Coinbase 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.

Coinbase: Maker-taker on Advanced Trade. 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 39 countries, including Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia. Coinbase is ranked in 62 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.

Coinbase carries 3 incidents among 10 dated events, the latest on 2026-05-07: An AWS cooling failure halted Coinbase trading for eight hours. 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.

Coinbase: required; identity verification is required before buying or depositing.. Relai: required; identity verification is required, in line with Relai's Swiss and EU regulatory obligations..