PancakeSwap vs pump.fun

PancakeSwap4.0/5

VS

pump.fun3.0/5

Feature	PancakeSwapVisit	pump.funVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.0/5	3.0/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Liquidity & pricing	4.5	4.5
Fees	3.5	2.5
Security	3.5	2.5
Ease of use	4.0	4.0
Chain coverage	5.0	2.0
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Type	AMM	AMM, Perpetuals
Chains	BNB Chain, Ethereum, Aptos, Base, Arbitrum	Solana, Other
Swap fee	Fees vary by product and pool.	0.30% to 1.25%
Cross-chain swaps	Yes	No
Audited	Yes	Not disclosed
Open source	Yes	Not disclosed
Governance token	CAKE	PUMP
Perpetual futures	Yes	Yes
Max leverage (x)	Not disclosed	40
Routes across other DEXs	Not disclosed	No
MEV protection	Not disclosed	No
Mobile app	Not disclosed	Yes
Points or rewards program	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	2020	2024
Headquarters	Japan	United Kingdom
Investors	YZi Labs	Public sale
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	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	No platform fee to deploy new tokens Instant on-chain liquidity via bonding curve without manual pool seeding High market cap trading fees scale down to 0.30% on PumpSwap Integrated perpetual futures with leverage up to 40x
Cons	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	Users from the United Kingdom are geoblocked due to FCA regulatory action High 1.25% trading fees on bonding curves and low-cap pools Exposed to ongoing securities litigation in the United States High slippage and MEV exposure on ungraduated bonding curves
Best for	Multichain spot traders, BNB Chain liquidity providers, CAKE staking users	Solana memecoin creators and traders, DeFi traders seeking immediate liquidity, Hyperliquid perpetual contract users

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