Aster Alternatives

Offers higher 24h volume ($2.3B) versus Aster.

Rated 4.5/5. GRVT is a regulated, self-custodial hybrid exchange on ZKsync offering crypto and stock perpetuals with up to 50x leverage, negative maker fees, and optional KYC.

Offers lower 0% taker fee versus Aster.

Rated 4.4/5. GMX is a decentralized perpetual and spot exchange offering up to 100x leverage with oracle-based pricing on Arbitrum, Avalanche, MegaETH, and Solana.

Rated 4.2/5. Aevo is a non-custodial Layer 2 DEX offering perpetuals and options with up to 20x leverage, using an off-chain order book with on-chain settlement.

Rated 4.2/5. edgeX is a non-custodial orderbook DEX offering 182 USDC-margined perpetuals on crypto, stocks, commodities and FX with up to 100x leverage and no KYC.

Offers lower 0% taker fee versus Aster.

Offers lower 0.025% taker fee versus Aster.

Rated 4/5. dYdX is a decentralized derivatives exchange on its own Cosmos appchain offering 73 perpetual markets with up to 50x leverage on BTC and ETH, plus Solana spot trading.

Offers higher 24h volume ($709M) versus Aster.

Offers lower 0% taker fee and higher 24h volume ($907M) versus Aster.

Offers lower 0.0225% taker fee versus Aster.

Offers lower 0.035% taker fee versus Aster.

Rated 3.6/5. Pacifica is a non-custodial Solana perp DEX offering 77 perpetual markets with up to 50x leverage, a 0.04% taker fee, and USDC margin.

Rated 3.5/5. StandX is a perpetual futures DEX on BNB Chain and Solana offering 40x leverage, 0.04% taker fees, and yield-bearing DUSD stablecoin margin.

Rated 3.5/5. Veranta, formerly Avantis, is a Base perp DEX offering up to 500x leverage on crypto, forex, commodities and equities with zero-commission real-world asset markets.

Offers lower 0.035% taker fee versus Aster.

Rated 2.5/5. Velocity, formerly Drift, is a Solana perpetuals DEX with USDT settlement and up to 20x leverage, reopened in September 2026 after an April 2026 exploit.