Curated alternatives
Best Aave alternatives
If you're comparing Aave, start with Compound, Uniswap, and Curve. Qoory ranks alternatives from shared categories, live project signals, and enough prominence to avoid the bargain-bin dapp swamp.
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TVL
$14.3B
Market cap
$1.4B
X followers
699.2K
GitHub
1.4K
8 alternatives shown. Source project score: 198; minimum cohort score is enforced before indexing.
Shortlist
Aave alternatives to evaluate
1Compound
Autonomous lending for open finance.
DeFiLendingDeFiLending44 shared tags
TVL
$1.2B
Market cap
$166.3M
24h token
▼ 2.19%
Chains
13.0
2Uniswap
Decentralized token swapping and governance
DeFiDeFiDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Yield Farming38 shared tags
TVL
$3.1B
Market cap
$2.4B
24h token
▲ 1.40%
Chains
47.0
3Curve
Stablecoin DEX with low-slippage swaps
DeFiDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Yield FarmingPolygon Ecosystem36 shared tags
TVL
$1.4B
Market cap
$311.8M
24h token
▼ 3.23%
Chains
28.0
4SushiSwap
The most multi-chain decentralized exchange
DeFiDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Yield FarmingBNB Chain Ecosystem32 shared tags
TVL
$81.4M
Market cap
$48.4M
24h token
▼ 4.73%
Chains
36.0
5Yearn Finance
Automated yield optimization for DeFi
DeFiDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Yield FarmingAvalanche Ecosystem31 shared tags
TVL
$228.3M
Market cap
$75.3M
24h token
▲ 0.21%
Chains
12.0
6Morpho
Open, efficient, and resilient lending platform
DeFiLendingDeFiLending30 shared tags
TVL
$7.5B
Market cap
$1.3B
24h token
▼ 3.01%
Chains
37.0
7ApeSwap
Your full suite DeFi hub for wealth building.
Decentralized Finance (DeFi)Yield FarmingBNB Chain EcosystemPolygon Ecosystem30 shared tags
TVL
$8.5M
Market cap
$0
24h token
▲ 1.79%
Chains
5.0
8Sky
Decentralized stablecoin savings and governance.
LendingDeFiStablecoin ProtocolDeFi29 shared tags
TVL
—
Market cap
$1.3B
24h token
▼ 5.78%
Chains
1.0