GMTrade vs Raiku

Overview

GMTrade GMTrade (formerly GMXSOL) is one of Solana's largest perpetual DEXs, with $200M+ in daily volume. It lets traders take leveraged positions on crypto, stocks, commodities, and forex with up to 100x lev... Raiku Raiku is a coordination layer that sells guaranteed blockspace on Solana through Ahead-of-Time (AoT) and Just-in-Time (JiT) auctions. Instead of competing in the open mempool and hoping a transaction...

Community Ratings

Raiku is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 2 reviews, compared to 0.0/5 for GMTrade (0 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

GMTrade uses a freemium model, while Raiku is paid.

Key Features

GMTrade offers 5 features including Perpetuals on crypto, stocks, commodities, and forex, Up to 100x leverage, $200M+ daily trading volume, and 2 more. Raiku counters with 5 features including Ahead-of-Time (AoT) auctions to reserve Solana blockspace in advance, Just-in-Time (JiT) auctions for immediate inclusion demand, Deterministic transaction inclusion for latency-sensitive systems, and 2 more. The right choice depends on which specific features matter for your use case — check the individual review pages for full breakdowns.

Reliability & Health

We monitor both tools around the clock for uptime, SSL validity, and response times. GMTrade currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. Raiku is rated healthy with 100.0% uptime. For any tool you trust with your funds, trades, or yield, uptime and speed are non-negotiable.

Strengths

GMTrade's key strengths include broad market coverage beyond just crypto perpetuals, one of solana's highest-volume perp dexs, on-chain self-custody with solana's speed and low fees. Raiku stands out for guaranteed inclusion solves a real pain point for trading infrastructure, dual aot and jit auctions cover both planned and immediate needs, rkusol offers a novel, blockspace-native yield source for stakers. On the flip side, GMTrade's weaknesses include up to 100x leverage carries high liquidation risk, while Raiku's main drawback is specialized infrastructure aimed at sophisticated builders, not casual users.