Compare Aster and Paradex on TVL, fees, revenue and activity to understand how these projects stack up.
$480.11M
Aster is a decentralized perpetuals exchange offering MEV-free, one-click trading with leverage up to 1001× in Simple Mode, plus advanced, pro-grade tools in Pro Mode. Backed by YZi Labs, Aster combines speed, flexibility, and a community-driven approach to shape the next era of DeFi.
Paradex is a high-performance derivatives exchange offering zero-fee perpetuals, deep liquidity and zk-encrypted account privacy on a custom Starknet-based L2. Traders access 250+ markets across futures, dated and perpetual options, and spot via unified margin, with listings that often precede major CEXs. The platform integrates retail price improvement, institutional-grade risk controls and tokenized high-yield vaults, all powered by the DIME token and Paradigm-backed infrastructure.