Coinbase’s default interface is designed to let you easily buy, sell, and manage your crypto, while Coinbase Advanced provides analytical tools and charting capabilities to deliver a professional-grade trading experience. Both allow you to securely buy, sell, and convert digital assets – but each is designed with different users in mind.
Coinbase: Built for ease of use
The default experience on Coinbase is designed for simplicity, helping you complete trades with just a few taps.
A user-friendly, intuitive interface
Securely buy, sell, and convert crypto with multiple supported payment methods
Seamlessly send and receive crypto
Easily set up automatic or recurring buys
Supports hundreds of crypto assets
Coinbase Advanced: Built for control
Coinbase Advanced is ideal for sophisticated traders who want deeper insight and more control over how their trades are executed. Advanced also offers derivatives, leverage, and high-throughput APIs in eligible regions.
Advanced order types, such as limit orders, stop orders, and bracket orders
Interactive charts powered by TradingView
Detailed, real-time order book and depth charts
API access for automated trading
Supports all Coinbase-listed pairs
Offers spot pairs, perpetual futures, and free stablepairs trading
Fees
Pricing differs across Coinbase and Coinbase Advanced.
When you trade on Coinbase you’ll see a fixed price quote before placing your order. The quoted price includes any applicable fees and spread.
Trading on Coinbase Advanced uses a volume-based fee model, where fees are determined by your 30-day trading volume across all order books and your asset balance on Coinbase. No spread is included for Coinbase Advanced because users interact directly with the order book.
Coinbase One is a subscription product that offers benefits like zero trading fees and fee rebates, with certain limitations. Depending on the product used, members may still have spread included in their quoted prices.
Decide which is for you
Use Coinbase if you prefer an easy to use interface and don’t need advanced order types or in-depth market data
Use Coinbase Advanced if you understand advanced order types, are comfortable interacting directly with the order book, want more control over pricing and timing, and/or if you actively trade and monitor markets
You can switch between both products at any time from the Advanced toggle within the Coinbase app or website. Your assets, history, and balances stay the same between both.