DEFI ALTERNATIVES
MakerDAO alternatives
The strongest-rated DeFi projects on Onyx, ranked by score. MakerDAO itself scores 86 (Certified).
194
+8 vs MKR
Uniswap UNI
The largest decentralized exchange on Ethereum, operating an automated market-maker model across five EVM chains.
291
+5 vs MKR
Aave v3 AAVE
Non-custodial liquidity protocol for lending and borrowing across 12 networks.
389
+3 vs MKR
Lido LDO
The largest liquid staking protocol, securing 28%+ of all staked ETH through a DAO-governed validator set.
486
0 vs MKR
Morpho MORPHO
Permissionless lending primitive with isolated markets and curated risk parameters.
585
-1 vs MKR
Curve CRV
Stableswap and pegged-asset AMM with deep liquidity across stables, LSTs, and synthetics.
684
-2 vs MKR
Compound COMP
Algorithmic money market protocol with the longest operational history in DeFi lending.
784
-2 vs MKR
Rocket Pool RPL
Decentralized ETH staking protocol with node operator network.
882
-4 vs MKR
Pendle PENDLE
Yield tokenization protocol splitting yield-bearing assets into principal and yield tokens.
982
-4 vs MKR
Ondo Finance ONDO
Tokenized real-world assets including US Treasuries (OUSG) and yieldcoins (USDY).
1081
-5 vs MKR
dYdX DYDX
Decentralized perpetuals exchange operating as an app-chain on Cosmos.
1180
-6 vs MKR
Jupiter JUP
Solana-native DEX aggregator and liquidity infrastructure.
1279
-7 vs MKR
Liquity LQTY
Decentralized CDP issuing LUSD against ETH collateral with 0% interest and immutable contracts.