Crypto Offramps evaluated across all-in cost of a representative sale, spread disclosure and quote binding, payout rails speed and coverage, and verified licences and regulated footprint.
KR
#1 of 7 · published ranking
Kraken
82ChainChoice Score
4199
Why it leads
Best in the pool on all in sell cost and price transparency
#1 holds when every published criterion is moved ±1
Tradeoff
−1
Payout rails speed and coverage — behind this pool's best
Jurisdiction
Global
not Japan
Score breakdowntick = pool best
All in sell cost9/10
Price transparency8/10
Payout speed rails8/10
Licence depth9/10
Ranking-blind · a guided run tailors this to your size, custody & jurisdiction
#ProviderScoreEvidenceKey strengths
2−8
RA
Ramp Network
no receipt file
Payout rails speed and coverageAll-in cost of a representative sale
3−16
Coinbase
Coinbase
no receipt file
Verified licences and regulated footprintPayout rails speed and coverage
Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (41.00 against 40.80)
4=
TR
Transak
no receipt file
Spread disclosure and quote bindingVerified licences and regulated footprint
5−5
BA
Banxa
no receipt file
Spread disclosure and quote bindingVerified licences and regulated footprint
Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (39.10 against 39.00)
6=
MoonPay
MoonPay
no receipt file
Verified licences and regulated footprintPayout rails speed and coverage
7−9
Bitpanda
Bitpanda
no receipt file
All-in cost of a representative saleVerified licences and regulated footprint
Ranking-blind — order computed before any payout data is joined
Below the table
How this ranking works
Everything the table draws on continues here: how firm the #1 is, the per-criterion arithmetic behind each score, who pays ChainChoice, and the full guide to choosing.
Direct answer
What is the best crypto offramps in 2026?
Kraken ranks #1 overall for crypto offramps on ChainChoice. Exchange cash-out: sell on the order book, withdraw fiat by rail. It holds that rank under an affiliate-blind methodology scored across 4 published, weighted criteria — the code that ranks providers physically cannot read affiliate payouts (CI-enforced), so a payout can't move a rank. The verdict re-computes on every fee change, incident, or regulatory action; full reasoning and the audit receipt are below.
Best picks
Best crypto offramps in 2026
The best offramp depends on the rail your money has to land in and on what the sale actually costs — which is rarely the advertised fee. The spread is the real charge and is almost never published as one, so the scored figure combines fee, embedded spread and payout charge for a single representative sale. Then check whether the quote binds: at least one provider states plainly that the rate is fixed when its system processes the payment, not when you accept it, so the euros that arrive can differ from the euros you agreed to.
Best overall
KR
Kraken
Exchange cash-out: sell on the order book, withdraw fiat by rail
Data checked Sep 2026
Exchange cash-out: sell on the order book, withdraw fiat by rail. Strongest on all-in cost of a representative sale (9/10): A EUR1,000 order-book sale costs 0.80% taker (0.40% maker) plus a EUR1 SEPA withdrawal — roughly 0.9% all-in, with no widget spread in the path. The one-click 'instant sell' route costs 1% plus a spread the page admits but does not quantify, so the cheap path is the one the user has to choose deliberately. Weakest on payout rails speed and coverage (8/10): Kraken's cash withdrawal article (updated 3 September 2026) publishes a window for every rail across USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, CHF, ARS, BRL and MXN: standard EUR SEPA (Bank Frick) at 0-5 business days, Instant SEPA (Banking Circle, ClearJunction), USD RTP and GBP FPS near-instant, USD ACH free at 0-2 business days. The windows are labels rather than timed figures and there is no card payout. Published price: Fee schedule: "Kraken charges a 1% trading fee on instant and recurring trades and a 1.5% fee on custom orders"; spot order book entry tier (Tier 1: spot 30-day volume $0+): maker 0.40%, taker 0.80%.
Best for: All-in cost of a representative sale — 9/10
Why this score4 published criteria · leads 3 of 4
Published criterionWtScore, and the best hereGap/10Pts
All-in cost of a representative sale9.6·911.5
Spread disclosure and quote binding6·86.4
Payout rails speed and coverage4.8−185.1
Verified licences and regulated footprint3.6·94.3
Σ methodology points27.4/32
Each bar is the score on that criterion’s own 0–10 scale, never rescaled to the pool. The dark line is the best any product here reached on that axis. Wt is the most the criterion can add to the 86-point weighted total. Pts is weight × score × 32; the sum is the methodology score, and each weighted point behind the leader costs 2.6 on the displayed score. how these are weighted
Considered and not ranked
8 products we looked at and left out
A shortlist is only honest if it says who it turned away. Each of these was assessed against the same published criteria as the ranked table and excluded for a stated reason — not overlooked.
We assessed 12 products here and rank 4 — 33% of what we looked at. That share is of the products we assessed, not of the category: how many exist is not something we can count, so we do not claim a number for it.
Exchange cash-out: sell on the order book, withdraw fiat by rail. Strongest on all-in cost of a representative sale (9/10): A EUR1,000 order-book sale costs 0.80% taker (0.40% maker) plus a EUR1 SEPA withdrawal — roughly 0.9% all-in, with no widget spread in the path. The one-click 'instant sell' route costs 1% plus a spread the page admits but does not quantify, so the cheap path is the one the user has to choose deliberately. Weakest on payout rails speed and coverage (8/10): Kraken's cash withdrawal article (updated 3 September 2026) publishes a window for every rail across USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, CHF, ARS, BRL and MXN: standard EUR SEPA (Bank Frick) at 0-5 business days, Instant SEPA (Banking Circle, ClearJunction), USD RTP and GBP FPS near-instant, USD ACH free at 0-2 business days. The windows are labels rather than timed figures and there is no card payout. Published price: Fee schedule: "Kraken charges a 1% trading fee on instant and recurring trades and a 1.5% fee on custom orders"; spot order book entry tier (Tier 1: spot 30-day volume $0+): maker 0.40%, taker 0.80%.
Best for
All-in cost of a representative sale — 9/10
Main tradeoff
The cheap price only applies if you place a limit or market order on the pro order book; the default 'sell' button is a 1% instant trade with an admitted-but-unquantified spread on top. Standard EUR SEPA (Bank Frick) payouts are quoted at 0-5 business days; Instant SEPA via Banking Circle or ClearJunction is listed as near-instant.
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Fee schedule: "Kraken charges a 1% trading fee on instant and recurring trades and a 1.5% fee on custom orders"; instant trades also carry a spread that "may vary for similar transactions" and is not quantified. Spot order book entry tier (Tier 1: spot 30-day volume $0+, Tier 2 starts at $2.5K): maker 0.40%, taker 0.80%. Cash withdrawal article (last updated September 3, 2026): EUR SEPA (Bank Frick) fee 1 EUR, min 2 EUR, 0-5 business days; Instant SEPA (Banking Circle) 1 EUR, min 2 EUR, near-instant; Instant SEPA (ClearJunction) 0.90 EUR, min 3 EUR, near-instant; USD ACH free, min 1 USD, 0-2 business days; USD FedWire 4 USD, min 20 USD; USD RTP 1.50% (50 USD max), near-instant; GBP FPS 1.95 GBP, min 5 GBP, near-instant.
Recommendation summary
What should decide this category
How much are you selling, and does it need to land today or is two business days fine?
Which payout rail do you need — SEPA, SEPA Instant, ACH, wire, or card?
Is the receiving account in your own name? Several providers will not pay out otherwise.
Quick picks
Strong options in this category
Start with the lead choice first, then use the shortlist only if you still need a challenger or stronger fit for a specific setup.
Best overall
KR
Kraken
Exchange cash-out: sell on the order book, withdraw fiat by rail
Exchange cash-out: sell on the order book, withdraw fiat by rail. Strongest on all-in cost of a representative sale (9/10): A EUR1,000 order-book sale costs 0.80% taker (0.40% maker) plus a EUR1 SEPA withdrawal — roughly 0.9% all-in, with no widget spread in the path. The one-click 'instant sell' route costs 1% plus a spread the page admits but does not quantify, so the cheap path is the one the user has to choose deliberately. Weakest on payout rails speed and coverage (8/10): Kraken's cash withdrawal article (updated 3 September 2026) publishes a window for every rail across USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, CHF, ARS, BRL and MXN: standard EUR SEPA (Bank Frick) at 0-5 business days, Instant SEPA (Banking Circle, ClearJunction), USD RTP and GBP FPS near-instant, USD ACH free at 0-2 business days. The windows are labels rather than timed figures and there is no card payout. Published price: Fee schedule: "Kraken charges a 1% trading fee on instant and recurring trades and a 1.5% fee on custom orders"; spot order book entry tier (Tier 1: spot 30-day volume $0+): maker 0.40%, taker 0.80%.
Best for: All-in cost of a representative sale — 9/10
All-in cost of a representative sale · 40%
9/10
Spread disclosure and quote binding · 25%
8/10
Payout rails speed and coverage · 20%
8/10
Verified licences and regulated footprint · 15%
9/10
Quick pick
RA
Ramp Network
Embedded sell widget with per-rail published fees and instant payouts
Embedded sell widget with per-rail published fees and instant payouts. Strongest on payout rails speed and coverage (9/10): Payout-methods article publishes hard timings per rail: SEPA Instant "as fast as 10 seconds", SPEI "as fast as 30 seconds", RTP "as fast as 2 minutes", Fast Funds cards "less than 30 minutes", ACH and standard SEPA "up to 2 business days". Weakest on verified licences and regulated footprint (5/10): FCA 928783 and FinCEN MSB 31000287566749 are solid, but the US state footprint is only nine MTLs (AL 921, AK AKMT-17392, AR 135571, MD/NM/OR NMLS 2366547, OH OHMT 282, ND MT105119, KY SC885335) against MoonPay's 44 states plus DC, Guam and Puerto Rico, and the Irish CASP entry publishes no registration number. Published price: Sell fee table: ACH 0.99% (min $1.99); RTP 0.99% (min $1.99); SEPA 0.99% (min EUR1.99); SEPA Instant 0.99% (min EUR1.99); SPEI 2.9% (min $1); payout-to-card Mastercard 4.49% (min EUR1.99); payout-to-card Visa 4.49% (min EUR1.99).
Best for: Payout rails speed and coverage — 9/10
All-in cost of a representative sale · 40%
8/10
Spread disclosure and quote binding · 25%
6/10
Payout rails speed and coverage · 20%
9/10
Verified licences and regulated footprint · 15%
5/10
Quick pick
Coinbase
Coinbase
Exchange cash-out via Simple trade or the cheaper Advanced book
Exchange cash-out via Simple trade or the cheaper Advanced book. Strongest on verified licences and regulated footprint (8/10): The 10-K enumerates a BitLicense from NYDFS, a Virtual Currency Business License from Louisiana, money transmitter licences "in the states where such licenses or equivalent are required… as well as in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico", EMIs authorised by the UK FCA and the Central Bank of Ireland, a MiCA CASP… Weakest on spread disclosure and quote binding (3/10): Coinbase's fee disclosure states "When you place simple buy and sell orders, Coinbase includes a spread in the quoted price" and "You can see the spread in the order preview screen", but publishes no markup percentage and no per-rail cash-out fee; "No spread is included for Coinbase Advanced", whose maker/taker schedule is shown only after sign-in. Published price: Coinbase pricing and fees disclosure: "When you place simple buy and sell orders, Coinbase includes a spread in the quoted price" — no percentage is published; simple limit orders carry "a separate limit order execution fee equal to 1% of the amount you trade", and "Coinbase may also charge a 1.875% Coinbase fee (varies by payment method)".
Best for: Verified licences and regulated footprint — 8/10
All-in cost of a representative sale · 40%
4/10
Spread disclosure and quote binding · 25%
3/10
Payout rails speed and coverage · 20%
6/10
Verified licences and regulated footprint · 15%
8/10
Quick pick
Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (41.00 against 40.80)
TR
Transak
Widget offramp; publishes its spread, contradicts it in marketing
Widget offramp; publishes its spread, contradicts it in marketing. Strongest on spread disclosure and quote binding (6/10): Alone among the widget offramps in naming its markup against a specific benchmark — "a spread of 0% to 2.5%, depending on how volatile the currency is at the time" above the CoinGecko market price — which is the single most useful disclosure in this category. Penalised heavily because its own off-ramp landing page simultaneously advertises a "Flat 1% Transak Fee", understating… Weakest on all-in cost of a representative sale (4/10): A EUR1,000 SEPA sale costs 0.6% (min EUR3) plus a disclosed spread of up to 2.5% over CoinGecko — up to about 3.1% all-in, roughly triple Ramp's 0.99% on the same rail. A non-EUR card payout is 4.99% plus the same up-to-2.5% spread, up to about 7.5%. Published price: Fee article, off-ramp table: Credit / Debit Card (EUR) 0.99% of transaction amount, minimum 3.49 EUR; Credit / Debit Card (non-EUR) 4.99%, minimum 5.99 EUR; SEPA Transfer 0.6%, minimum 3 EUR.
Best for: Spread disclosure and quote binding — 6/10
All-in cost of a representative sale · 40%
4/10
Spread disclosure and quote binding · 25%
6/10
Payout rails speed and coverage · 20%
4/10
Verified licences and regulated footprint · 15%
5/10
Frequently asked
Questions people ask before choosing offramps
What does selling crypto actually cost?
More than the headline fee, usually. The charge is the fee plus the spread between the quoted rate and the mid-market rate, plus any payout charge on the rail — and the spread is the part almost nobody publishes as a number. That is why cost here is measured on one representative sale rather than read off a pricing page.
Can a payout be frozen or the rate changed after I sell?
Both happen. Some providers set the exchange rate when the payment is processed rather than when you accept the quote, and payouts to an account not in your own name are commonly refused. Quote binding is scored separately for exactly this reason.
What matters most when choosing an offramp?
The measured all-in cost and whether the quote binds — 65% of the weight between them. Payout rails and verified licences follow, read from the regulator's own register rather than the vendor's compliance page.
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