Two checks — cost and trust
Coinbase vs Crypto.com.
Top score today:Crypto.com78— updated 2026-10-04
Lowest: Coinbase 68/100, updated 2026-10-04 — 2 exchanges scored.
Cheaper right now:Coinbase$12.20— $1,000 buy, measured 2026-10-04 14:48 UTC
Crypto.com $39.29 — $27.09 more for the same buy.
Moments and sizes change the answer — the live comparison recomputes for your exact trade.
Coinbase
- Published fee (maker / taker)
- 0.60% / 1.20%
- Reliability Score
- 68 / 100
- Measured cost · $1,000 BTC buy
- $12.20
- You get
- 0.01160531 BTC
- Of which hidden spread
- $0.20
- BTC withdrawal
- not published — excluded
live orderbook · 49s old at measurement
Open Coinbase ↗neutral link
Crypto.com
- Published fee (maker / taker)
- 0.25% / 0.50%
- Reliability Score
- 78 / 100
- Measured cost · $1,000 BTC buy
- $39.29
- You get
- 0.01128707 BTC
- Of which hidden spread
- $0.24
- BTC withdrawal
- $34.05 (0.0004 BTC)
live orderbook · 51s old at measurement
Open Crypto.com ↗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 → · Coinbase record → · Crypto.com record →
Questions, answered
Is Coinbase or Crypto.com cheaper for buying Bitcoin?
At 2026-10-04 14:48 UTC, a $1,000 Bitcoin buy cost $12.20 all-in on Coinbase versus $39.29 on Crypto.com — fee plus measured spread.
Is Coinbase or Crypto.com safer?
No safety verdicts — on Skontro's sourced Reliability Score, Coinbase 68/100 (updated 2026-10-04) and Crypto.com 78/100 (updated 2026-10-04) — Crypto.com scores higher.
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