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Drift vs Aster

How Drift and Aster differ on chain, volume, fees and model.

DriftAster
TypeSolana perp DEXPerp DEX (multi-mode)
ChainSolanaMultichain (BNB, ETH…)
How it worksA Solana-native perps venue combining an order book with JIT and AMM liquidity, reaching up to 101x on select markets, tightly integrated with Solana DeFi.A perp DEX with both a simple mode and a pro order-book mode, multichain, growing rapidly to challenge Hyperliquid on weekly volume (TVL ~$1.2B).
Scale*Solana leader~$30B/wk
Max leverageup to 101xhigh
Best forSolana perps with high leverageHigh-volume trading + airdrop upside

Drift

  • Leading Solana perp DEX
  • High leverage (up to 101x)
  • Deep Solana DeFi integration
  • Solana-only
  • Hybrid model (not pure CLOB)

Aster

  • #2 perp DEX by volume
  • Simple + pro order-book modes
  • Multichain access
  • Younger than dYdX/Hyperliquid
  • Tokenomics still proving out

Bottom line

Pick Drift for solana perps with high leverage; pick Aster for high-volume trading + airdrop upside.

* Volume/TVL = dated snapshot (DefiLlama + venue reports, 2026).