The largest crypto exchange by volume: the deepest bitcoin liquidity anywhere, the lowest headline spot fee of any major platform, and quarterly proof of reserves, under a settled US case and an independent monitor.
The largest euro spot exchange in the world, licensed under MiCA by the Dutch regulator, with free euro and iDEAL deposits.
Bitvavo rates higher on our rubric: 4.5 against 4.2 for Binance.
Every row is from the two reviews as of their review dates, with sources on each. A check marks the side a decidable criterion favours; rows without one are information, not a score.
| Fact | Binance | Bitvavo |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial rating | 4.2 | 4.5 (favoured on this row) |
| Published fees | From 0.1% spot, maker and taker | 0.15% maker at the base tier |
| Maker fee | 0.1% at the base tier, falling with 30-day volume and BNB holdings | 0.15 percent below 100,000 euros of 30-day volume, 0.10 percent above |
| Taker fee | 0.1% at the base tier, falling with 30-day volume and BNB holdings | 0.25 percent below 100,000 euros of 30-day volume, 0.20 percent above |
| Identity verification | Required | Required |
| Bitcoin-only | No | No |
| Payment rails supported | 42 | 4 |
| Countries ranked in | 181 | 27 |
| Ranks first in | 100 | 27 |
| Countries shared | 26 | 26 |
| Security record | 10 dated events, 2 incidents, latest 2026-06-25 | 8 dated events, 4 incidents, latest 2025-06-27 |
| Founded | 2017 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Not stated | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Last reviewed | 2026-08-12 | 2026-08-23 |
Each country guide ranks its own roster on published fees, security record and local payment support, so the two can sit in a different order from one country to the next.
| Country | Status | Binance ranks | Bitvavo ranks | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Legal | #7 | #1 | Best exchanges there |
| Belgium | Legal | #7 | #1 | Best exchanges there |
| Bulgaria | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Croatia | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Cyprus | Legal | #7 | #1 | Best exchanges there |
| Czech Republic | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Denmark | Legal | #7 | #1 | Best exchanges there |
| Estonia | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Finland | Legal | #7 | #1 | Best exchanges there |
| France | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Germany | Legal | #7 | #1 | Best exchanges there |
| Greece | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Hungary | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Ireland | Legal | #7 | #1 | Best exchanges there |
| Italy | Legal | #7 | #1 | Best exchanges there |
| Latvia | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Lithuania | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Luxembourg | Legal | #7 | #1 | Best exchanges there |
| Malta | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Poland | Legal | #7 | #1 | Best exchanges there |
| Portugal | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Romania | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Slovakia | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Slovenia | Legal | #7 | #1 | |
| Spain | Legal | #7 | #1 | Best exchanges there |
| Sweden | Legal | #7 | #1 | Best exchanges there |
Dated events from each review, newest first: breaches, enforcement actions, licences, audits and proof-of-reserves publications. Every exchange ranked here carries one.
Failed to obtain a MiCA licence and stopped serving EU clients
Abu Dhabi regulator licensed the main Binance.com platform
Pricing failure forced liquidations, 283 million dollars repaid
AFM authorised Bitvavo under MiCA for the whole EEA
Proof of reserves covers 13 assets and is attested once a year
Data breach exposed names, home addresses and IBANs
Bitvavo rates higher on our rubric: 4.5 against 4.2 for Binance. The rating weighs published fees, security record and local payment support; the table above sets each beside the other so you can check the score against the facts.
Binance: From 0.1% spot, maker and taker. Bitvavo: 0.15% maker at the base tier. Those are each platform's published headline rates; card purchases and instant-buy widgets cost more than the order book on both, and each review carries the full schedule.
Both are ranked in our guides for 26 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus. Binance is ranked in 181 countries in all and Bitvavo in 27; each country guide ranks its own roster, so the two can sit in a different order from one country to the next.
Binance carries 2 incidents among 10 dated events, the latest on 2025-10-10: Pricing failure forced liquidations, 283 million dollars repaid. Bitvavo carries 4 incidents among 8 dated events, the latest on 2024-05-01: Data breach exposed names, home addresses and IBANs. Both reviews list every event with its source.
Binance: required; identity verification is mandatory for all users; there is no unverified tier.. Bitvavo: required.
The full reviews: Binance and Bitvavo, each with its sources, and every exchange we review.
Every other head-to-head Binance or Bitvavo appears in.
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden