21bitcoin vs justTrade Comparison

21bitcoin has established itself as an Austrian Bitcoin app across German-speaking Europe and deals exclusively in Bitcoin. On instant purchases the provider charges a service fee of 1.49%, or 1.29% with a referral code; limit orders and instant sales cost 1.49%, and OTC orders from €100,000 cost 0.49% to 0.99%. In the savings plan no service fee applies from day 8 onwards, while the first seven days cost 0.99%. According to 21bitcoin, euro deposits, account management and Bitcoin custody are free of charge; a euro withdrawal costs €1.

Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA) granted FIOR Digital GmbH authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider under Article 63 of the EU’s MiCAR regulation by decision of 27 November 2025, so a clearly identifiable European supervisor stands behind the app. Customer Bitcoin is kept separate from the company’s own holdings; the cold-wallet keys are held by BitGo Europe GmbH, which itself holds a MiCAR authorisation from BaFin.

The savings-plan approach is refreshingly uncomplicated: purchases run hourly, daily, weekly, every two weeks or monthly from the euro balance, and the flat wallet-transfer fee of 0.00001 BTC is widely seen as fair. Users single out the automatic transfer to a personal wallet above defined thresholds as a genuinely useful security feature. 21bitcoin now also offers limit orders at a target price and variable interest of 1.21% p.a. on the euro balance; the interest is granted by Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Bayern Mitte eG, and 21bitcoin converts it into Bitcoin free of charge on request.

Because Bitcoin is the only asset on offer, 21bitcoin is not aimed at investors who want a broad crypto portfolio, a limitation some users do point out. Two-factor authentication in the app and the €10 minimum order are also seen as leaving room for improvement. That makes 21bitcoin a good fit for Bitcoin-focused investors in German-speaking Europe who save regularly and care about automatic wallet transfers and Austrian regulation.

In the DACH region, justTrade was long perceived as a fee-free trading model. That is no longer the case: under the price and services list dated 1 September 2026, the bank charges an order commission of 0.125 % of the order volume for executing orders in crypto assets, plus the trading venue’s spread. It remains inexpensive by comparison, but it is not free.

73 crypto assets and 94 crypto ETPs are tradable, 43 of them eligible for savings plans. The minimum order volume is €25, and fractional purchases are possible. The service is processed via the BaFin-licensed Sutor Bank, and the crypto assets are held by Tangany GmbH in Munich. In ESMA’s MiCA register (file dated 30 October 2026), Sutor Bank has been notified for crypto services under Article 60 MiCAR since 18 December 2025 and JT Technologies GmbH, under the justTRADE brand, since 14 July 2026; Tangany has held a MiCA authorisation from BaFin since 8 August 2025. For cost-conscious investors who also want to trade stocks and ETFs alongside crypto, justTrade is considered one of the cheaper options.

Also appreciated is the ability to set up crypto savings plans, as well as the 20 % discount at Blockpit for crypto tax reports. The platform can be used via both app and web and is aimed at investors who prefer an uncomplicated trading environment. Staking via crypto ETPs is seen as a useful addition. It is now also possible to stake crypto assets directly: flexible staking for Ethereum, Solana and Cardano is activated in the settings via the custodian Tangany and can be ended at any time.

However, wallet transfers to personal wallets are not possible, which is occasionally criticized by users. Multi-factor authentication is active from account opening: on the web via push through the app or by email, in the app by email code, with SMS as a fallback. justTrade is therefore particularly suitable for price-conscious beginners and occasional investors looking for inexpensive access to crypto and securities in a regulated German environment.