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Strike vs River for bitcoin DCA
Side by side from each company's own fee and help pages, checked 2026-10-18.
River
$0 fee · Not published spread$0.00 /yr at $500 weekly + spread
Full River fee breakdown →The short answer
- On published fees and spreads, River costs less for a $500 weekly plan.
- River doesn't publish its spread, so its real cost is higher than the fee alone.
- Strike can automatically withdraw to your own wallet.
- River can automatically withdraw to your own wallet.
| Strike | River | |
|---|---|---|
| Recurring fee | 0% on recurring purchases after the first week (weekly/monthly: from the 2nd purchase). Other buys: 0.89% and down by monthly volume. | 0% on recurring buys from day 8 (daily/hourly) or from the 2nd order (other frequencies); the first order pays the standard 1% |
| Spread | Targets an all-in spread of 0.22% (actual may be higher or lower) | River says prices may include a spread; the size is not published on the fee page |
| Minimum | $0.01 to $2.5M per buy, any mode | Bank-funded: $0.25 hourly, $1 daily, $10 weekly/biweekly/monthly. From River cash: $1 for weekly and longer |
| Frequencies | Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly | Hourly, daily, weekly, bi-weekly, 1st and 15th, monthly |
| Fractional | Yes | Yes |
| Auto-withdraw | Yes | Yes |
| IRA support | Unknown | Unknown |
| Last checked | 2026-10-18 | 2026-10-18 |
Not advice. Yearly cost = published fee + published spread × 52 buys. Try your own plan in Should I switch?