KyberSwap vs Uniswap

How KyberSwap vs Uniswap compare on our ratings, dex specs, funding, pros and cons.

VS
Uniswap4.1/5
Feature
Ratings
Our score3.5/54.1/5
User ratingNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
Liquidity & pricing4.04.5
Fees3.03.5
Security2.54.0
Ease of use4.04.0
Chain coverage4.54.5
Specs
KYC required No No
TypeAggregatorAMM
ChainsEthereumEthereum, Base, Arbitrum, BNB Chain, Other
Limit orders Yes Yes
Cross-chain swaps Yes Yes
Audited Yes Yes
Open sourceNot disclosed Yes
Governance tokenKNCUNI
Perpetual futuresNot disclosed No
Routes across other DEXs Yes Yes
MEV protectionNot disclosed Yes
Mobile appNot disclosed Yes
Points or rewards program YesNot disclosed
Company
Founded20172018
HeadquartersSingaporeUnited States
InvestorsNot disclosedPolychain Capital, BlackRock, Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm +8
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
  • Non-custodial wallet trading across 16+ EVM mainnets
  • V3 offers four published pool fee tiers
  • V4 supports programmable hooks and concentrated liquidity
  • UniswapX can shift gas payment to fillers
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
  • Pool fees vary by market and network gas is separate
  • Thin pools can produce high slippage and poor execution
  • Liquidity providers face out-of-range and impermanent-loss risk
  • V4 hooks and fillers add external smart-contract dependencies
Best forMultichain onchain swappers, DEX liquidity aggregators, Limit-order tradersOn-chain token traders, Concentrated liquidity providers, Developers building EVM swaps

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