Balancer is a DeFi automated market making protocol that allows multi-token pools with customizable weights, enabling advanced portfolio management. Uniswap is a decentralized token swapping and liquidity protocol using a constant product formula with 50/50 pools for simple swaps. Balancer suits experienced liquidity providers seeking flexibility, while Uniswap is ideal for users wanting straightforward swapping and basic liquidity provision.
| Token Price | — | — |
| 24h Change | — | — |
| Market Cap | — | — |
| TVL | $62.1MDefiLlama | $3.16BDefiLlama |
| MCap Rank | #1416 | #39 |
| Total Raised | $27.3M | $177.0M |
| Founded | 2018 | |
| Stage | — | — |
| X / Twitter | 153K | 1.5M |
| GitHub Stars | 339 | 5K |
| Chains | arbitrumavalanchebase | 0garbitrumavalanche |
| Tags | DEX, DeFi, DeFi | DEX, DeFi, DeFi |
Balancer is a decentralized AMM protocol with a unique vault architecture that separates core pool logic into a singleton contract, enabling highly customizable pools with dynamic fees and hooks. It handles over $259M in TVL across multiple chains and offers a wide range of pool types including weighted, boosted, and MEV-mitigated stableswaps.
Uniswap is a decentralized automated market maker (AMM) on Ethereum that allows users to swap tokens without an order book. Its UNI governance token lets holders vote on protocol upgrades and treasury usage. As one of the largest DEXs, it has expanded across multiple chains including Ethereum, Base, and Arbitrum.