Jupiter vs Light Protocol

Overview

Jupiter Jupiter is Solana's dominant DEX aggregator and the central hub for decentralized trading on the network. Processing billions of dollars in monthly volume, Jupiter routes trades across dozens of liqui... Light Protocol Light Protocol is a zero-knowledge compression framework for Solana that dramatically reduces on-chain storage costs by compressing account state into Merkle trees verified by ZK proofs. Instead of pa...

Community Ratings

Jupiter is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 1 review, compared to 0.0/5 for Light Protocol (0 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

Jupiter uses a free model — Free to use for swaps. Small platform fees on perps (0.1% taker, 0.01% maker). JUP token used for governance., while Light Protocol is free. Both tools are free, so cost isn't a deciding factor — focus on features and reliability instead.

Key Features

Jupiter offers 8 features including DEX aggregation across 20+ Solana liquidity sources for best-price routing, Perpetual futures trading (Jupiter Perps) with up to 100x leverage, Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) with customizable intervals and amounts, and 5 more. Light Protocol counters with 6 features including Compressed accounts that cost up to 1,000x less than standard Solana accounts, ZK proof verification for trustless state compression, TypeScript and Rust SDKs for building with compressed state, and 3 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. Jupiter currently has a healthy health status with 99.2% uptime over the last 30 days. Light Protocol 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

Jupiter's key strengths include best swap prices on solana through intelligent multi-dex routing, comprehensive defi suite — swaps, perps, dca, limit orders in one platform, free for standard swaps with no platform fee on basic trades.