PancakeSwap V3 or Orca: which to choose in 2026

PancakeSwap V3 wins 6 of 8 metrics, Orca wins 0, and 1 are a tie. The biggest edge of PancakeSwap V3: Trading and liquidity.

Score by section
Trading and liquidity
2 : 0
Assets
3 : 0
Reliability
1 : 0
Profile across 3 areas · 8 metrics

PancakeSwap V3 leads in trading and liquidity, assets, reliability, Orca wins none

PancakeSwap V3Orca
  • Trading and liquidity: PancakeSwap V3 leads 2 : 0
  • Assets: PancakeSwap V3 leads 3 : 0
  • Reliability: PancakeSwap V3 leads 1 : 0

Liquidity: PancakeSwap V3 leadsPancakeSwap V3 2 : 0

TVL
PancakeSwap V3$2.02B
Orca$302.6M
24h volume
PancakeSwap V3$445.3M
Orca$240.9M

TVL at PancakeSwap V3 is $2.02B versus $302.6M at Orca. Also 24h volume: $445.3M at PancakeSwap V3 versus $240.9M at Orca.

Volume, order book and open interest come from exchange APIs and aggregators and are averaged, so one lucky day decides nothing. For a purchase of a few hundred dollars the difference is invisible, but a large order fills at market depth: the more liquidity, the less is lost to slippage.

Assets: more at PancakeSwap V3PancakeSwap V3 3 : 0

Supported networks
PancakeSwap V38
Orca2
Coins listed
PancakeSwap V3718
Orca394

Supported networks: 8 at PancakeSwap V3 versus 2 at Orca. Also Coins listed: 718 at PancakeSwap V3 versus 394 at Orca.

Active trading pairs are counted from the instrument lists of the exchanges themselves where they publish them, coin counts come from CoinGecko, supported networks from the Kurslog catalog. More coins means a wider choice of altcoins; more pairs makes cross trading possible without an intermediate swap.

Reliability: PancakeSwap V3 leadsPancakeSwap V3 1 : 0

Operating since
PancakeSwap V3Operating since 2017
OrcaOperating since 2021
30-day uptime
PancakeSwap V399,8 %
Orca99,9 %

Operating since: Operating since 2017 at PancakeSwap V3 versus Operating since 2021 at Orca.

Uptime is measured over 30 days of Kurslog monitoring with a check every 15 minutes, founding year and proof of reserves come from the catalog, trust score from CoinGecko. A one-year gap or 0.2% of uptime counts as a tie: that is not a difference that changes anything in practice.

Bottom line

PancakeSwap V3 leads in 3 of 3 sections: trading and liquidity, assets, reliability. Orca does not win a single section.

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Comparison leader · 6 : 0Open an account at PancakeSwap V3

Ahead on: tvl, supported networks, 24h volume.

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AlternativeOpen an account at Orca

Worth choosing if this matters to you: Intuitive interface, beginner-friendly.

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Spread, order book depth and pair volume come straight from public exchange APIs every 10 minutes and are averaged over 7 days; USDT withdrawal fees come from exchange APIs every 6 hours; uptime from Kurslog monitoring; exchange volume, trust score and coin count from CoinGecko; fee tiers, languages and features are entered manually from official exchange pages. The winner of each metric is calculated, not editorially chosen. This is not investment advice.