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Data refreshed 5 Nov 2026 · Compiled by Charlie Williams
Trust score 10 / 10 · Trust rank #5 · Founded 2018
Bitget is a cryptocurrency exchange that offers a user-friendly platform for trading a variety of digital assets. It provides competitive trading fees and advanced security features, making it suitable for both novice…
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Trust score 9 / 10 · Trust rank #14 · Founded 2018
Bitvavo is a user-friendly cryptocurrency exchange based in the Netherlands, offering a wide range of digital assets for trading. You will benefit from its competitive fees and intuitive platform, suitable for both…
Read the Bitvavo reviewBitget and Bitvavo are both centralized exchanges. Bitget (founded 2018, headquartered in Seychelles) ranks #5 on our trust rank, reports $1.17B in 24-hour trading volume and lists 859 coins across 924 trading pairs. Bitvavo (founded 2018, headquartered in Netherlands) ranks #14 on our trust rank, reports $256.7M in 24-hour trading volume and lists 421 coins across 431 trading pairs. The two overlap in 5 countries; Bitget is available in 11 countries where Bitvavo is not, and Bitvavo in 23 where Bitget is not.
Scored on 6 measurable dimensions where both exchanges have verified data. Dimensions missing for either side are excluded rather than guessed. This is a data summary, not a recommendation.
| Criteria | Bitget | Bitvavo |
|---|---|---|
| Trust score | 10 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Trust rank | #5 | #14 |
| 24h trading volume | $1.17B | $256.7M |
| Coins listed | 859 | 421 |
| Trading pairs | 924 | 431 |
| Founded | 2018 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Seychelles | Netherlands |
| Exchange type | Centralized (CEX) | Centralized (CEX) |
| Countries available | 16 countries | 28 countries |
| Licences / registrations | Not verified | Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), MiCA licence - Netherlands |
| Trading types | Derivatives, Spot | — |
| Best-for use cases | Beginner-Friendly, Copy Trading, High Liquidity, Low-Fee, Margin trading, Peer-to-Peer (P2P) | — |
Highlighted cells mark the stronger value where a direction is objectively better (e.g. more licences, lower fees). "Not verified" means the field is not yet in our catalogue for that exchange — we never fill gaps with estimates.
Available at both (5): France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden.
Only Bitget (11): Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland.
Only Bitvavo (23): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Availability reflects the countries each exchange declares it serves. Local rules change; confirm on the exchange's own site before signing up.
Bitget reports the higher 24-hour trading volume ($1.17B vs $256.7M), based on the latest market data in our catalogue.
Bitget lists more coins: 859 at Bitget versus 421 at Bitvavo.
Bitget has the higher trust score (10 / 10 vs 9 / 10). The score reflects liquidity, scale of operations and cyber-security signals as tracked in our catalogue.
Bitget is the older of the two, founded in 2018; Bitvavo was founded in 2018.
They overlap in 5 countries. Bitget is additionally available in 11 countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Mexico and 5 more) and Bitvavo in 23 countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia and 17 more).
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