The XRP Ledger (XRPL) charges just 0.00001 XRP — known as 10 drops — for every standard transaction. This fee is permanently burned rather than paid to any party, making it a neutral, anti-spam mechanism that keeps the network fast and reliable for everyone.
XRPL fees are 263× cheaper than Solana and thousands of times cheaper than Ethereum gas fees.
The XRPL network fee starts at just 0.00001 XRP (10 drops) — one of the lowest transaction costs of any major blockchain network.
XRPL fees are permanently destroyed, not paid to validators or Ripple. Every transaction reduces total XRP supply slightly over time.
Fees automatically scale with network load via fee escalation, protecting the ledger from spam while remaining affordable for all users.
Fee settings are determined by a decentralized vote among trusted XRPL validators — no single party controls the fee policy.
The XRP Ledger has maintained some of the lowest transaction fees of any major blockchain since its launch in 2012, confirmed by on-chain analytics from multiple independent sources.
Base Network Fee
Cheaper Than Solana
Transactions per Second
Daily Transactions
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Include the required Fee field in your transaction (minimum 10 drops). The network checks if your fee meets the current open ledger cost threshold.
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Trusted XRPL validators reach consensus on your transaction within 3–5 seconds. The fee is included in the validated ledger as a burn instruction.
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The XRP fee amount is irrevocably destroyed — not sent to any address. This deflationary mechanism gradually reduces total XRP supply with every transaction.
The XRPL network fee is just 0.00001 XRP (10 drops) per transaction. Learn how the XRP Ledger fee works, why it is burne...
Understand how the XRP Ledger transaction cost works. The base fee is 0.00001 XRP (10 drops), destroyed on every transac...
