Aster vs Osmosis Labs

Aster3.9/5

VS

Osmosis Labs4.0/5

Feature	AsterVisit	Osmosis LabsVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.9/5	4.0/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Liquidity & pricing	4.5	3.0
Fees	4.0	4.5
Security	3.0	4.0
Ease of use	4.0	4.5
Chain coverage	4.5	4.0
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Type	Perpetuals	AMM, Order book
Chains	BNB Chain, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Solana, Other	Other
Swap fee	Spot maker 0.005%; spot taker 0.04%	Varies by pool
Limit orders	Yes	Yes
Cross-chain swaps	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not disclosed	Yes
Governance token	ASTER	OSMO
Perpetual futures	Yes	Not disclosed
Max leverage (x)	1,001	Not disclosed
MEV protection	Not disclosed	Yes
Mobile app	Yes	Not disclosed
Points or rewards program	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	2024	2021
Headquarters	—	Singapore
Investors	YZi Labs	Paradigm, Do Kwon, Ethereal Ventures, Figment +2
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	0.005% spot maker fee Supports five named chains, including its native Aster Chain Offers spot, perpetual and prediction markets Reported $2.61B in open interest	No identity verification or KYC required for trading Gas fees can be paid in over 160 different supported assets Superfluid staking earns staking yields on active pool liquidity On-chain ProtoRev module captures MEV directly for the protocol
Cons	Up to 1001x leverage creates substantial liquidation risk Trading depends on smart contracts, validators and oracles ASTER rewards create token-incentive dependence	IBC rate limiting can temporarily halt cross-chain transfers during sudden volume spikes Exposure to counterparty bridge exploits on wrapped non-native assets Total value locked stood at about $11.3 million in October 2026
Best for	High-risk perpetual traders, Multichain spot traders, Privacy-focused on-chain traders	Cosmos ecosystem token traders, Non-custodial cross-chain swappers, Concentrated liquidity yield providers

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