Exchange
Coinbase vs Robinhood Crypto
Same kind of product, two profiles. Affiliate status is not how this page is ordered.
On the published entry rate this comparison sorts by, Coinbase is lower (0.50% maker / 0.90% taker). Robinhood's figure is the exchange-routing taker fee, not the default no-commission route.
Coinbase
Coinbase runs a simple buy flow, where the fee and spread are shown before you confirm, and Coinbase Advanced, an order-book product with a published maker/taker schedule. The Advanced intro tier is the number to compare. The simple-trade fee is not a single published percent.
0.50% maker / 0.90% taker
Robinhood Crypto
US Robinhood Crypto has two routes. The default market-maker route charges no commission; Robinhood is paid a rebate that sits inside the spread. Exchange routing, used by Legend and some advanced orders, has a published maker/taker table that starts at 0.50% / 0.95%. The Canadian 0.50% fee is a different company schedule and is not the US price.
0.50% maker / 0.95% taker, exchange routing
Facts
| Fact | Coinbase | Robinhood Crypto |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced intro spot fee | 0.50% maker and 0.90% taker at the Intro tier (from $0 volume). Verified 2026-10-18 | — |
| US entry rate | US traders were quoted 0.50% maker and 0.90% taker at entry after the 16 September 2026 Advanced change. EU/UK entry was quoted lower. Verified 2026-10-18 | — |
| Simple trade fee | Coinbase shows the fee on the trade preview. A spread is included in the quoted price. There is no single published simple-trade percent. Verified 2026-10-18 | — |
| Custody model | Custodial. Coinbase holds the assets in the exchange account unless you withdraw to a wallet you control. Verified 2026-10-18 | Custodial. Crypto sits in the Robinhood Crypto account until you transfer it on-chain. Verified 2026-10-18 |
| Full asset and chain list | Not copied here. The supported list changes and was not enumerated from a stable official table on the verification date. Unverified | — |
| Default route | — | Market-maker routing is the default in the app and on web classic. Robinhood charges no commission and receives a rebate included in the spread. Verified 2026-10-18 |
| Exchange-routing entry fee | — | At $0 to $10,000 of trailing 30-day exchange-routed volume: 0.95% taker and 0.50% maker. The $25 million tier is 0.03% taker and 0.00% maker. Verified 2026-10-18 |
| Transfers | — | Robinhood Crypto does not add its own fee to send or receive. You still pay the network fee, shown before a send. Verified 2026-10-18 |
| Canada schedule | — | Robinhood Canada publishes a separate 0.50% trading fee. It is not the US schedule and is not used in the ranking. Unverified |
Coinbase sources
- Advanced intro spot fee
Verified 2026-10-18
0.50% maker and 0.90% taker at the Intro tier (from $0 volume).
The same US entry rates were described in Coinbase's 16 September 2026 fee change.
- US entry rate
Verified 2026-10-18
US traders were quoted 0.50% maker and 0.90% taker at entry after the 16 September 2026 Advanced change. EU/UK entry was quoted lower.
- Simple trade fee
Verified 2026-10-18
Coinbase shows the fee on the trade preview. A spread is included in the quoted price. There is no single published simple-trade percent.
- Custody model
Verified 2026-10-18
Custodial. Coinbase holds the assets in the exchange account unless you withdraw to a wallet you control.
- Full asset and chain list
Unverified
Not copied here. The supported list changes and was not enumerated from a stable official table on the verification date.
Robinhood Crypto sources
- Default route
Verified 2026-10-18
Market-maker routing is the default in the app and on web classic. Robinhood charges no commission and receives a rebate included in the spread.
- Exchange-routing entry fee
Verified 2026-10-18
At $0 to $10,000 of trailing 30-day exchange-routed volume: 0.95% taker and 0.50% maker. The $25 million tier is 0.03% taker and 0.00% maker.
PDF revision mark 20260622. This entry taker rate is what the comparison table sorts on. It is not the default route.
- Transfers
Verified 2026-10-18
Robinhood Crypto does not add its own fee to send or receive. You still pay the network fee, shown before a send.
- Custody model
Verified 2026-10-18
Custodial. Crypto sits in the Robinhood Crypto account until you transfer it on-chain.
- Canada schedule
Unverified
Robinhood Canada publishes a separate 0.50% trading fee. It is not the US schedule and is not used in the ranking.
Do not mix the two. Source for the Canadian figure was a different help center and is left unverified for US readers.
Order on this site follows published fees. An Affiliate tag does not change it.