Jupiter Perps vs Lighter
A detailed head-to-head comparison of Jupiter Perps and Lighter — pricing, features, and which one wins for different use cases.
Jupiter Perps
High-volume Solana perps built on the JLP liquidity pool
Jupiter Perps is the perpetual futures product from Jupiter, Solana's dominant DEX aggregator, and one of the highest-volume perp venues in DeFi. It uses a pool-based model: traders open leveraged pos…
Full review →Lighter
Verifiable order-book perp DEX with cryptographic proof of fair execution
Lighter is a decentralized order-book perpetual exchange notable for something no other perp DEX offers at scale: cryptographic proof of fair execution, where every trade, liquidation, and match can b…
Full review →Feature Comparison
| Feature | Jupiter Perps | Lighter |
|---|---|---|
| Max Leverage | Up to 100x | Up to 50x |
| Settlement Model | Pool-based (JLP) | ZK-rollup order book (verifiable) |
| Oracle Type | Oracle-priced (Pyth) | Order book + oracle |
| Funding Rates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cross Margin | ✗ | ✓ |
| Isolated Margin | ✓ | ✓ |
| Liquidity Provider Yield | ✓ | ✗ |
| Governance Token | ✓ | ✗ |
| Multi Chain | ✗ | ✗ |
| Self Custody | ✓ | ✓ |
Jupiter Perps Pricing
Jupiter Perps
Free (fee per trade)
Free
- ✓Non-custodial perpetuals
- ✓Up to 100x leverage
- ✓On-chain settlement
- ✓Funding-rate markets
- ✓Self-custody trading
Lighter Pricing
Lighter
Free (fee per trade)
Free
- ✓Non-custodial perpetuals
- ✓Up to 50x leverage
- ✓On-chain settlement
- ✓Funding-rate markets
- ✓Self-custody trading
Verdict: Which Should You Choose?
Jupiter Perps is the better pick if you need one of the highest-volume perp venues in defi. Lighter wins when cryptographic proof of fair execution — unique at scale. Both are production-ready — the right choice depends on your team's workflow and budget.