Aster vs Jupiter Perps
Same lines, side by side: fees, leverage, markets, KYC, custody and referral perks, from official pages and DefiLlama.
| Line | Aster | Jupiter Perps |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day volume | #P02 · $64,919.0MEdge | #P10 · $6,207.0M |
| Trading fees | 0.04% taker · 0% makerBase tier on the standard VIP schedule. Selected"Group B" crypto pairs are charged 0.1% taker, RWA pairs a flat 1.25 bps, and USD1-quoted pairs have their own schedule. Every maker fee is 0 bps.Edge | 0.06% per open or closeNo order book and no maker/taker split on the JLP markets (SOL, ETH, wBTC): a 0.06% base fee is charged on open and on close, plus a price-impact fee that grows with the clip and with the imbalance of open interest, an hourly borrow fee, and a swap fee of 10 bps (2 bps on stablecoins) when the input token has to be converted. Beta markets charge a taker or maker fee per order plus an hourly funding rate instead. |
| New-user perk | You choose how the 10% default commission is split, so part of it can be returned to the referee as a fee discountEdge | None documented |
| Max leverage | up to 1001×Edge | up to 250× |
| Perp markets | 610Edge | 9 |
| Identity check | Not documented | No KYC |
| Custody | Non-custodial, wallet or email login | Non-custodial, Solana wallet |
| Settles on | Aster Chain (own L1) | Solana |
| Collateral | USDC, USDT | USDC, SOL, wETH, wBTC |
| Where it runs | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android |
| Chains | EVMBNB Chain | SolanaSolana |
| Documented features | 9 of 10Edge | 6 of 10 |
| Order book | Yes | Not documented |
| Cross margin | Yes | Not documented |
| Spot trading | Yes | Yes |
| Vaults / copy vaults | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | Yes | Not documented |
| Stocks, gold or forex | Yes | Yes |
| Points program | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
| Telegram bot | Not documented | No |
Which one should you pick?
Pick Aster if
You trade from a phone and want a large book of crypto, stock and commodity perps.
Second-largest perp venue in the set and one of the cheapest for takers: 0.04% on the main book, 0% for makers. The trade-off is volume quality: DefiLlama's normalized figure is far below the reported one, and the points campaigns pay for activity.
asterdex.com
Pick Jupiter Perps if
You already live in the Jupiter ecosystem and want perps without leaving the app or the mobile client.
Perps are one tab inside the largest Solana app: three markets trade against the JLP pool, with leverage up to 250x, and six Beta markets add JUP, HYPE, ZEC and tokenised stocks. The 0.06% base fee is the highest of the series, and borrow fees keep accruing while a position is open.
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