB+94193.82%OKX higher ANTHROPIC-89.64%Bitget higher OPENAI-89.38%Bitget higher QNT-81.80%Bitget higher ONE-4.71%Bitget higher KIOXIA-0.38%Bitget higher AEHR+0.38%OKX higher POET-0.28%Bitget higher

OKX or Bitget?

OKX and Bitget are compared here on what matters when you choose where to trade: base trading fees, how many coins each lists, how quickly they add new ones, perpetual prices and funding on the coins both list, and safety signals such as proof of reserves and restricted regions. Live numbers update from the exchanges' public market data; fees and policies were checked against each exchange's own pages.

OKX lists 669 coins and Bitget 3,780. 508 coins trade on both, 161 only on OKX and 3,272 only on Bitget. In the last 30 days OKX added 0 new coins and Bitget 7.

On the 445 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, OKX was cheaper on 263 and Bitget on 165, with a typical gap of 0.049%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was -0.006% on OKX and +0.003% on Bitget.

Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; OKX offers 1 discount option and Bitget offers 1 discount option. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.

Which has lower fees, OKX or Bitget?

At the base tier, spot taker fees are 0.1% on OKX and 0.1% on Bitget; futures taker fees are 0.05% and 0.06%. VIP tiers and token discounts lower both.

Which lists more coins, OKX or Bitget?

OKX lists 669 coins and Bitget 3,780. 508 coins trade on both exchanges.

Which adds new coins faster?

In the last 30 days ArbiLayer detected 0 new coins on OKX and 7 on Bitget.

Do OKX and Bitget publish proof of reserves?

OKX: yes. Bitget: yes.