CoW Swap — CoW Swap settles trades via batch auctions with MEV protection, matching coincidence-of-wants before routing to AMMs. It's a solid product, but many users search for a CoW Swap alternative because of batch auctions add settlement delay and it covers fewer chains.
10FI offers two API products: Swap API for best-route swaps and bridges, and Gasless API for sponsored approvals and swaps where supported — plus a flat 0.1% platform fee and a free developer tier.
| 10FI | CoW Swap | |
|---|---|---|
| Swap fee | 0.1% flat — nothing hidden | Fee taken from surplus / positive slippage capture |
| Gas cost to user | Swap API: network gas where required; Gasless API: sponsored where supported | Yes — solvers pay gas, recovered in execution price |
| Free API tier | 1,000 req/day · 30,000/month · no card | Free public API |
| Custody | Non-custodial | Non-custodial |
| Native token needed | Gasless API: not on supported routes; Swap API: when route requires gas | Depends on mode |
| Pricing model | One number: 0.1% | Varies by product |
On eligible routes, instead of sending an on-chain transaction yourself, you sign a single off-chain message describing your trade. Competing resolvers pick it up, pay the gas, and settle it on-chain. Standard Swap API routes still use normal wallet transactions — users pay network gas when the winning route requires it.
10FI is a strong CoW Swap alternative: it aggregates major liquidity sources through a Swap API (best price, same-chain and cross-chain) and a separate Gasless API for sponsored execution on supported routes. Flat 0.1% fee, no subscription, free developer API (1,000 requests/day).
10FI charges a flat 0.1% platform fee. Swap API routes may include normal network gas paid by the user; Gasless API routes sponsor gas where supported. CoW Swap's pricing: Fee taken from surplus / positive slippage capture.
Yes — through the Gasless API product on eligible routes. You sign one off-chain message; resolvers pay blockchain gas and settle on-chain. Standard Swap API routes may still require the user to pay network gas.
Yes. Funds move from your wallet through an audited settlement contract and back to your wallet in one atomic transaction. 10FI never holds your assets.