Venues / Photon

8 Photon Sol alternatives

The closest alternatives to Photon are fomo, Axiom, MevX, GMGN. fomo costs 1% per round trip and suits mobile-first traders who want gasless multichain memecoin swaps with a social feed of what top traders are buying. Below, every option with fees, chains and what each is best at.

Checked 2026-10-16

Why look beyond Photon

The alternatives

  1. fomo

    Solana · Base · BNB Chain · Ethereum · Monad · Hyperliquid · Robinhood Chain · Arc · 1% round trip

    Mobile-first traders who want gasless multichain memecoin swaps with a social feed of what top traders are buying.

    + 0.50% platform fee, about half the 1% common among memecoin terminals, per TechCrunch.

    Open fomo — 10% off fees · Photon vs fomo
  2. Axiom

    Solana · BNB Chain · Robinhood Chain · 2% round trip

    Desktop Solana and BNB Chain memecoin traders who want spot, Hyperliquid perps and wallet tracking in one web terminal.

    + Fee tiers are published: 1% base falling to a 0.75% net fee at the top cashback tier.

    Open Axiom — 10% off fees · Photon vs Axiom
  3. MevX

    Solana · Ethereum · BNB Chain · Base · Tron · Hyperliquid · HyperEVM · Sui · Avalanche · Xlayer · Plasma · 1.8% round trip

    Memecoin traders who want one terminal and Telegram bot spanning Solana, EVM chains, Tron and Sui with a points-based fee discount.

    + Default fee of 0.9% per trade is below the 1% common among Telegram bots, and drops to 0.7% at the top rank.

    Open MevX · Photon vs MevX
  4. GMGN

    Solana · Ethereum · Base · BNB Chain · Tron · Monad · Megaeth · Hyperliquid · Xlayer · Robinhood Chain · Arbitrum · Arc · 2% round trip

    Multichain memecoin traders who want smart-money tracking and copy trading across a web terminal and Telegram bots.

    + Flat, published 1% fee with no extra GMGN charges.

    Open GMGN · Photon vs GMGN
  5. Padre

    Solana · Ethereum · Base · BNB Chain

    Memecoin traders who want one terminal across Solana, Ethereum, Base and BNB Chain, backed by pump.fun.

    + Supports four chains: Solana, Ethereum, BNB Chain and Base.

    Open Padre · Photon vs Padre
  6. Banana Gun

    Ethereum · Solana · BNB Chain · Base · Robinhood Chain · Stable · HyperEVM · Megaeth · 1% round trip

    Traders sniping new launches on Ethereum and other EVM chains who also want a Solana bot and a web terminal under one account.

    + Manual trades cost 0.5% per side, half the 1% common among Telegram bots.

    Open Banana Gun
  7. Bloom

    Solana · Ethereum · BNB Chain · Base · Robinhood Chain · Arc · HyperEVM · Ink · 2% round trip

    Traders who already use a web terminal like Axiom or GMGN and want faster one-click fills plus Telegram automation across Solana and EVM chains.

    + Referral link lowers the fee from 1% to 0.9% on every trade.

    Open Bloom
  8. Trojan

    Solana · 2% round trip

    Solana memecoin traders outside the US and EU who want one account across a Telegram bot and a web terminal.

    + Cashback of 10% to 35% of fees in SOL, by Arena rank.

    Open Trojan — 10% off fees

Cost compared

Cost of a round trip (buy + sell). Platform fee only; network and pool fees are extra.

VenueRate (round trip)You pay
fomo 0.9% $9.00 Open
Banana Gun 1% $10.00 Open
Axiom 1.8% $18.00 Open
MevX 1.8% $18.00 Open
Trojan 1.8% $18.00 Open
GMGN 2% $20.00 Open
Bloom 2% $20.00 Open

FAQ

What is the best alternative to Photon?

For most people, fomo: Mobile-first traders who want gasless multichain memecoin swaps with a social feed of what top traders are buying.

Why do people switch from Photon?

Monthly revenue fell about 92% from Sep 2025 to Sep 2026, per DefiLlama. No fee schedule or referral terms could be verified from official sources.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Photon?

None of the close alternatives we track charge less than Photon at the default tier.