Binance vs Pionex
On standard taker fees Pionex is the cheaper of the two. Binance scores higher overall in our review. The full comparison is below, and the fee rows are the ones we verify on a schedule.
| Binance | Pionex | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Maker fee | 0.100% | 0.050% |
| Taker fee | 0.100% | 0.050% |
| Founded | 2017 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Entity and regulator vary by region | Entity varies by product |
| Products | spot, perp, futures, options, bots, copy, earn | spot, perp, bots, earn |
| Max leverage | 125x | 100x |
| Identity verification | required | tiered |
| Fiat deposits | Yes | Yes |
| Proof of reserves | Published | Not published |
| Spot markets we track | 1,362 | 325 |
| Perp markets we track | 569 | 606 |
Binance
The largest catalogue we measure, excellent execution on majors, and more product complexity than a beginner should ignore.
- **1,927 active markets in our database:** 1,358 spot and 569 perpetual instruments.
- **Deep major-pair books** and a price that independently contributes to our composite.
- **Regular futures fees of 0.020% maker and 0.050% taker.**
Pionex
Best built-in bot toolkit we have inspected, cheap spot trading, and reserve evidence that badly needs a fresh publication.
- **The bot toolkit is the product, not an afterthought.** Grid, Martingale DCA, Rebalancing, TWAP, Futures Grid, Signal and specialist grid builders are integrated into the exchange.
- **Regular spot trading costs 0.05% maker and taker.** A complete $10,000 round trip costs $10 before spread, half the fee at many large exchanges.
- **942 tradable markets in the public catalogue:** 335 enabled spot pairs and 607 perpetual instruments marked TRADING at our verification timestamp.
Which one to pick
Fee difference matters most if you trade often and in size; on a handful of trades a year it is noise next to whether the venue lists what you want to trade and lets you withdraw without a fight. Market counts above are what we actually track on each venue, not what either one advertises.