Head-to-head · Token Launchers
Features, pricing, health score, community ratings — side-by-side from the live MadeOnSol database.
Updated August 31, 2026
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| Rating | (1) | (1) |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Health | Healthy | Healthy |
| Chain | Solana | Solana |
| Open Source | ||
| Features | 5 features | 5 features |
| Upvotes | ▲ 0 |
Pros & cons
Analysis
Catapult Catapult is a Solana L1 token launchpad designed around fair launches. New tokens start at a fixed price for roughly 30 minutes, creating an equal-access window during which whales cannot front-run pr... Gavel Gavel is a fair token launch platform from Ellipsis Labs, the team behind the Phoenix order book and backed by Paradigm with a $20M Series A. It is designed to make token distribution fairer by neutra...
Both Catapult and Gavel hold similar community ratings, suggesting users find comparable value in each. Your choice should come down to specific features, pricing, and ecosystem fit rather than overall score.
Catapult uses a free model, while Gavel is freemium. Catapult has the edge for users who want a no-cost solution, though Gavel's paid features may justify the investment for power users.
Catapult offers 5 features including Fixed-price launch window of roughly 30 minutes, Equal-access design to curb whale front-running, Upfront creator/protocol fee splits, and 2 more. Gavel counters with 5 features including Fair distribution that allocates tokens by investment ratio, Proprietary anti-sandwich AMM to mitigate MEV, Protection against sniping and front-running, and 2 more. The right choice depends on which specific features matter for your use case — check the individual review pages for full breakdowns.
We monitor both tools around the clock for uptime, SSL validity, and response times. Catapult currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. Gavel is rated healthy with 100.0% uptime. For any tool you trust with your funds, trades, or yield, uptime and speed are non-negotiable.
Catapult's key strengths include fair-launch window gives retail equal early access, transparent fee splits set before launch, built-in terminal for discovering fresh tokens. Gavel stands out for reduces sniping, front-running, and sandwich attacks, built by an experienced, well-backed defi team, proven test launch raised 30,747 sol from 2,480 investors.
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| Twitter Followers | 114,107 | 9,709 |
| Categories | Token Launchers | Token Launchers |
| Description | Fair-launch token launchpad on Solana — fixed-price 30-min window so retail gets equal access | Sandwich-resistant token distribution and liquidity bootstrapping |
Both Catapult and Gavel operate in the token launchers space, so this is a direct head-to-head. Neither has a clear community advantage, so your decision should be feature-driven. We recommend trying both — Catapult is free to start and Gavel is free to start. Read user reviews on each tool's page for real-world feedback from the Solana community.