Raydium vs Uniswap

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

Raydium3.2/5
VS
Uniswap4.1/5
Feature
Ratings
Our score3.2/54.1/5
User ratingNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
Liquidity & pricing4.54.5
Fees3.53.5
Security2.54.0
Ease of use3.54.0
Chain coverage2.54.5
Specs
KYC required No No
TypeAMMAMM
ChainsSolanaEthereum, Base, Arbitrum, BNB Chain, Other
Swap fee0.25% on most pools; 0.01%, 0.05% or 1% on some tiersNot disclosed
Limit ordersNot disclosed Yes
Cross-chain swaps No Yes
AuditedNot disclosed Yes
Open sourceNot disclosed Yes
Governance tokenRAYUNI
Perpetual futures No No
Routes across other DEXsNot disclosed Yes
MEV protectionNot disclosed Yes
Mobile app No Yes
Points or rewards program YesNot disclosed
Company
Founded20212018
Headquarters—United States
InvestorsNot disclosedPolychain Capital, BlackRock, Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm +8
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
  • Runs without an account or KYC on Raydium itself
  • About $1.18B TVL on 17 October 2026
  • Supports concentrated-liquidity pools on Solana
  • Offers 0.01% and 0.05% fee tiers alongside standard 0.25% pools
  • 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
  • Limited to the Solana ecosystem
  • AMM execution brings slippage and impermanent-loss risk
  • Failed transactions still consume Solana network fees
  • Token-2022 transfer fees can increase total swap costs
  • 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 forSolana token swaps, Concentrated-liquidity providers, Solana token launchesOn-chain token traders, Concentrated liquidity providers, Developers building EVM swaps

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