Uniswap or Orca: which to choose in 2026

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

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

Uniswap leads in trading and liquidity, assets, reliability, Orca wins none

UniswapOrca
  • Trading and liquidity: Uniswap leads 2 : 0
  • Assets: Uniswap leads 3 : 0
  • Reliability: Uniswap leads 1 : 0

Liquidity: Uniswap leadsUniswap 2 : 0

TVL
Uniswap$3.85B
Orca$302.6M
24h volume
Uniswap$401.4M
Orca$240.9M

TVL at Uniswap is $3.85B versus $302.6M at Orca. Also 24h volume: $401.4M at Uniswap 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 UniswapUniswap 3 : 0

Supported networks
Uniswap9
Orca2
Coins listed
Uniswap933
Orca394

Supported networks: 9 at Uniswap versus 2 at Orca. Also Coins listed: 933 at Uniswap 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: Uniswap leadsUniswap 1 : 0

Operating since
UniswapOperating since 2018
OrcaOperating since 2021
30-day uptime
Uniswap99,8 %
Orca99,9 %

Operating since: Operating since 2018 at Uniswap 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

Uniswap 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 Uniswap

Ahead on: tvl, supported networks, coins listed.

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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.