PancakeSwap vs Orca PancakeSwap leads by 3 points.
PancakeSwap scores 3 points above Orca on the published criteria (19.1 vs 17.9 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion. PancakeSwap ranks #2 and Orca #3 of 12 published DEXs. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
PancakeSwap56
vs
Orca53
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #2 and #3 of 12
PancakeSwap scores 3 points above Orca on the published criteria (19.1 vs 17.9 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion.
PancakeSwap #2 of 1256
Orca #3 of 1253
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termPancakeSwap leads on 0 of 2 published criteria; Orca on 0. The terms sum to the gap.
TermPancakeSwapOrcaWeightPoints
Published criteriaScore dimension19.117.930+3.1for PancakeSwap
Net of the terms+3.1
Reproduced gap+3.1
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below5653+3.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
This ranking scores its published criteria from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion, so they count here as one term and no single criterion is credited.
PancakeSwapScore 56The leading DEX beyond Ethereum — BNB Chain-native, multi-chainStrength: BNB Chain liquidityWatch-out: Governance and token emissions are more centralized than Ethereum-native peersOrcaScore 53Solana's leading concentrated-liquidity DEX — Whirlpools, clean recordStrength: Solana concentrated liquidity (Whirlpools)Watch-out: Concentrated-liquidity LPing carries impermanent-loss risk if you misjudge the range
Quick facts
At a glance
3 of 4 rows read the same for both.
FactPancakeSwapOrca
Trading feeSnapshotSwap fee: on each Exchange V2 pool hop "the trader pays a fixed 0.25% fee", and V3 pools charge "a fee ranging from 0.01% to 1%" by fee tier (PancakeSwap docs, PancakeSwap Pools page, read 3 November 2026). AMM: v2 constant-product + v3/Infinity concentrated. Since 2020. 11 chains. CAKE holders vote on Core Team proposals (team-executed; Core Team veto). Audited (a 2021 Lottery v1 loss and a 2021 front-end DNS hijack are listed as incidents). Live TVL shown for context (DefiLlama), not scored.Swap fee: set per pool by tick spacing, from "0.01%" to "2.00%"; standard volatile pairs pay "0.30%" (Orca docs, docs.orca.so/llms.txt Fee Tiers table, read 3 November 2026); Adaptive Fee pools rise in volatile markets. Concentrated liquidity (Whirlpools). Since 2021. Solana (Eclipse trading and deposits permanently disabled since March 2026). ORCA governance. Audited. Live TVL shown for context (DefiLlama), not scored.
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalus, europe, global
PancakeSwap leads on no published criterion; its edge is published criteria (19.1 vs 17.9 points). Pick it if that term is what you are buying.
Strength
BNB Chain liquidity
Tradeoff
Governance and token emissions are more centralized than Ethereum-native peers
Orca
53#3 of 12
Pick it when
Orca leads PancakeSwap on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
Strength
Solana concentrated liquidity (Whirlpools)
Tradeoff
Concentrated-liquidity LPing carries impermanent-loss risk if you misjudge the range
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
PancakeSwapLeads
PancakeSwap leads Orca on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
PancakeSwapScore 56The leading DEX beyond Ethereum — BNB Chain-native, multi-chainStrength: BNB Chain liquidityWatch-out: Governance and token emissions are more centralized than Ethereum-native peers
Orca
Orca leads PancakeSwap on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
OrcaScore 53Solana's leading concentrated-liquidity DEX — Whirlpools, clean recordStrength: Solana concentrated liquidity (Whirlpools)Watch-out: Concentrated-liquidity LPing carries impermanent-loss risk if you misjudge the range
Criterion by criterion
Scorecard
Published criteria · weight in points of 860 of 4 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology
Security
weight 14.4 of 86Not scored
PancakeSwapNot scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
OrcaNot scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
Decentralization
weight 9.6 of 86Not scored
PancakeSwapNot scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
OrcaNot scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
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 · constant here
PancakeSwap14/20Orca14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
PancakeSwap19.1/30Orca17.9/30
PancakeSwap leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
PancakeSwap2.7/10Orca2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
PancakeSwap3.2/8Orca3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
PancakeSwap5.5/18Orca5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose PancakeSwap unless the term Orca leads on is the one you are buying.
Orca leads PancakeSwap on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
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
Contract failure: the code holding the funds is exploited.
Scored by Security & track record · 60%
Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
Scored by Decentralization & trust-minimization · 40%
Not assessed by this ranking: Oracle failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
PancakeSwap scores 3 points above Orca on the published criteria (19.1 vs 17.9 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion. Published scores, out of 100: PancakeSwap 56 (rank 2 of 12 dexs), Orca 53 (rank 3 of 12).
ReviewedRe-read in progressOverdue; re-read by 10 November 2026.Methodology v2026.10.18
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