A pump.fun alternative: degenerate.GG vs pump.fun
pump.fun made bonding-curve memecoin launches popular on Solana. If you're looking for an alternative, degenerate.GG works the same basic way, with a few differences in how you sign in, what a launch costs and where coins go when they graduate.
Try degenerate.GGWhat both launchpads have in common
- You launch a coin with a name, ticker and image, without writing code.
- New coins trade on a bonding curve: the price rises as people buy and falls as they sell.
- When a coin reaches its graduation target, it moves to a regular trading pool.
degenerate.GG vs pump.fun at a glance
| degenerate.GG | pump.fun | |
|---|---|---|
| Blockchain | Solana | Solana |
| How new coins trade | Bonding curve | Bonding curve |
| Launch cost | $0.50 fee plus about 0.02 SOL in network and account costs | No launch fee in its on-chain settings; network and account costs only |
| Trading fee on the curve | 1.25% per trade | 1.25% per trade (0.95% platform, 0.30% creator) |
| Creator earnings on the curve | 0.50% of every buy (half of our 1% fee) | 0.30% of every buy and sell |
| Graduation | At about a $100,000 market cap (about 200 SOL raised, set in SOL at launch) | When about 85 SOL is raised (about a 410 SOL market cap, roughly $42,000 using the October 25, 2026 SOL price) |
| Where coins go after graduation | Raydium pool | PumpSwap, pump.fun's own exchange |
| Trading fee after graduation | 0.30% per trade | 0.30% to 1.25% per trade, depending on market cap |
| Creator earnings after graduation | Up to 0.025% of every buy | 0.05% to 0.95% of each trade, depending on market cap |
| How creators get paid | Automatically, to the creator's wallet | The creator claims them with a signed transaction |
Why creators choose degenerate.GG
Sign in with email, no wallet extension
Signing in with email creates a Solana wallet for your account. New creators and traders can start without installing Phantom or saving a seed phrase first. You can still back the wallet up or move it through MetaMask's wallet settings.
A flat $0.50 launch fee
Launching a coin costs $0.50 in SOL, plus about 0.02 SOL in Solana network fees and account deposits. You see the estimated total, including any initial buy, before you confirm.
Creator rewards paid automatically
Creators earn half of our buy fees on their eligible coins: 0.50% of every buy on the bonding curve, compared with 0.30% of each trade on pump.fun. Rewards go to the creator's wallet automatically, once the available combined balance reaches 0.01 SOL, with no separate claim step.
Graduation to Raydium
Coins graduate at about a $100,000 market cap. Their liquidity moves to a Raydium pool, one of the most widely used exchanges on Solana, and the coin keeps trading on degenerate.GG with a flat 0.30% trading fee.
Live coin charts, holders and site-wide chat
Every coin page shows a live price chart, graduation progress and the holder list, and the site has a live chat for talking with other traders.
When pump.fun might suit you better
pump.fun is the biggest name in Solana memecoin launches, so it has more traders watching new coins at any moment. It has no launch fee in its on-chain settings, coins graduate sooner (about 85 SOL raised, against about 200 SOL here), its creators also earn on sells, and after graduation the creator share can reach 0.95% per trade for mid-sized coins. If you already have a large audience there, or you want coins to graduate to PumpSwap, it may be the better fit. Many creators try more than one launchpad.
For more detail, read our launch costs and how creator rewards are paid.
How to switch
There's nothing to migrate: you launch a new coin. Follow our step-by-step launch guide. It takes a few minutes.
degenerate.GG is not affiliated with pump.fun. pump.fun is a trademark of its owners. Memecoins are highly volatile and can lose all of their value; this comparison is not financial advice.
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