Kraken fees and real cost to buy crypto, measured against Kraken’s own published disclosure.
Kraken is a custodial exchange Swaps does not route through. This profile publishes Kraken’s own published fee disclosure verbatim — with source and retrieval date — never a Swaps checkout.
What Kraken discloses
"0.40%" maker / "0.80%" taker
Kraken Pro base tier (lowest 30-day volume, under $10k): 0.40% maker fee, 0.80% taker fee on the order book.
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"Kraken charges a 1% trading fee on instant and recurring trades and a 1.5% fee on custom orders." "Payment Fees: Additional fees may apply depending on your chosen payment method, such as using a credit/debit card, Apple Pay/Google Pay, ACH transfer."
Kraken Instant Buy/Sell layers a flat 1% trading fee (1.5% for custom orders) on top of a separate, not-statically-published payment-method fee.
Source · retrieved 2026-07-10 · verified 2026-07-10 (this row auto-hides on the live page once verification is more than 90 days old)
NOT PUBLICLY DISCLOSED — shown at checkout only. Kraken does not publish a single fixed deposit/withdrawal fee percentage — the exact number depends on the funding method, currency, and region, and requires logging into the account funding page.
Source · checked 2026-07-10
Exchange vs. instant on-ramp: the honest trade-off
Kraken’s Pro order book (0.40% maker / 0.80% taker at the base tier) is cheaper per trade than an instant on-ramp. Instant Buy/Sell trades that lower cost for a simpler, card-like flow at a flat 1% fee plus an unpublished payment-method fee. Either way, you accept full account verification, KYC, and more checkout steps than an instant on-ramp to get the lower per-trade cost.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Kraken actually charge?
Kraken Pro base tier (lowest 30-day volume, under $10k): 0.40% maker fee, 0.80% taker fee on the order book. Kraken Instant Buy/Sell layers a flat 1% trading fee (1.5% for custom orders) on top of a separate, not-statically-published payment-method fee.
Is Kraken cheaper than an instant on-ramp?
Kraken’s Pro order book (0.40% maker / 0.80% taker at the base tier) is cheaper per trade than an instant on-ramp. Instant Buy/Sell trades that lower cost for a simpler, card-like flow at a flat 1% fee plus an unpublished payment-method fee. Either way, you accept full account verification, KYC, and more checkout steps than an instant on-ramp to get the lower per-trade cost.
Is Kraken a Swaps-executable route?
No. This is a published-fee reference profile built from Kraken's own verbatim disclosures (source and retrieval date below). Any Kraken trade happens entirely on Kraken's own platform under its own account, KYC, and custody.
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