Maple Finance vs 
Aave
Two lending models with opposite collateral assumptions. Aave is overcollateralised and permissionless: anyone can borrow if they post more than they take, and liquidations are automatic. Maple, founded in Sydney, lends to vetted institutional borrowers with underwriting and, at times, undercollateralised terms — closer to traditional credit, with the credit risk that implies. Maple has already lived through borrower defaults; that history is part of the comparison.
12 months, both starting at 100 (AUD)
SYRUP → 43 · AAVE → 42| Measure | SYRUP | AAVE |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | A$0.3B | A$3.0B |
| Rank | #169 | #47 |
| Price | A$0.2842 | A$197.13 |
| 90-day change (AUD) | +58.8% | +70.6% |
| 12-month change (AUD) | −53.1% | −51.8% |
| From all-time high | −71.8% | −76.8% |
| Supply model | No fixed maximum | Capped: 16.0M max |
| AU exchanges we verify it on | 3 | 3 |
About Maple Finance
About Aave
Aave is the leading decentralised lending protocol, where users supply and borrow crypto against collateral without an intermediary. The AAVE token governs the protocol and backs its safety module.
FAQ
Which is bigger, Maple Finance or Aave?
By market value today: Aave (A$3.0B vs A$0.3B). Size measures money invested, not quality — but it does measure liquidity, which affects how easily you can buy and sell.
Which performed better this year?
Over the past 12 months in AUD terms: SYRUP −53.1%, AAVE −51.8% — the chart above shows the whole path, which matters more than the endpoints. Past performance is no indicator of future results, in either direction.
Can I buy both in Australia?
Yes — both are listed on AUSTRAC-registered exchanges we verify. SYRUP appears on 3 of our reviewed platforms and AAVE on 3. Compare costs first on the fee calculator, and remember every crypto-to-crypto swap between them is a CGT event.
Should I hold SYRUP or AAVE?
That's a personal decision we don't make for you — this page exists to make the structural differences clear so the choice is yours. What we'd say to anyone: understand what job each coin is designed for, size positions like the risk is real, and check the honest failure statistics before going further down the market-cap list.
Data from our market records (powered by CoinGecko), refreshed with the daily rebuild. General information only, not financial advice — we compare structure and history, we don't pick winners.