{
 "title": "Robinhood vs Coinbase for ETH: fees, staking and transfers",
 "source_page": "https://growyourethereum.com/reviews/robinhood-vs-coinbase",
 "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
 "checked": "2026-10-25",
 "assumptions": {
  "gross_staking_apr_pct": 2.54,
  "eth_price_usd": 2337.89,
  "robinhood_default_spread_example_pct": 0.96,
  "coinbase_simple_cost_implied_pct": 2.84,
  "coinbase_simple_cost_method": "Implied by Robinhood's Sep 18, 2026 $1,000 ETH quote test (Coinbase delivered 1.89% less ETH) if Robinhood's all-in cost equals its own 0.96% example spread. An estimate, not a Coinbase-published rate."
 },
 "comparison": [
  {
   "category": "Buying",
   "item": "Default in-app buy",
   "robinhood": "No commission; Robinhood receives $0.95 per $100 from market makers, inside the spread (its example: 0.96% buy spread)",
   "coinbase": "Spread built into the quote plus a Coinbase fee shown in the trade preview; no fixed rate published",
   "edge": "Robinhood",
   "robinhood_source": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/crypto-order-routing/",
   "coinbase_source": "https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/trading-and-funding/pricing-and-fees/fees",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Buying",
   "item": "Order-book fee, entry tier (maker / taker)",
   "robinhood": "0.50% / 0.95% (exchange routing, under $10K 30-day volume)",
   "coinbase": "0.50% / 0.90% (Coinbase Advanced, U.S., from Sep 16, 2026)",
   "edge": "Coinbase (taker)",
   "robinhood_source": "https://cdn.robinhood.com/assets/robinhood/legal/rhc-fee-schedule.pdf",
   "coinbase_source": "https://www.coinbase.com/blog/were-lowering-fees-for-many-active-traders-on-coinbase-advanced",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Buying",
   "item": "Next volume tier",
   "robinhood": "0.35% / 0.75% from $10K of 30-day volume",
   "coinbase": "Tiers start at $10K; rates beyond entry shown only after sign-in",
   "edge": "Robinhood (published)",
   "robinhood_source": "https://cdn.robinhood.com/assets/robinhood/legal/rhc-fee-schedule.pdf",
   "coinbase_source": "https://www.coinbase.com/blog/were-lowering-fees-for-many-active-traders-on-coinbase-advanced",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Buying",
   "item": "Lowest published order-book fee",
   "robinhood": "0.00% / 0.03% at $25M+ 30-day volume",
   "coinbase": "0 bps / 2 bps for VIP8",
   "edge": "Tie",
   "robinhood_source": "https://cdn.robinhood.com/assets/robinhood/legal/rhc-fee-schedule.pdf",
   "coinbase_source": "https://www.coinbase.com/blog/were-lowering-fees-for-many-active-traders-on-coinbase-advanced",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Buying",
   "item": "Payment for order flow",
   "robinhood": "Yes on default routing (0.95% rebate from market makers); none on exchange routing",
   "coinbase": "None: “Coinbase does not have any payment for order flow (PFOF) relationships”",
   "edge": "Coinbase",
   "robinhood_source": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/crypto-order-routing/",
   "coinbase_source": "https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/trading-and-funding/pricing-and-fees/fees",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Buying",
   "item": "Simple limit orders",
   "robinhood": "Rest on Bitstamp at the maker fee (exchange routing)",
   "coinbase": "1% limit-order execution fee plus up to 1.875% Coinbase fee",
   "edge": "Robinhood",
   "robinhood_source": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/crypto-order-routing/",
   "coinbase_source": "https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/trading-and-funding/pricing-and-fees/fees",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Buying",
   "item": "Robinhood's own $1,000 ETH quote test (Sep 18, 2026)",
   "robinhood": "0.3839 ETH",
   "coinbase": "Coinbase 0.3766 ETH (−1.89%); Coinbase Advanced 0.3843 ETH (+0.10%)",
   "edge": "Coinbase Advanced, then Robinhood",
   "robinhood_source": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/crypto/",
   "coinbase_source": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/crypto/",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Membership",
   "item": "Paid plan",
   "robinhood": "Robinhood Gold $5/month (its page lists no crypto trading-fee discount)",
   "coinbase": "Coinbase One from $4.99/month: zero fees on simple trades up to a cap (spread still applies), lower staking cut, USDC rewards",
   "edge": "Depends",
   "robinhood_source": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/gold/",
   "coinbase_source": "https://www.coinbase.com/one",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Staking",
   "item": "Commission on ETH rewards",
   "robinhood": "25% total (partner fee no more than 2.75%)",
   "coinbase": "35% standard; 31.75% / 28.5% / 25.25% with Coinbase One",
   "edge": "Robinhood",
   "robinhood_source": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/staking/",
   "coinbase_source": "https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/trading-and-funding/pricing-and-fees/fees",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Staking",
   "item": "ETH reward basis",
   "robinhood": "50% to 100% of the protocol rate (pooled 32-ETH batches)",
   "coinbase": "Estimated 1.65% APY after commission (Oct 25, 2026)",
   "edge": "Depends on Robinhood batch share",
   "robinhood_source": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/staking/",
   "coinbase_source": "https://www.coinbase.com/earn/staking/ethereum",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Staking",
   "item": "Net ETH APR at 2.54% gross (our arithmetic)",
   "robinhood": "0.95% to 1.91%",
   "coinbase": "1.65% (standard)",
   "edge": "Robinhood only above 87% batch share",
   "robinhood_source": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/staking/",
   "coinbase_source": "https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/trading-and-funding/pricing-and-fees/fees",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Staking",
   "item": "States where staking is unavailable",
   "robinhood": "California, Maryland, New Jersey, Wisconsin",
   "coinbase": "California, Maryland, New Jersey, Wisconsin (no new principal)",
   "edge": "Tie",
   "robinhood_source": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/staking/",
   "coinbase_source": "https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/coinbase-staking/staking/eligibility",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Staking",
   "item": "Liquid staking token",
   "robinhood": "None",
   "coinbase": "cbETH (10% commission)",
   "edge": "Coinbase",
   "robinhood_source": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/staking/",
   "coinbase_source": "https://www.coinbase.com/cbeth",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Transfers",
   "item": "ETH withdrawal fee",
   "robinhood": "No Robinhood fee; network fee passed on",
   "coinbase": "Fee based on Coinbase’s estimate of the network fee for a stand-alone send",
   "edge": "Tie",
   "robinhood_source": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/crypto-transfers/",
   "coinbase_source": "https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/trading-and-funding/pricing-and-fees/fees",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  },
  {
   "category": "Transfers",
   "item": "Networks for ETH",
   "robinhood": "Ethereum and Robinhood Chain (Robinhood Chain ETH not in New York)",
   "coinbase": "Ethereum, Base, Polygon, Avalanche C-Chain, Optimism, Arbitrum (multi-network not in New York)",
   "edge": "Coinbase",
   "robinhood_source": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/crypto-transfers/",
   "coinbase_source": "https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/onramp/additional-resources/layer-2-networks",
   "checked": "2026-10-25"
  }
 ],
 "robinhood_exchange_routing_tiers": [
  {
   "volume_30d": "$0–$10K",
   "taker_pct": 0.95,
   "maker_pct": 0.5
  },
  {
   "volume_30d": "$10K–$50K",
   "taker_pct": 0.75,
   "maker_pct": 0.35
  },
  {
   "volume_30d": "$50K–$250K",
   "taker_pct": 0.25,
   "maker_pct": 0.125
  },
  {
   "volume_30d": "$250K–$500K",
   "taker_pct": 0.15,
   "maker_pct": 0.075
  },
  {
   "volume_30d": "$500K–$1M",
   "taker_pct": 0.125,
   "maker_pct": 0.06
  },
  {
   "volume_30d": "$1M–$5M",
   "taker_pct": 0.1,
   "maker_pct": 0.04
  },
  {
   "volume_30d": "$5M–$10M",
   "taker_pct": 0.04,
   "maker_pct": 0.02
  },
  {
   "volume_30d": "$10M–$25M",
   "taker_pct": 0.03,
   "maker_pct": 0.01
  },
  {
   "volume_30d": "$25M+",
   "taker_pct": 0.03,
   "maker_pct": 0.0
  }
 ],
 "coinbase_advanced_us_entry_tier": {
  "maker_pct": 0.5,
  "taker_pct": 0.9,
  "effective": "2026-09-16",
  "higher_tiers": "shown after sign-in"
 },
 "robinhood_quote_test": {
  "date": "2026-09-18",
  "note": "Robinhood's marketing page; quotes it says were independently verified by a third party",
  "$10": [
   [
    "Robinhood",
    0.003842,
    null
   ],
   [
    "Crypto.com",
    0.003687,
    -4.03
   ],
   [
    "Coinbase",
    0.00377,
    -1.86
   ],
   [
    "Kraken",
    0.00378,
    -1.61
   ],
   [
    "Coinbase Advanced",
    0.003838,
    -0.11
   ]
  ],
  "$100": [
   [
    "Robinhood",
    0.0384,
    null
   ],
   [
    "Crypto.com",
    0.03681,
    -4.14
   ],
   [
    "Coinbase",
    0.03767,
    -1.89
   ],
   [
    "Kraken",
    0.03782,
    -1.51
   ],
   [
    "Coinbase Advanced",
    0.03843,
    0.08
   ]
  ],
  "$1,000": [
   [
    "Robinhood",
    0.3839,
    null
   ],
   [
    "Crypto.com",
    0.3659,
    -4.69
   ],
   [
    "Coinbase",
    0.3766,
    -1.89
   ],
   [
    "Kraken",
    0.3782,
    -1.48
   ],
   [
    "Coinbase Advanced",
    0.3843,
    0.1
   ]
  ]
 },
 "sources": {
  "rh_route": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/crypto-order-routing/",
  "rh_pdf": "https://cdn.robinhood.com/assets/robinhood/legal/rhc-fee-schedule.pdf",
  "rh_tiers": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/crypto-fee-tiers/",
  "rh_stake": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/staking/",
  "rh_xfer": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/crypto-transfers/",
  "rh_crypto": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/crypto/",
  "rh_gold": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/gold/",
  "cb_fees": "https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/trading-and-funding/pricing-and-fees/fees",
  "cb_adv": "https://www.coinbase.com/blog/were-lowering-fees-for-many-active-traders-on-coinbase-advanced",
  "cb_rate": "https://www.coinbase.com/earn/staking/ethereum",
  "cb_elig": "https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/coinbase-staking/staking/eligibility",
  "cb_one": "https://www.coinbase.com/one",
  "cb_cbeth": "https://www.coinbase.com/cbeth",
  "cb_l2": "https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/onramp/additional-resources/layer-2-networks",
  "cb_multi": "https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/trading-and-funding/sending-or-receiving-cryptocurrency/assets-on-multiple-networks"
 }
}