pump.fun vs Moonshot
verdict · by 30d fees
pump.fun is currently the bigger platform (roughly 454× by 30-day fees). Size is not the whole story: chains, fee routing and creator rewards differ meaningfully. Numbers refresh hourly from DefiLlama.
platform facts
| Fact | pump.fun | Moonshot |
|---|---|---|
| Chains | Solana | Solana |
| Live since | 2024 | 2024 |
| Launch cost | Free (network fees only, well under $1) | Free (network fees only) |
| Trading fees | ~1% trading fee on bonding-curve trades; post-graduation swaps are charged on PumpSwap, with a share routed to the token creator. | Trading fees per swap in-app; card purchases carry onramp costs. |
| Graduation | Bonding curve fills → automatic migration to PumpSwap | Curve completion → DEX liquidity |
| Creator rewards | Creator fee-sharing on graduated tokens (introduced 2025), paid from PumpSwap trading fees. | None headline; distribution is the pitch. |
pump.fun in short
The platform that invented the bonding-curve memecoin launch and still leads the category on volume and revenue. Anyone can deploy a token in seconds for close to zero cost. Trading starts instantly on a bonding curve; once the curve fills, liquidity graduates to PumpSwap, pump.fun's own DEX, where trading continues with deeper liquidity.
→ full pump.fun stats→ pump.fun reviewMoonshot in short
DEX Screener's consumer app for buying memecoins with Apple Pay/cards — with its own token creation flow. Buyers trade against the curve until it fills, then liquidity moves to a DEX pool, the same graduation pattern used by pump.fun and most of its rivals. Anyone comparing Moonshot to a pure bonding-curve pad like pump.fun should weigh the convenience of the card flow against this extra cost. pump.fun and FOMO are the closest points of comparison.
→ full Moonshot stats→ Moonshot reviewData comes from DefiLlama, refreshed hourly. MemeFees is independent and not affiliated with pump.fun or Moonshot. Nothing here is financial advice.