DEXes · Alternatives
The best Kava Swap alternatives in 2026
Kava Swap is an automated market maker on the Kava chain where users swap assets and provide liquidity for rewards, with a native SWP token. If Kava Swap is not the right fit, these 12 reviewed DEXes options are the closest matches, ranked by DappsAtlas score. Read our full Kava Swap review
At a glance
Kava Swap vs the alternatives
| dApp | Score | TVL | Chains |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score 5.2 out of 10 | $160K | 1 | |
| Score 6.8 out of 10 | $4.22M | 4 | |
| Score 7.4 out of 10 | $35.2M | 35 | |
| Score 7.0 out of 10 | $39.2M | 30 | |
| Score 8.4 out of 10 | $1.51B | 41 | |
| Score 8.5 out of 10 | $1.14B | 22 | |
| Score 8.0 out of 10 | $864M | 17 | |
| Curve | Score 8.0 out of 10 | — | 1 |
| Pancakeswap | Score 8.0 out of 10 | — | 1 |
| Score 7.8 out of 10 | $694M | 11 | |
| Score 7.8 out of 10 | — | 2 | |
| Score 7.7 out of 10 | $62.1M | 13 | |
| Raydium | Score 7.6 out of 10 | — | 1 |
Ranked
Top Kava Swap alternatives
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Blueshift
DEXes · BOB, Kava, Polygon +1
Blueshift is a decentralized exchange that groups tokens into liquidity portfolios and offers cross-chain swaps. It has modest TVL of about $4.5 million and a long-running listing, but fees and recent activity are not clearly documented.
ScoreScore 6.8 out of 10TVL $4.22M−3.1% - 2
SushiSwap
DEXes · Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum +32
SushiSwap is a long-running multichain decentralized exchange that pairs a swap interface with an aggregator for routing across many networks. It suits users who want broad chain coverage, but liquidity and fee details vary by chain.
ScoreScore 7.4 out of 10TVL $35.2M−1.3% - 3
SushiSwap V3
DEXes · Ethereum, Katana, Robinhood Chain +27
SushiSwap V3 is the concentrated-liquidity version of Sushi's DEX, a Uniswap V3 fork live on more than 30 chains with about $41.5M in TVL. It suits swappers and liquidity providers who want broad chain coverage, but public sources list no audits.
ScoreScore 7.0 out of 10TVL $39.2M+4.3% - 4
Uniswap V3
DEXes · Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum +38
Uniswap V3 is a decentralized exchange protocol that lets users swap tokens and provide concentrated liquidity across more than 40 chains, with about $1.6 billion in TVL on DefiLlama.
ScoreScore 8.4 out of 10TVL $1.51B−3.7% - 5
Uniswap V4
DEXes · Ethereum, Robinhood Chain, Base +19
Uniswap V4 is the latest version of the Uniswap decentralized exchange, adding customizable pool logic called hooks on top of V3's concentrated liquidity. It is a large, multichain DEX with roughly $1.17 billion in TVL, but costs and hook risk need checking.
ScoreScore 8.5 out of 10TVL $1.14B−2.9% - 6
Uniswap V2
DEXes · Ethereum, Base, Polygon +14
Uniswap V2 is the constant-product automated market maker version of Uniswap, still holding about $938 million in TVL across 17 chains. It is a widely used, permissionless swap venue, but liquidity providers carry impermanent loss risk.
ScoreScore 8.0 out of 10TVL $864M−4.1% - 7
Curve
DEXes · Ethereum
Curve is a decentralized exchange on Ethereum, with deployments on other chains, built for low-slippage swaps between assets of similar value such as stablecoins. It suits traders and liquidity providers who understand smart-contract risk.
ScoreScore 8.0 out of 10TVL — - 8
Pancakeswap
DEXes · BNB Chain
PancakeSwap is a decentralized exchange launched on BNB Smart Chain in September 2020, built around an automated market maker and extras like farming, staking, a lottery and prediction rounds. It is a mature, widely used DEX, but its open token listings carry real risk.
ScoreScore 8.0 out of 10TVL — - 9
PancakeSwap AMM V3
DEXes · BNB Chain, Ethereum, Base +8
PancakeSwap AMM V3 is the concentrated-liquidity version of the PancakeSwap DEX, listed on DefiLlama with about $712 million in TVL across 11 chains. It is a large, multichain venue, though public sources list no audits for this entry.
ScoreScore 7.8 out of 10TVL $694M−2.5% - 10
Pancakeswap V2
DEXes · BNB Chain, Base
PancakeSwap V2 is the constant-product AMM version of PancakeSwap, used for swaps, liquidity pools and CAKE farming mainly on BNB Chain. It is a long-running, widely used DEX, but it carries normal DeFi risks such as impermanent loss and token scams.
ScoreScore 7.8 out of 10TVL — - 11
THORChain DEX
DEXes · THORChain, Bitcoin, Ethereum +10
THORChain is a Layer 1 DEX that swaps native assets such as BTC, ETH and SOL across chains without wrapped tokens or bridges. It suits self-custody users who want no-account swaps, but fees and protocol risk need a close look.
ScoreScore 7.7 out of 10TVL $62.1M−6.0% - 12
Raydium
DEXes · Solana
Raydium is a decentralized exchange and automated market maker on Solana, built around fast, low-cost swaps and liquidity pools. Its RAY token is used for fees, liquidity and governance.
ScoreScore 7.6 out of 10TVL —