1inch scores 28 points above Curve Finance, led by confidence and operating style. 1inch ranks #2 and Curve Finance #10 of 10 published Web3 apps. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
1inch69
vs
Curve Finance41
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #2 and #10 of 10
1inch scores 28 points above Curve Finance, led by confidence and operating style.
1inch #2 of 1069
Curve Finance #10 of 1041
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; Curve Finance on 2. The terms sum to the gap.
Term1inchCurve FinanceWeightPoints
Job fit8/109/107.2−1.9for Curve Finance−1.0 of 32
Confidence8/107/105.8+1.5for 1inch+0.8 of 32
Ecosystem6/107/105.8−1.5for Curve Finance−0.8 of 32
Operating style6/102/105.3+5.5for 1inch+2.8 of 32
AvailabilityScore dimension201420+15.6for 1inch
Trust recordScore dimension5.63.28+6.2for 1inch
FrictionScore dimension42.710+3.4for 1inch
Net of the terms+28.8
Reproduced gap+28.9
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below6941+28.0
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: Curve Finance is ahead on job fit, which carries more weight (30) than any criterion 1inch leads on (24).
A floor bound on one row means the criterion arithmetic does not reproduce the displayed gap exactly.
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-nativeCurve FinanceScore 41The foundational DeFi protocol for stablecoin and pegged-asset swapsStrength: Job fit — 9/10Watch-out: Interface is notoriously complex — not beginner-friendly
Quick facts
At a glance
Fact1inchCurve Finance
Swap spreadSnapshot1inch'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."Curve's DEX overview (docs.curve.finance/user/dex/overview, fetched 30 September 2026): "Each Stableswap pool has its own set fee, with most ranging from 0.005% to 0.02%"; some, such as the Strategic Reserve pools, charge "around 0.001%"; and "Most current and all new pools now feature dynamic fees", which rise when a swap would unbalance the pool further. For Cryptoswap pools (pairs that are not pegged): "Fees can be as low as 0.05% and go up to around 0.4%". Curve's swap guide (same date) says the quoted exchange rate "already includes trading fees". Network gas applies on whichever chain is used.
Asset coverageEditorialRoute-aware token swapping across supported EVM and Solana assetsStablecoin and pegged-asset pairs, plus volatile pairs in Cryptoswap pools, across major EVM chains
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalglobal
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 Curve Finance's 7/10 there (weight 24).
Strength
Job fit — 8/10
Tradeoff
Less relevant if your actual app life is Solana-native
Curve Finance
41#10 of 10
Pick it when
Pick Curve Finance if job fit matters most — it scores 9/10 to 1inch's 8/10 there (weight 30).
Strength
Job fit — 9/10
Tradeoff
Interface is notoriously complex — not beginner-friendly
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Which one is actually for you?
1inchLeads
Choose 1inch if confidence matters most
Confidence: 8/10 against 7/10 for Curve Finance (weight 24)
Operating style: 6/10 against 2/10 for Curve Finance (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
Curve Finance
Choose Curve Finance if job fit matters most
Job fit: 9/10 against 8/10 for 1inch (weight 30)
Ecosystem: 7/10 against 6/10 for 1inch (weight 24)
Curve FinanceScore 41The foundational DeFi protocol for stablecoin and pegged-asset swapsStrength: Job fit — 9/10Watch-out: Interface is notoriously complex — not beginner-friendly
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 86Curve Finance leads
1inch8/10 out of 10
Curve Finance9/10 out of 10
Ecosystem
by 1 of 10weight 5.8 of 86Curve Finance leads
1inch6/10 out of 10
Curve Finance7/10 out of 10
Operating style
by 4 of 10weight 5.3 of 861inch leads
1inch6/10 out of 10
Curve Finance2/10 out of 10
Confidence
by 1 of 10weight 5.8 of 861inch leads
1inch8/10 out of 10
Curve Finance7/10 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
1inch20/20Curve Finance14/20
1inch leads
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
1inch17/30Curve Finance15.6/30
1inch leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86
1inch4/10Curve Finance2.7/10
1inch leads
Trust recordweight 8 of 86
1inch5.6/8Curve Finance3.2/8
1inch leads
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
1inch6.9/18Curve Finance6.9/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose 1inch unless the term Curve Finance leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick Curve Finance if job fit matters most — it scores 9/10 to 1inch's 8/10 there (weight 30).
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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 28 points above Curve Finance, led by confidence and operating style. Published scores, out of 100: 1inch 69 (rank 2 of 10 web3 apps), Curve Finance 41 (rank 10 of 10).
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