Coinbase vs. E*TRADE

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Coinbase
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Coinbase is a digital currency exchange (Coinbase Pro) and crypto-oriented software solution suite for businesses, including hosted checkout pages, payment buttons, invoicing, and multiple ecommerce integrations (Coinbase Commerce), a turnkey solution for brokerages, exchanges, and fintechs enabling them to offer customers crypto (Coinbase Prime), crypto asset custody (Coinbase Custody), and a wallet to self-store crypto (Coinbase Wallet).
$0.20
taker fee
E*TRADE
Score 1.2 out of 10
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E*TRADE is a financial services company and pioneer in the online brokerage industry. Having executed the first-ever electronic trade by an individual investor more than 30 years ago, the Company focused on delivering complete and easy-to-use solutions for traders, investors and stock plan participants.N/A
Pricing
CoinbaseE*TRADE
Editions & Modules
$100K-$1M
$0.20
taker fee
$10-50K
$0.35
taker fee
<$10K
$0.50
taker fee
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CoinbaseE*TRADE
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details$0--Stocks, options, and ETFs/ $0.65 50¢ with 30+ trades per quarter--Options contracts/ $1.50--Futures contracts/ $1.00 per bond, (minimum $10, maximum $250)--Bonds (online secondary trades)
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Small Businesses

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Coinbase
Coinbase
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies

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Coinbase
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
CoinbaseE*TRADE
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
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1.2
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Usability
9.0
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Support Rating
6.4
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User Testimonials
CoinbaseE*TRADE
Likelihood to Recommend
Coinbase is well suited to the beginning investor, or someone who wants to learn more about Crytpo. While not all forms of Crypto are available for purchase outside of Coinbase Wallet, the variety is great. Also, the way their graphs display performance over time is so convenient, we do not have to do excessive outside research, because Coinbase is great at keeping relevant information in one place.
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Being used other panels, E*TRADE has an edge on getting things done related trading, selling and purchasing at a great extend, it is very easy to use, provided that the users have very less knowledge in Share Markets, the tool has a minimal platform as. well as advanced features to work with multiple people. However, there is room for improvement in terms of Management features and Support after the employee leaves.
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Pros
  • Coinbase has a really nice looking design which offers for a better user experience.
  • Coinbase is extremely easy to use.
  • Coinbase does a great job delivering company news/changes to its users.
  • Coinbase offers frequent updates which makes you feel more secure using their services.
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  • I like their sell orders that allow you to set a price or percentage as a stop loss.
  • Their dashboard is easy to use and gives you some quick info.
  • I also like E*TRADE's reports for gains and losses.
  • Moving funds into and out of your accounts is pretty simple with E*TRADE.
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Cons
  • The fees coinbase charges on top of the crypto networks are relatively high, compared to the rest of the industry
  • Under load/high volume, the site and application become unresponsive
  • Customer support is lacking. It's hard to talk to a human and get a real response to your questions/concerns. This is particularly irritating since we're dealing with money.
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  • summary page needs to have more details like it doesn't show current market price for an option purchased
  • purchase or sell needs to be user friendly so it takes less time.
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Usability
The application and desktop versions are updated regularly and rarely experience down time.
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Support Rating
I haven't needed to contact support for Coinbase yet—it's probably because it is super easy to use and very intuitive. If I were to use the support, it would probably be better than these other companies because most of the other ones come from foreign markets or aren't as big as Coinbase.
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Alternatives Considered
Coinbase and robinhood both offer crypto trading and investing. Coinbase, however, also offers to stake along with sending and receiving crypto. It's also nice that Coinbase focuses on crypto rather than also offering the purchasing and selling of stocks. Coinbase also does a better job of trying to educate their users about each crypto and often offers free crypto with that education. I use Coinbase for crypto trading/purchasing for those reasons.
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robinhood is similar to e-trade but they are geared more to bitcoin and companies that may not be offered on E*TRADE because they are off-market companies.
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Return on Investment
  • I have been interested in investing. But certain stocks are high. Cryptocurrency is open to whatever amount you have unlike stash or e-trader that only you a small amount to ownership
  • I get the benefits to be educated on a few currencies and blockchains. They even give you a starting amount to get you trading
  • To withdrawal, coinbase ask which currency to withdraw from. Then give a QR code to point at a bitcoin ATM or service.
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  • Limit how much you want invest.
  • This is an open trade website and there is a risk of losing your money based on your investments.
  • If you make some sound investments and keep yourself within a budgeted spending limit there is the opportunity to make money on e-trade.
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