Why aggregators exist
Moving value between chains can be done by many protocols — liquidity networks, intent solvers, validator-run AMMs — and their prices differ by a few tenths of a percent from minute to minute. On a $10,000 swap, 0.3% is $30.
An aggregator removes the guesswork: one request, every live answer, ranked.
How routes are ranked
Compare the amount received, not the headline rate: the received amount already accounts for network fees, protocol fees and price impact. Then look at time, and at how each protocol holds your deposit while the swap runs.
- Amount received after all fees
- Estimated completion time
- Minimum you receive (or refund)
- Who holds the deposit and how
Deposit-address routes vs wallet-signed routes
Some routes give you a one-time deposit address you can pay from any wallet or exchange. Others require connecting a wallet and signing a contract call. Deposit routes are simpler and work from custodial accounts; wallet routes can reach more DEX liquidity.
TorrentSwap offers deposit-address routes from NEAR Intents, Chainflip and Flashnet, plus wallet-signed routes from THORChain and Pact Swap when you connect an EVM wallet.
What to check before using any aggregator
Does it name the protocol that will execute your swap? Does it show the minimum you receive and what happens if that isn’t met? Does it require an account? Is the fee included in the quote or added later?