Meteora DLMM and Orca compared on the facts each tool states on its own site. Orca: Decentralized exchange on Solana for token swaps and liquidity provision. Updated 12 Oct 2026.
| Feature | Meteora DLMM | Orca |
|---|---|---|
| FeesDiffers | Standard DLMM pools send 10% of trading fees to the protocol and 90% to liquidity providers; launch pools send 20%; limit-order fees send 50%● | Swap fee is set by the pool fee tier (0.01% to 2% depending on pool type); fees split 87% to liquidity providers, 12% to the protocol treasury and 1% to the Climate Fund● |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Audited | Yes● | Yes |
| Pool creation fee | — | 0 SOL● |
| Pool typesDiffers | DLMM (standard), DLMM launch pools● | Whirlpools (CLMM), Splash pools● |
Compiled from each tool's own website and docs. Values link to their sources in the table above. Anything a site does not state is left out rather than guessed.
Audit report: Meteora DLMM is https://docs.meteora.ag/resources/audits. Orca is https://github.com/orca-so/whirlpools/tree/main/.audits. Fees: Meteora DLMM is Standard DLMM pools send 10% of trading fees to the protocol and 90% to liquidity providers; launch pools send 20%; limit-order fees send 50%. Orca is Swap fee is set by the pool fee tier (0.01% to 2% depending on pool type); fees split 87% to liquidity providers, 12% to the protocol treasury and 1% to the Climate Fund. Pool types: Meteora DLMM is DLMM (standard), DLMM launch pools. Orca is Whirlpools (CLMM), Splash pools.
