Two checks — cost and trust
Bitstamp vs Bybit.
Top score today:Bybit85— updated 2026-10-04
Lowest: Bitstamp 75/100, updated 2026-10-04 — 2 exchanges scored.
Cheaper right now:Bitstamp$4.20— $1,000 buy, measured 2026-10-04 14:48 UTC
Bybit $8.51 — $4.31 more for the same buy.
Moments and sizes change the answer — the live comparison recomputes for your exact trade.
Bitstamp
- Published fee (maker / taker)
- 0.30% / 0.40%
- Reliability Score
- 75 / 100
- Measured cost · $1,000 BTC buy
- $4.20
- You get
- 0.01169931 BTC
- Of which hidden spread
- $0.20
- BTC withdrawal
- not published — excluded
live orderbook · 50s old at measurement
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Bybit
- Published fee (maker / taker)
- 0.10% / 0.10%
- Reliability Score
- 85 / 100
- Measured cost · $1,000 BTC buy
- $8.51
- You get
- 0.01164869 BTC
- Of which hidden spread
- $1.04
- BTC withdrawal
- $6.47 (0.000076 BTC)
live orderbook · 50s old at measurement
Open Bybit ↗affiliate link
Sources & method
- Cost = live public orderbook walked for the exact $1,000 order + published base-tier fee + published withdrawal fee; ranked by what you receive.
- Reliability Score: sourced and dated, never part of the cost ranking; affiliate links never influence either.
- Cost method → · Score method → · Bitstamp record → · Bybit record →
Questions, answered
Is Bitstamp or Bybit cheaper for buying Bitcoin?
At 2026-10-04 14:48 UTC, a $1,000 Bitcoin buy cost $4.20 all-in on Bitstamp versus $8.51 on Bybit — fee plus measured spread.
Is Bitstamp or Bybit safer?
No safety verdicts — on Skontro's sourced Reliability Score, Bitstamp 75/100 (updated 2026-10-04) and Bybit 85/100 (updated 2026-10-04) — Bybit scores higher.
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