Meteora vs PancakeSwap

Meteora3.5/5

VS

PancakeSwap4.0/5

Feature	MeteoraVisit	PancakeSwapVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.5/5	4.0/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Liquidity & pricing	4.5	4.5
Fees	3.5	3.5
Security	3.5	3.5
Ease of use	3.5	4.0
Chain coverage	2.5	5.0
Specs
KYC required	Not disclosed	No
Type	AMM	AMM
Chains	Solana	BNB Chain, Ethereum, Aptos, Base, Arbitrum
Swap fee	Not disclosed	Fees vary by product and pool.
Limit orders	Yes	Not disclosed
Cross-chain swaps	No	Yes
Audited	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not disclosed	Yes
Governance token	MET	CAKE
Perpetual futures	No	Yes
Routes across other DEXs	No	Not disclosed
Points or rewards program	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	2021	2020
Headquarters	—	Japan
Investors	Not disclosed	YZi Labs
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Solana-focused AMM with $5.955B in trailing 30-day DEX volume DLMM bins support concentrated liquidity strategies Limit orders can earn fees when swaps execute Audits cover DLMM, DAMM, DBC, vaults and staking products	Available across 11+ blockchain networks Non-custodial wallet-based access without KYC Open-source contracts with audits from six security firms About $1.56B locked as of October 17, 2026
Cons	Solana-only, with no cross-chain swap support Long-tail pools can carry thin liquidity and high slippage LPs face price-range risk and impermanent loss MET rewards depend on changing staking program rules	Permissionless listings increase counterfeit-token and smart-contract risk Swap fees vary by product, pool and fee tier AMM trades remain exposed to slippage and MEV Cross-chain products add bridge and message-passing risk
Best for	Solana token traders, Concentrated liquidity providers, Solana token launches	Multichain spot traders, BNB Chain liquidity providers, CAKE staking users

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