Orca scores 12 points above Raydium on the published criteria (17.9 vs 10.7 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion. Raydium ranks #12 and Orca #3 of 12 published DEXs. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Raydium41
vs
Orca53
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #12 and #3 of 12
Orca scores 12 points above Raydium on the published criteria (17.9 vs 10.7 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion.
Raydium #12 of 1241
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 termOrca leads on 0 of 2 published criteria; Raydium on 0. The terms sum to the gap.
TermOrcaRaydiumWeightPoints
Published criteriaScore dimension17.910.730+18.7for Orca
Net of the terms+18.7
Reproduced gap+18.7
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below5341+12.0
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.
A floor bound on one row means the criterion arithmetic does not reproduce the displayed gap exactly.
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 rangeRaydiumScore 41Solana's leading AMM — constant-product pools, admin-controlledStrength: Solana liquidityWatch-out: A 2022 admin-key compromise caused a pool exploit — weigh its security record
Quick facts
At a glance
2 of 4 rows read the same for both.
FactRaydiumOrca
Trading feeSnapshotSwap fee: AMM v4 pools charge "0.25% of input volume" (Raydium docs, AMM v4 fees page, read 3 November 2026); CPMM and CLMM pools use per-pool fee tiers. AMM: constant-product (AMM v4's OpenBook dependency removed July 2026; also CPMM and CLMM pools). Since 2021. Solana. RAY governance; admin multisigs can upgrade programs and change fees or pool status. Audited; had a 2022 admin-key exploit. 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
Security postureSnapshotAudited; admin-controlled contracts; a major exploit in its protocol history (2022, rated severe).Audited; upgradeable contracts.
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
Raydium
41#12 of 12
Pick it when
Raydium leads Orca 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 liquidity
Tradeoff
A 2022 admin-key compromise caused a pool exploit — weigh its security record
Orca
53#3 of 12
Leads
Pick it when
Orca leads on no published criterion; its edge is published criteria (17.9 vs 10.7 points). Pick it if that term is what you are buying.
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?
Raydium
Raydium 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.
RaydiumScore 41Solana's leading AMM — constant-product pools, admin-controlledStrength: Solana liquidityWatch-out: A 2022 admin-key compromise caused a pool exploit — weigh its security record
OrcaLeads
Orca leads Raydium 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
RaydiumNot 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
RaydiumNot 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
Raydium14/20Orca14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Raydium10.7/30Orca17.9/30
Orca leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Raydium2.7/10Orca2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Raydium3.2/8Orca3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Raydium5.5/18Orca5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Orca unless the term Raydium leads on is the one you are buying.
Raydium leads Orca 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
Orca scores 12 points above Raydium on the published criteria (17.9 vs 10.7 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion. Published scores, out of 100: Raydium 41 (rank 12 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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