1inch scores 18 points above Aave, led by confidence and operating style. 1inch ranks #2 and Aave #8 of 10 published Web3 apps. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
1inch69
vs
AAAave51
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #2 and #8 of 10
1inch scores 18 points above Aave, led by confidence and operating style.
1inch #2 of 1069
AAAave #8 of 1051
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by term1inch leads on 2 of 4 published criteria; Aave on 2. The terms sum to the gap.
Term1inchAaveWeightPoints
Job fit8/109/107.2−1.9for Aave−1.0 of 32
Ecosystem6/108/105.8−3.0for Aave−1.5 of 32
Confidence8/107/105.8+1.5for 1inch+0.8 of 32
Operating style6/103/105.3+4.1for 1inch+2.1 of 32
AvailabilityScore dimension201420+15.6for 1inch
FrictionScore dimension42.710+3.4for 1inch
Trust recordScore dimension5.66.48−2.1for Aave
Net of the terms+17.6
Reproduced gap+17.7
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below6951+18.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
1inch's lead rests on lighter criteria: Aave is ahead on job fit, which carries more weight (30) than any criterion 1inch leads on (24).
1inchScore 69Swap-first web3 app for users who want more routing depth without leaving the mainstream laneStrength: Job fit — 8/10Watch-out: Less relevant if your actual app life is Solana-nativeAaveScore 51Onchain lending and borrowing — supply assets, borrow against themStrength: Job fit — 9/10Watch-out: Borrowing carries liquidation risk if collateral value falls; rates are variable
Quick facts
At a glance
1 of 3 rows read the same for both.
Fact1inchAave
PricingSnapshot1inch's fee help article and Terms of Use state no swap-fee percentage; its infrastructure-fee FAQ gives a range (last sentence). Its help article "Do I pay fees when using 1inch?" (help.1inch.com, written 5 March 2026, fetched 30 September 2026) names three possible costs. Gas: "In the Swap interface, you usually do not pay gas fees—they are covered by the resolvers who fill your order", but "Swaps involving the Solana network or from native tokens will include gas fees charged to the user", as do Pro-interface (DEX-aggregator) swaps. Swap surplus: positive slippage is kept at "the API-provider level (operated by 1inch Business)". Infrastructure fees: "Certain swaps may include infrastructure fees, which are charged when you use the service"; the taker covers them in the Swap interface and for limit orders, and the user pays them on routes through the DEX aggregator. The 1inch.com Terms of Use (Last updated: 14 September 2026) describe them as "software infrastructure fees charged contemporaneously with your use of the service". No rate is stated on either page. The infrastructure-fee FAQ at business.1inch.com (fetched 30 September 2026) gives the range: "All 1inch interfaces or channels (dApp, Wallet and others using the API) may incur infrastructure fees in the following ranges: 0–5 bps for stable pairs and 0–30 bps for non-stable pairs."Aave's FAQ (aave.com/faq, fetched 30 September 2026): suppliers earn and borrowers pay variable, per-asset rates shown in the Markets tab of the V3 Interface or Aave Pro (V4). "Each borrowable reserve in an Aave market has a parameter called reserve factor, which is the percentage of borrow interest accumulated to the treasury and is determined on a per-asset basis by Aave Governance." Transactions "may incur gas fees", which are "typically highest on Ethereum, and significantly cheaper on all other networks". A liquidated borrower pays a penalty that "depends on the asset used as collateral". The FAQ lists no separate platform or access fee.
Asset coverageEditorialRoute-aware token swapping across supported EVM and Solana assetsSupplied and borrowed assets across supported money markets
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalus, europe, global
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
1inch
69#2 of 10
Leads
Pick it when
Pick 1inch if confidence matters most — it scores 8/10 to Aave's 7/10 there (weight 24).
Strength
Job fit — 8/10
Tradeoff
Less relevant if your actual app life is Solana-native
AA
Aave
51#8 of 10
Pick it when
Pick Aave if job fit matters most — it scores 9/10 to 1inch's 8/10 there (weight 30).
Strength
Job fit — 9/10
Tradeoff
Borrowing carries liquidation risk if collateral value falls; rates are variable
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
1inchLeads
Choose 1inch if confidence matters most
Confidence: 8/10 against 7/10 for Aave (weight 24)
Operating style: 6/10 against 3/10 for Aave (weight 22)
1inchScore 69Swap-first web3 app for users who want more routing depth without leaving the mainstream laneStrength: Job fit — 8/10Watch-out: Less relevant if your actual app life is Solana-native
AAAave
Choose Aave if job fit matters most
Job fit: 9/10 against 8/10 for 1inch (weight 30)
Ecosystem: 8/10 against 6/10 for 1inch (weight 24)
AaveScore 51Onchain lending and borrowing — supply assets, borrow against themStrength: Job fit — 9/10Watch-out: Borrowing carries liquidation risk if collateral value falls; rates are variable
Criterion by criterion
Scorecard
Published criteria · weight in points of 868 of 8 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology
Job fit
by 1 of 10weight 7.2 of 86Aave leads
1inch8/10 out of 10
Aave9/10 out of 10
Ecosystem
by 2 of 10weight 5.8 of 86Aave leads
1inch6/10 out of 10
Aave8/10 out of 10
Operating style
by 3 of 10weight 5.3 of 861inch leads
1inch6/10 out of 10
Aave3/10 out of 10
Confidence
by 1 of 10weight 5.8 of 861inch leads
1inch8/10 out of 10
Aave7/10 out of 10
Score dimensions
weights sum to 86
The published score is five dimensions, each weighted for the category. "Published criteria" is the criteria block above; the other four are the engine's own terms — availability, friction, trust record, measured data. Each bar is one side's points out of that dimension's maximum; the weight beside the name is its points of the 86-point weighted total. The published criteria above can fill 24 of the block’s 30. A weight marked “constant here” belongs to a dimension every ranked product in the category holds at the same value: it still counts in the total, and it orders nothing here.
Availabilityweight 20 of 86
1inch20/20Aave14/20
1inch leads
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
1inch17/30Aave16.7/30
1inch leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86
1inch4/10Aave2.7/10
1inch leads
Trust recordweight 8 of 86
1inch5.6/8Aave6.4/8
Aave leads
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
1inch6.9/18Aave6.9/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose 1inch unless the term Aave leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick Aave if job fit matters most — it scores 9/10 to 1inch's 8/10 there (weight 30).
The published order weighs every criterion the same way for everyone. To weigh them your way, run .
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How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
None of this ranking's criteria scores a way of losing money; the families that apply are listed below as not assessed.
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Use-case fit (30%), Ecosystem fit (24%), Operating style (22%), Confidence signal (24%).
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1inch scores 18 points above Aave, led by confidence and operating style. Published scores, out of 100: 1inch 69 (rank 2 of 10 web3 apps), Aave 51 (rank 8 of 10).
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