Aerodrome vs Uniswap
Neutral on-chain benchmarking of slippage, revert rates, and overall execution quality.
Aerodrome shows tighter execution than Uniswap on ClearTrace's on-chain slippage benchmark, 92.5 vs 88.8 out of 100 (a 3.7-point edge), measured across 1,235,909 and 1,265,229 benchmarked trades. Slippage, revert rate, and MEV exposure are scored separately. (data as of July 15, 2026)
Protocol Scorecard
| Aerodrome | Uniswap | |
|---|---|---|
| Slippage Score (0-100) | 92.5 | 88.8 |
| Trades Analyzed | 1,235,909 | 1,265,229 |
Aerodrome and Uniswap are both decentralized exchanges (AMMs), where trades execute directly against on-chain liquidity pools. The comparison comes down to pool depth, fee tiers, and how exposed each venue's order flow is to MEV such as sandwich attacks.
Across the trades ClearTrace benchmarked, Aerodrome posted a slippage score of 92.5/100 versus 88.8/100 for Uniswap — a meaningful but not decisive edge of 3.7 points. The score reflects realized slippage only — derived from median slippage versus a 1-minute VWAP, where a higher number means lower slippage. MEV exposure and revert rates are tracked as separate metrics. Aerodrome was measured over 1,235,909 trades and Uniswap over 1,265,229.
On this data, Aerodrome holds the stronger slippage score, but the gap reflects routing and slippage differences rather than one venue being universally better — results shift with trade size, token pair, and market conditions, and MEV exposure and revert rates are separate considerations. Scores update on each data refresh; see our methodology for the full approach.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which has better execution quality, Aerodrome or Uniswap?
Based on ClearTrace's slippage score (median slippage vs a VWAP baseline), Aerodrome edges out Uniswap, 92.5/100 versus 88.8/100 (a 3.7-point gap).
Does Aerodrome or Uniswap offer better MEV protection?
ClearTrace publishes a slippage-based score and per-aggregator revert rates — not a per-aggregator MEV-protection score. On slippage, Aerodrome was tighter (~7.5 bps vs ~11.2 bps). For MEV specifically, the dashboard surfaces detected sandwich activity as a separate metric.
Is Aerodrome or Uniswap better for large trades?
For large orders, the venue with deeper liquidity for your pair usually wins on price impact. Both Aerodrome and Uniswap are AMMs, so compare pool depth for your token pair; the live dashboard tracks current execution quality.