Pionex
A custodial exchange with built-in bots: a different product category
ScoreNot scored
Your fundsHeld by the platform
Chinese—
Key facts
| Pricing | No monthly fee; 0.05% trading fee |
|---|---|
| Exchanges | Its own exchange only |
| Strategies | 16+ built-in bots |
| Public results | No regular proof of reserves |
| Best for | Accepts exchange custody risk · small test amounts · wants Pionex-specific bots |
Strengths
- Very low 0.05% trading fee
- 16+ built-in bots, no monthly fee
- Singapore-registered + US FinCEN MSB licence
Weaknesses
- Custodial: your funds sit on Pionex, not on your own exchange account
- Not scored: custody fails the methodology's auto-fail rule #2
- No regular proof-of-reserves publication
FAQ
Does Pionex hold my funds?
Yes. Pionex is itself the exchange: you deposit funds on Pionex, so they are held by the platform.
How much does Pionex cost?
No monthly fee; 0.05% trading fee
Which exchanges does Pionex support?
Its own exchange only
Compare with
| Bot | Score | Your funds | Pricing | Exchanges | Strategies | Chinese | Public results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CoinTech2u Our pick |
Live results | Stay on your exchange (API) | No monthly fee: point card + profit share, charged only on profitable closes | Binance, OKX, Bybit, Bitget | AI strategies for perpetual futures | Yes | Yes: live results read hourly from the official system API |
 Bitsgap |
67 /100 | Stay on your exchange (API) | Subscription $23–119/month; free tier | 17+ exchanges | 7 bot types (GRID, DCA, COMBO…) | No | Aggregate platform stats only |
 Cryptohopper |
61 /100 | Stay on your exchange (API) | Subscription $24–107/month; limited free tier | 11 major exchanges | Strategy templates, signals, copy trading (Marketplace) | No | No platform-level live results |
 3Commas |
60 /100 | Stay on your exchange (API) | Subscription $20–140/month | 15+ exchanges | 4 bot types + Smart Trade terminal, TradingView signals | Machine-translated | No platform-level live results |
| Pionex |
Not scored | Held by the platform | No monthly fee; 0.05% trading fee | Its own exchange only | 16+ built-in bots | — | No regular proof of reserves |
| Exchange built-in bots | — | Funds stay in your exchange account, same as manual trading | No subscription; normal trading fees | OKX, Binance, Bybit, Bitget (each in its own app) | Grid, DCA / recurring buy and similar | Yes | — |
Scores out of 100 follow CoinTech2u's published review methodology v1.0, which also auto-fails any custodial product (Pionex). CoinTech2u itself is not scored; it is shown with its public live results instead. All reviews and the scoring method →
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