Bitvavo vs Relai

No verdict: both exchanges score 4.5 out of 5 on our rubric, so the rows below decide by what you need. 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.

Bitvavo: 0.15% maker at the base tier. Relai: Around 1% per purchase. 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 27 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus. Bitvavo is ranked in 27 countries in all and Relai in 39; each country guide ranks its own roster, so the two can sit in a different order from one country to the next.

Bitvavo carries 4 incidents among 8 dated events, the latest on 2024-05-01: Data breach exposed names, home addresses and IBANs. Relai carries no dated security record on our review yet, a gap in our records rather than a clean bill. Both reviews list every event with its source.

Bitvavo: required. Relai: required; identity verification is required, in line with Relai's Swiss and EU regulatory obligations..