Comparison

Solana token launchpads compared

A Solana launchpad is a site that mints a token for you and opens its first market in one flow. The differences that actually matter are what the token is priced against, who keeps the trading fees, and what happens to the liquidity.

Reviewed and updated 2026-09-17

Short answer

Most Solana launchpads mint a fixed-supply SPL token and open a market quoted in SOL. StonkFun's distinguishing choice is that the quote asset can be something else — a tokenized stock, a currency or any mint — and that pool fees are split with the creator. Pump.fun uses a SOL bonding curve that graduates to a DEX pool. Everything below is taken from each platform's own documentation on the date shown; cells we could not verify are marked as unknown rather than guessed.

The four questions worth asking about any launchpad

What is the token priced against? A SOL-quoted token rises and falls with Solana as well as with its own demand. A token quoted against something else inherits that asset's behaviour instead. See our stock-paired tokens explainer for the mechanics.

Who earns the trading fees? Some platforms keep the entire fee; others share it with the creator. That difference decides whether launching a token is a one-off event or an ongoing revenue stream.

What happens to liquidity? Look for a stated, on-chain mechanism rather than a promise. Burned LP positions cannot be pulled; an unburned position can.

Can buyers find your token? A launch with no discovery surface is a launch nobody sees. Boards, filters and a public API all matter here.

StonkFun and Pump.fun side by side

Verified from each platform's own pages and documentation, 15 September 2026
Dimension	StonkFun	Pump.fun
Cost to create	A fee paid at launch, signed from the creator's wallet	0 SOL to create; roughly 0.015 SOL at graduation
Token supply	Fixed at 1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000 on the bonding curve
Quote asset	Choose from xStocks, PreStocks, Tessera, Sunrise, currencies, leverage tokens, collectibles, SOL or a custom mint	SOL
First market	One-sided Raydium pool opened immediately	Bonding curve first, then a DEX pool once it graduates
Trading fee	1% pool split 50/50 creator/platform, or 2% pool paying the creator 1.5%	A dynamic fee that varies with market capitalisation
Optional holder reward	A 1% or 3% transfer tax paid to holders in the quote token	Unknown / not verified
Liquidity	Stated as permanently locked through Raydium Burn & Earn	Liquidity moved to a DEX pool at graduation
Metadata storage	Stated as stored on Arweave	Unknown / not verified
Public API	Documented public endpoints for tokens and pairs	Public documentation repository
Account required	No account; a wallet signature authorises the launch	No account; wallet-based

A longer write-up of this pairing, including what remains unresolved about each, lives on the StonkFun vs Pump.fun page.

Why we do not rank every Solana launchpad

There are many of them, and most change their fee tables faster than any list can track. We only publish a row once we have read the number on the platform's own page. If you want another platform covered here, tell us and we will check it rather than copy someone else's table.

Which one fits which goal

If you want to…	Look for	Read next
Price your token against a stock or currency	A launchpad with selectable quote assets	Launch on StonkFun
Earn from trading volume after launch	A stated creator share of the pool fee	StonkFun review
Understand the mechanics before spending anything	Published fee and liquidity documentation	How to create a memecoin
Buy the platform token rather than launch	A verified mint address, never a ticker	STONK contract address

What is a Solana launchpad?

A web app that mints a new SPL token, pays the on-chain costs for you and opens its first tradeable market in a single flow, so a creator never has to write a deployment script.

Do launchpads take custody of my funds?

The ones covered here do not: the launch is authorised by a signature from your own wallet and the token lands in that wallet. No launchpad should ever ask for a seed phrase or a private key.

Is launching a token profitable?

Only if the token trades. Fee-sharing pays a percentage of volume, and most launched tokens see very little of it. Treat the launch fee as money you may not see again.

What is the safest way to check a launchpad's claims?

Open the pool on an explorer and confirm the supply, the LP position and the fee settings yourself. Documentation describes intent; the chain records what actually happened.

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Sources and verification

Checked 2026-09-15.