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Uniswap vs SushiSwap

The original, against the fork that copied it and then went everywhere.

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By the Orca Crypto teamUpdated 2026-08-304 min readComparison
The short answer

Which one, and why

Choose Uniswap if

You want the deepest pools and the most scrutinized contracts, and you are trading on a major network.

Full Uniswap page
Choose SushiSwap if

You are on a chain Uniswap does not serve well, or you want routing that searches other venues as well as its own pools.

Full SushiSwap page
Our verdict

Uniswap on the major networks, without much argument. SushiSwap earns its place on the long tail of chains, where being deployed on thirty networks is genuinely useful.

Side by side

The specifications

UniswapSushiSwap
NetworksEthereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, BNB Chain, Unichain and moreOver 30 networks including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base and Polygon
ModelAutomated market maker, v2 constant product and v3 concentrated liquidityAMM with aggregation routing
Live since20182020
In one lineThe DEX that invented the model everyone else copied.A multi chain DEX that runs almost everywhere you might want to trade.
Where they actually differ

The parts that change the answer

The history matters less than it did

SushiSwap began in 2020 as a fork of Uniswap that incentivized liquidity away from it. That is interesting as history and it is not a reason to pick either one today.

Coverage against depth

SushiSwap runs on far more chains. Uniswap has far more liquidity on the chains that matter most. Which one wins depends entirely on where you are trading.

Routing

SushiSwap routes across other venues as well as its own pools, which can beat a single pool quote on a thin pair.

Common questions

Is SushiSwap a copy of Uniswap?
It started as a fork of the Uniswap contracts in 2020 and has diverged since. The lineage is real and it is not what should decide your trade.
Which is safer?
Both have long track records and audited contracts. The larger risk on either is the token you are buying, not the exchange.
Which supports more chains?
SushiSwap, by a wide margin. Uniswap concentrates on fewer networks with deeper pools on each.

Want a second opinion on your own setup?

A comparison page cannot see what you already hold or what you are trying to do. On a call we can, and we will tell you when the honest answer is that it does not matter.