Side-by-side comparison of two perpetual futures exchanges — updated in real time.
Aster and Gains Network are the two most feature-rich perp DEXes, both offering hundreds of markets with extreme leverage. Aster focuses on crypto and tokenized stocks on BNB Chain, while Gains Network covers forex, stocks, and commodities across three chains.
Aster lists 302 markets on BNB Chain with 1001x leverage and fees of 0.01% maker / 0.035% taker. Gains Network offers 290 markets across Arbitrum, Polygon, and Base with up to 1000x leverage on forex and 150x on crypto, charging a flat 0.05% for both maker and taker. Both platforms push leverage boundaries, but they serve slightly different audiences: Aster's tokenized stock perps attract crypto-native traders who want stock exposure, while Gains Network's forex and commodity markets appeal to traditional traders entering DeFi. Fee-wise, Aster is significantly cheaper — especially for takers (0.035% vs 0.05%). Gains Network compensates with its veteran status (launched October 2021) and fair-launch GNS token with no VC funding, where 54% of fees go to buyback and burn. Aster is newer but backed by YZi Labs with a 53.5% community allocation for ASTER. Gains Network's multi-chain deployment across three networks provides more flexibility than Aster's BNB Chain focus.
Choose Aster for lower trading fees, crypto and tokenized stock focus, and YZi Labs backing. Choose Gains Network for the widest non-crypto asset coverage (forex, commodities, indices), a fair-launch deflationary token, and multi-chain flexibility.
