We compared six Curve Finance alternatives on features, fees and supported chains, and noted where each one falls short of Curve Finance.
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CoW Swap is the closest Curve Finance alternative for stablecoin swaps: its volume fee on correlated pairs is 0.003%, against 0.005% to 0.02% on most Curve Stableswap pools. Below are six DEXs and aggregators compared on stablecoin fees, chains and audits.
Curve Finance is a non-custodial DEX on Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains. Stableswap pools for pegged assets charge 0.005% to 0.02% on most pools; Cryptoswap pools for volatile assets charge about 0.05% to 0.4%. Audits are listed from Trail of Bits, MixBytes, Quantstamp, ChainSecurity and StateMind. See the full Curve Finance profile →
Each Curve pool sets its own fee, from 0.005% on Stableswap pools to about 0.4% on Cryptoswap pools, and dynamic fees rise on swaps that unbalance a pool. That makes the cost of a swap harder to predict.
Curve's docs say some pool types are not supported on sidechains or Layer 2 networks, so the pool you use on Ethereum may be missing on an L2.
Curve runs on Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains. If you also hold stablecoins on Solana, an aggregator like 1inch covers Solana alongside EVM networks.
| Name | Best for | Chains | Custody | Chains | US availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curve Finance ORIGINAL | Baseline | Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains | Non-custodial | Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains | Available: terms restrict only sanctioned jurisdictions |
| CoW Swap | Stablecoin swaps on EVM | Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Gnosis, Polygon, BNB, Avalanche, Optimism, Linea, Ink, Plasma | Non-custodial | Ethereum, Arbitrum One, Avalanche, Base, BNB, Gnosis, Ink, Linea, Optimism, Plasma, Polygon | Available: terms restrict only sanctioned jurisdictions |
| Uniswap | Stable pools on Ethereum, L2s | Ethereum, L2s and other L1s | Non-custodial | Not verified | Available: terms restrict only sanctioned jurisdictions |
| 1inch | Routing across many DEXs | Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Base, zkSync Era, Solana and others | Non-custodial | 18 networks, including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base, Arbitrum and Solana | Available in the US; some products or assets are restricted in some states |
| PancakeSwap | Stable swaps on 11 chains | BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana, Base, Arbitrum, Aptos, ZKsync, Linea, Monad, Robinhood, opBNB | Non-custodial | 11 chains: BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana, Base, Arbitrum, Aptos, ZKsync, Linea, Monad, Robinhood, opBNB | Available: terms restrict only sanctioned jurisdictions |
| Balancer | Pools with several stables | Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon and others | Non-custodial | Not verified | Available: terms restrict only sanctioned jurisdictions |
| Aerodrome | Stable pools on Base | Base | Non-custodial | Base | Available: terms restrict only sanctioned jurisdictions |
“Not verified” means we have not yet checked the value against the project’s own documentation.
An aggregator where solvers compete to settle signed orders, so a stablecoin swap can fill through Curve or other pools. The volume fee is 0.003% on correlated pairs. Limitation: it also takes 50% of quote improvement, capped at 0.98% of volume.
An AMM with v2, v3 and v4 pools on Ethereum, L2s and other L1s. Stable pairs usually sit in its 0.01% or 0.05% v3 tiers. Limitation: the lowest tier, 0.01%, is above Curve's 0.005% floor on Stableswap pools.
An aggregator that splits swaps across many exchanges on 19 networks, including Solana, and in default mode resolvers usually pay gas. Limitation: no fixed swap fee rate is published, and the API provider keeps any price surplus.
A DEX on 11 chains, including BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana, Base and Aptos, with no account needed to swap. Limitation: the fee tier varies by pool and is shown only in swap details, so check it on each stable swap.
A DEX with a shared Vault on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon and others. In v3 the protocol takes 25% of pool swap fees, and flash loans are free. Limitation: pool swap fees vary by pool and can be changed by authorized accounts.
A DEX on Base built from Velodrome V2 contracts, where veAERO voters direct AERO rewards to pools. Limitation: it runs only on Base until the planned 2026 merger with Velodrome, against Curve's many EVM chains.
For stablecoin swaps at 0.003%: CoW Swap. For 0.01% pools on Ethereum and L2s: Uniswap. For stablecoins on Solana too: 1inch.
For stablecoin swaps, CoW Swap's 0.003% volume fee on correlated pairs is below Curve's 0.005% floor, but check the quote improvement share it may take on top. Aggregators like CoW Swap and 1inch can still route through Curve pools when those give the best price.
If you provide liquidity rather than swap, Uniswap's 0.01% and 0.05% v3 pools and Balancer's multi-token pools are the closest replacements for Curve's Stableswap pools.
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CoW Swap: its volume fee on stablecoin and other correlated pairs is 0.003%, against 0.005% to 0.02% on most Curve Stableswap pools.
Most Stableswap pools charge 0.005% to 0.02%. Cryptoswap pools for volatile assets range from about 0.05% to 0.4%, per Curve's docs checked Sep 26, 2026.
Not on headline fees: Uniswap's lowest v3 tier is 0.01%, while many Curve Stableswap pools start at 0.005%.
Curve runs on Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains. 1inch and PancakeSwap both list Solana among their networks.
Yes. Curve lists audits by Trail of Bits, MixBytes, Quantstamp, ChainSecurity and StateMind. Its pool contracts are immutable, so they cannot be upgraded or paused in an emergency.
Yes. Curve's terms restrict only sanctioned jurisdictions, as do the terms of CoW Swap, Uniswap and Balancer. 1inch says some of its products or assets are restricted in some US states.
Sources: Curve: DEX overview, Curve: Introduction, CoW Protocol: Fees. Data as of Oct 1, 2026.
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