Jupiter vs PancakeSwap Jupiter leads by 12 points.
Jupiter scores 12 points above PancakeSwap, led by confidence and operating style. Jupiter ranks #6 and PancakeSwap #9 of 10 published Web3 apps. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Jupiter59
vs
PancakeSwap47
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #6 and #9 of 10
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below5947+12.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
JupiterScore 59Solana-native app for swap routing and ecosystem-first activityStrength: Ecosystem — 9/10Watch-out: Less useful if your main onchain activity is EVM-heavyPancakeSwapScore 47The dominant DEX on BNB Chain with the broadest BSC token coverageStrength: Ecosystem — 9/10Watch-out: Primarily BNB Chain — less useful for Ethereum-native users
Quick facts
At a glance
FactJupiterPancakeSwap
Swap spreadSnapshotJupiter Spot routes swaps through Ultra Mode by default ("By default, Spot uses Jupiter Ultra to execute trades."), and Ultra charges a Jupiter commission: the Jupiter Spot Fees page (docs.jup.ag, fetched 30 September 2026) lists "Ultra Mode 0-0.5%", varying by pair and volatility. The Ultra Mode page (same date) tables it: "0%" on stable-to-stable, LST-to-LST and SOL/stable into JUP, JLP or jupSOL; "SOL ↔ Stable 0.02%"; LST to stable "0.05%"; "All other swaps 0.1%"; and "0.5%" for buying or selling tokens within 24h of launch. Manual Mode (Market Swap) is "0%": "Manual swaps do not incur any Jupiter commission". Fees are included in the quote shown before confirming. Solana network fees (not charged by Jupiter) apply, plus Jito tips if chosen in Manual Mode; gasless trades add the SOL gas Jupiter pays to the swap fee, with no margin. Swaps inside the Jupiter Mobile app follow a separate schedule.PancakeSwap's Liquidity Pools page (docs.pancakeswap.finance/earn/pancakeswap-pools, fetched 30 September 2026): on Exchange V2 "the trader pays a fixed 0.25% fee, of which 0.17% is added back to the Liquidity Pool"; on Exchange V3 (EVM), "depending on the liquidity pool fee tier, the trader pays a fee ranging from 0.01% to 1%", in tiers of 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.25% and 1%. On Solana the same page lists V3 CLMM tiers from "0.01%" to "4%". Infinity pools can set dynamic fees through hooks. The swap screen shows the fee applied under "Fee" in the swap details (Fees and Routes page, same date). Network gas applies on the chain used; no page read quantifies it.
Asset coverageEditorialSolana-native swap assets and ecosystem executionBroad BSC token coverage with expanding multi-chain support
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalglobal
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
Jupiter
59#6 of 10
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Jupiter if confidence matters most — it scores 6/10 to PancakeSwap's 5/10 there (weight 24).
Strength
Ecosystem — 9/10
Tradeoff
Less useful if your main onchain activity is EVM-heavy
PancakeSwap
47#9 of 10
Pick it when
PancakeSwap leads on no published criterion; its edge is trust record (5.6 vs 3.2 points). Pick it if that term is what you are buying.
Strength
Ecosystem — 9/10
Tradeoff
Primarily BNB Chain — less useful for Ethereum-native users
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
JupiterLeads
Choose Jupiter if confidence matters most
Confidence: 6/10 against 5/10 for PancakeSwap (weight 24)
Operating style: 5/10 against 4/10 for PancakeSwap (weight 22)
JupiterScore 59Solana-native app for swap routing and ecosystem-first activityStrength: Ecosystem — 9/10Watch-out: Less useful if your main onchain activity is EVM-heavy
PancakeSwap
PancakeSwap leads Jupiter on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
PancakeSwapScore 47The dominant DEX on BNB Chain with the broadest BSC token coverageStrength: Ecosystem — 9/10Watch-out: Primarily BNB Chain — less useful for Ethereum-native users
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
weight 7.2 of 86Tie
Jupiter8/10 out of 10
PancakeSwap8/10 out of 10
Ecosystem
weight 5.8 of 86Tie
Jupiter9/10 out of 10
PancakeSwap9/10 out of 10
Operating style
by 1 of 10weight 5.3 of 86Jupiter leads
Jupiter5/10 out of 10
PancakeSwap4/10 out of 10
Confidence
by 1 of 10weight 5.8 of 86Jupiter leads
Jupiter6/10 out of 10
PancakeSwap5/10 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
Jupiter20/20PancakeSwap14/20
Jupiter leads
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Jupiter17/30PancakeSwap15.9/30
Jupiter leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86
Jupiter2.7/10PancakeSwap2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86
Jupiter3.2/8PancakeSwap5.6/8
PancakeSwap leads
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Jupiter6.9/18PancakeSwap6.9/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Jupiter unless the term PancakeSwap leads on is the one you are buying.
PancakeSwap leads on no published criterion; its edge is trust record (5.6 vs 3.2 points). Pick it if that term is what you are buying.
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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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Jupiter scores 12 points above PancakeSwap, led by confidence and operating style. Published scores, out of 100: Jupiter 59 (rank 6 of 10 web3 apps), PancakeSwap 47 (rank 9 of 10).
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