Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count per venue
TradingAster
Leads586
- p99
- 586
- rank
- #1
- samples
- 2,880
Ostium
Trails83
- p99
- 83
- rank
- #13
- samples
- 2,880
Active markets
Astern/aOstiumn/a
Aster vs Ostium
Aster leads on 2 of 3 shared benchmarks, Ostium on 1. Aster wins on Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count per venue (586 vs 83), Perp DEX asset breadth (124 vs 74). Ostium wins on Perp DEX capital efficiency (7 vs 0.723).
Aster
Aster is a decentralized perps exchange (ex-ApolloX, backed by YZi Labs) on BNB Chain and other EVM networks, with a Binance-compatible API and 8 hour funding periods.
Ostium
Arbitrum-based perp DEX specialized in RWA exposure including FX, commodities and indices.
Side by side measurements
Perp DEX asset breadth: non-crypto markets live, forex + stocks + indices + commodities
TradingAster
Leads124
- p99
- 124
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 196
Ostium
Trails74
- p99
- 74
- rank
- #7
- samples
- 196
Non-crypto markets
Astern/aOstiumn/a
Market count reflects the Mobula perp pairs catalog at query time. Only mainnet markets are counted (testnets excluded). Asset class tags (forex, stocks, indices, commodities) are assigned by Mobula's editorial taxonomy and updated when new pairs are listed. Venues not in the Mobula catalog (Hyperliquid, GMX, dYdX, Ostium, Vertex, Paradex, Aster) are monitored separately: their catalogs are crypto-only or verified crypto-only by native API.
Perp DEX capital efficiency: active markets per $M TVL, live
TradingAster
Trails0.723
- p99
- 0.723
- rank
- #9
- samples
- 2,880
Ostium
Leads7
- p99
- 7
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 2,880
Markets per $M TVL
Astern/aOstiumn/a
TVL from DefiLlama /protocol/{slug} currentChainTvls, excluding staking and pool2 categories. Market count from each venue's native API (same source as the perp-active-markets bench). The ratio reflects architectural choices, not absolute liquidity: a high ratio means the venue can list many markets cheaply, not that each market has deep liquidity. Compare with perp-volume-share for the liquidity angle.
Perp DEX price to fees ratio 2026: Hyperliquid, Aster, Lighter, GMX, GNS live
Trading| Provider | Fees 30d | Open interest | Fees / OI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aster | $6.45M | $1.44B | 0.054x |
| Ostium | $319.1K | $6.45M | 0.602x |
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Astern/aOstiumn/a
P/F = circulating market cap (CoinGecko) / annualized fees (DeFiLlama dailyFees, trailing 30d x 365/30), on the DeFiLlama parent the token accrues from. Fees include the share paid to liquidity providers; P/S uses protocol revenue only. Low-float tokens show a much higher FDV/F than P/F. Pre-TGE venues are listed unranked with fees and OI, no ratio. A low multiple is not a recommendation.
Frequently asked questions
Aster vs Ostium: which one is better?
Aster and Ostium are compared on 4 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Aster leads on Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count per venue. Ostium leads on Perp DEX capital efficiency. See the live table on this page for every metric.
Which has the higher active markets, Aster or Ostium?
On the Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count per venue benchmark, Aster leads at 586 versus Ostium at 83. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Which has the higher markets per $m tvl, Aster or Ostium?
On the Perp DEX capital efficiency benchmark, Ostium leads at 7 versus Aster at 0.723. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Aster vs Ostium comparison measured?
Every benchmark on this page uses the same open methodology, published at https://openchainbench.com/methodology. Data is CC-BY-4.0. Measurement harnesses are MIT-licensed.
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How this pair was selected
Auto-generated pairs require: both providers in the same benchmark for seven consecutive days, at least 1000 samples per provider, observable third-party search demand, and a public /products/[slug] page on OCB. Editorially curated pairs (like this one) may publish early when search demand is high and data is accruing; panels with fewer than 100 samples are shown as provisional. The full pair ledger is versioned in the public repo.