Is Across a swap aggregator?

No. It is a cross-chain bridge. Use Orkid for same-chain swaps.

Fast — relayers front liquidity so users do not wait for chain finality. But the swap on the destination chain is still exposed to MEV. Use Orkid for the swap.

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Alternative comparison

Best Across Alternatives in 2026

TL;DR: Across is fast cross-chain bridge using a relayer-and-lp model for evm chains. If you are looking for a Across alternative with lower fees, gasless execution, MEV protection, and surplus returned to you, Orkid is the strongest option on Base, Ethereum, and Unichain.

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Why switch

Common reasons to look for Across alternatives

Bridge, not a swap aggregator

Limited to EVM chains (4 currently)

Orkid addresses these issues with a transparent 9 bps flat fee, gasless execution via Permit2, patent-backed MEV detection, and full surplus return to the user.

Top alternative

Orkid — 9 bps, gasless, MEV-protected

Across bridges tokens between EVM chains. Orkid swaps them optimally on one chain. Use Across to bridge to Base, then Orkid to swap at 9 bps.

9 bps flat fee — transparent and competitive
Gasless via Permit2 — no native gas token needed
Patent-backed MEV detection — no sandwich attacks
Surplus returned to you — positive slippage is yours
11+ DEX venues and RFQ sources on Base, Ethereum, Unichain

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What Across does well

Where Across still makes sense

Across is not a bad product. It has real strengths:

Fast settlement — relayers front the liquidity, so users do not wait for finality
Low bridge fees for EVM-to-EVM transfers
LP model provides good liquidity for major corridors

The question is whether those strengths matter more to you than transparent pricing, gasless execution, MEV protection, and surplus return.

Other alternatives

More Across alternatives to consider

DEX

Uniswap

The largest decentralized exchange by volume, with V2, V3, and V4 pools.

Fee: 5-100 bps depending on the pool. V3 concentrated liquidity pools can be as low as 1 bp; V2 is flat at 30 bps.

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Wallet Swap

MetaMask Swap

The in-wallet swap feature powered by 0x, charging 0.875% per swap.

Fee: 87.5 bps (0.875%) — the highest explicit swap fee among major wallet-integrated swap services.

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Aggregator

1inch

The most established DEX aggregator with Fusion mode for gasless, MEV-protected swaps.

Fee: Classic mode: 0 bps platform fee, you pay pool fees + gas. Fusion mode: gasless, fee embedded in the Dutch auction spread.

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Aggregator

CoW Swap

Batch auction DEX aggregator with coincidence of wants matching and MEV protection.

Fee: 0 bps protocol fee. Revenue comes from the batch auction spread and coincidence of wants matching.

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Ready to switch

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No direct migration. Use Across for bridging, Orkid for swapping.

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