HostUNI vs AAVE — price, size and safety, side by side
UNI (Ethereum) vs AAVE (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-16 / 2026-10-16.
UNI vs AAVE — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-16T21:15:32
| UNI | AAVE | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.46 | $161.52 |
| Market cap | $4.61B | $2.79B |
| 24h volume | $2.16M DEX | $1.84M DEX |
| Liquidity | $26.90M | $12.56M |
| FDV | $6.54B | $2.89B |
| Holders | 383,059 | — |
| Age (days) | 1,745 | 1,742 |
| Safety grade | A | B |
Where they differ
- UNI measures ~1.7× the market cap of AAVE
- UNI measures ~2.1× the liquidity of AAVE
What the data says
UNI
UNI is Uniswap's governance token — the asset of the protocol that invented the automated market maker and still clears more DEX volume than the rest of the field combined. The deployment 0x1f9840a85d5af5bf1d1762f925bdaddc4201f984 is the canonical mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $26.9 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set.
The honest asymmetry is the governance-token shape: UNI's thesis is control over a fee-generating machine, but the "fee switch" — the mechanism that would route protocol revenue to holders — has been proposed and deferred for years, so the token trades on governance value and the perennial expectation rather than cashflow it actually pays. That makes its valuation more reflexive than a productive asset's.
AAVE
AAVE is the token of DeFi's biggest lending protocol — the asset that secures Aave's safety module and governs the money market that's been clearing loans continuously since ETHLend in 2017. The deployment 0x7fc66500c84a76ad7e9c93437bfc5ac33e2ddae9 is the canonical mint; our October 6, 2026 snapshot reads $12.6 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set — thin against a float that trades everywhere.
The honest shape: AAVE's thesis is unusually concrete for a governance token — stakers backstop protocol shortfalls with their own stake, so the token is literally collateral for the system's solvency, which ties its value to Aave's actual revenue and risk book rather than pure governance vibes. That makes it closer to a productive asset than most of this index — with the caveat that "productive" here still means "exposed to one protocol's loan book."
FAQ
Which is bigger, UNI or AAVE?
By tracked market cap: UNI (Ethereum) measures $4.61B and AAVE (Ethereum) measures $2.79B — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, UNI or AAVE?
On the contract checks we publish: UNI (Ethereum) grades A and AAVE (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have UNI and AAVE performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-10-16T21:15:32, the measured snapshots show UNI at +7.35% and AAVE at +10.4%.
The grade column is the one CMC's compare page cannot print — our grade is computed from the contract itself (mint/freeze authority, liquidity, holder concentration). Changes are measured over the shared window stated on the chart, 2026-09-08→2026-10-16T21:15:32; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
Figures are dated on-chain snapshots, not a live feed. Safety grades are structural checks — not investment advice. Free · no signup · a HostDeFi product.