Derivatives · Alternatives
The best Drift alternatives in 2026
Drift is a Solana-based on-chain exchange offering leveraged perpetual futures and spot trading for active crypto traders. If Drift is not the right fit, these 12 reviewed Derivatives options are the closest matches, ranked by DappsAtlas score. Read our full Drift review
At a glance
Drift vs the alternatives
| dApp | Score | TVL | Chains |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score 7.2 out of 10 | — | 1 | |
| Score 7.4 out of 10 | $661M | 1 | |
| Score 6.1 out of 10 | $7.47M | 1 | |
| Score 7.2 out of 10 | $25.7M | 19 | |
| Score 6.2 out of 10 | $639K | 1 | |
| Score 6.3 out of 10 | $29.2M | 1 | |
| Score 6.0 out of 10 | $4.09M | 1 | |
| Score 7.8 out of 10 | — | 1 | |
| Score 7.5 out of 10 | $16.2M | 10 | |
| Score 7.5 out of 10 | — | 2 | |
| Score 7.2 out of 10 | $8.95M | 5 | |
| Gmx | Score 7.2 out of 10 | — | 2 |
| Score 7.2 out of 10 | — | 1 |
Ranked
Top Drift alternatives
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Jupiter Perpetual Exchange
Derivatives · Solana
Jupiter Perpetual Exchange is a Solana perpetuals venue where liquidity providers take the other side of trades at oracle prices. It has large TVL, but leverage and counterparty risk are real.
ScoreScore 7.4 out of 10TVL $661M−6.1% - 2
BULK
Derivatives · Solana
BULK is a newly listed perpetuals DEX on Solana that markets 20ms blocks, up to 40x leverage and portfolio margining. The design is ambitious, but no audits or fee details are published publicly.
ScoreScore 6.1 out of 10TVL $7.47M−7.4% - 3
Orderly Bridge
Derivatives · Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain +16
Orderly is shared-orderbook infrastructure that lets builders launch their own perpetual-futures DEX, and traders use those frontends. It is a developer product first, with self-custody, multiple chains and an ORDER token.
ScoreScore 7.2 out of 10TVL $25.7M−1.0% - 4
Drift Trade
Derivatives · Solana
Drift is a Solana-based decentralized exchange for cross-margined perpetual futures and spot trading with leverage. Its listed TVL is small, so check liquidity and risks before trading.
ScoreScore 6.2 out of 10TVL $639K−0.3% - 5
Decibel
Derivatives · Aptos
Decibel is an onchain trading engine on Aptos offering perpetual futures, spot and yield products. It is a young venue with about $29 million in TVL and no listed audits.
ScoreScore 6.3 out of 10TVL $29.2M−0.4% - 6
Bumpin Trade
Derivatives · Solana
Bumpin Trade is a Solana-based derivatives exchange that aims to combine centralized-exchange features with on-chain trading, including coin-margined futures and bots. It is a niche, relatively small venue, and fees and team details are not published.
ScoreScore 6.0 out of 10TVL $4.09M−3.1% - 7
Hyperliquid
Derivatives · Hyperliquid L1
Hyperliquid is a Layer-1 blockchain built around a fully onchain perpetuals and spot exchange. It suits experienced traders who accept derivatives risk, and the main caveat is leverage plus limited published audit and fee detail.
ScoreScore 7.8 out of 10TVL — - 8
Contango V2
Derivatives · Arbitrum, Ethereum, Base +7
Contango V2 is a DeFi looping protocol that opens leveraged long, short and yield positions on existing lending markets in one transaction. It suits experienced traders who accept liquidation risk.
ScoreScore 7.5 out of 10TVL $16.2M+138% - 9
Gtrade by Gains Network
Derivatives · Arbitrum, Polygon
Gtrade is a decentralized trading app from Gains Network where you open leveraged long or short positions on crypto, forex, stocks, indices and commodities from your own wallet. It is non-custodial and simple to start, but leverage means a liquidation can cost you your whole collateral.
ScoreScore 7.5 out of 10TVL — - 10
MUX Perps
Derivatives · Arbitrum, Avalanche, BNB Chain +2
MUX Perps is a decentralized perpetuals trading protocol and aggregator that routes leveraged trades across several liquidity sources, with up to 100x leverage. It suits experienced derivatives traders outside the US, with the usual leverage and smart-contract risks.
ScoreScore 7.2 out of 10TVL $8.95M−3.3% - 11
Gmx
Derivatives · Arbitrum, Avalanche
GMX is a decentralized exchange for perpetual futures and spot trading, with leverage of up to 50x on assets such as BTC and ETH. It suits experienced self-custody traders, and leverage and smart-contract risk are the main caveats.
ScoreScore 7.2 out of 10TVL — - 12
Extended
Derivatives · Starknet
Extended is a self-custodial perpetuals exchange on Starknet that offers leveraged trading of crypto and tokenized traditional assets from one margin account. Its pitch is centralized-exchange speed with on-chain custody, though several headline features are still on the roadmap.
ScoreScore 7.2 out of 10TVL —