KyberSwap vs Osmosis Labs

KyberSwap3.5/5

VS

Osmosis Labs4.0/5

Feature	KyberSwapVisit	Osmosis LabsVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.5/5	4.0/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Liquidity & pricing	4.0	3.0
Fees	3.0	4.5
Security	2.5	4.0
Ease of use	4.0	4.5
Chain coverage	4.5	4.0
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Type	Aggregator	AMM, Order book
Chains	Ethereum	Other
Swap fee	Not disclosed	Varies by pool
Limit orders	Yes	Yes
Cross-chain swaps	Yes	Yes
Audited	Yes	Not disclosed
Open source	Not disclosed	Yes
Governance token	KNC	OSMO
Routes across other DEXs	Yes	Not disclosed
MEV protection	Not disclosed	Yes
Points or rewards program	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	2017	2021
Headquarters	Singapore	Singapore
Investors	Not disclosed	Paradigm, Do Kwon, Ethereal Ventures, Figment +2
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Routes trades across hundreds of DEXs and liquidity sources Supports 11 named networks, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Polygon Offers limit orders and cross-chain swaps Publishes security work from Omniscia, Spearbit and Hexens	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	A November 2023 exploit affected certain KyberSwap Elastic Liquidity Pools Cross-chain routes add bridge and destination-chain execution risk Liquidity-pool returns depend on market conditions and token incentives KNC governance rewards depend on KyberSwap trading activity	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	Multichain onchain swappers, DEX liquidity aggregators, Limit-order traders	Cosmos ecosystem token traders, Non-custodial cross-chain swappers, Concentrated liquidity yield providers

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