Head to head · measured, not quoted
Bitvavo vs Kraken.
On reliability: Bitvavo scores 84 (updated 2026-10-04), Kraken scores 88 (updated 2026-10-04). Kraken scores higher.
Bitvavo
- Published fee (maker / taker)
- 0.15% / 0.25%
- Reliability Score
- 84 / 100
Bitvavo has no public USD or USDT order book — omitted rather than converted from EUR.
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Kraken
- Published fee (maker / taker)
- 0.25% / 0.40%
- Reliability Score
- 88 / 100
- Measured cost · $1,000 BTC buy
- $5.26
- You get
- 0.01168686 BTC
- Of which hidden spread
- -$0.02
- BTC withdrawal
- $1.28 (0.000015 BTC)
live orderbook · 20s old at measurement
Open Kraken ↗neutral link
Questions, answered
What trading fees do Bitvavo and Kraken charge?
Published base-tier fees: Bitvavo 0.15% maker / 0.25% taker; Kraken 0.25% maker / 0.40% taker. Spread on top is measured live above.
How reliable are Bitvavo and Kraken?
Skontro's sourced Reliability Score: Bitvavo 84/100 (updated 2026-10-04), Kraken 88/100 (updated 2026-10-04). It never influences the cost ranking.
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Sources & method
Fee + live order-book spread + published withdrawal, ranked by what you receive; never by commission. Method →
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