BonkBot vs Trojan in 2026 (and Where Maestro Fits)
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Last verified: September 14, 2026, fees and menus read inside both bots; first written August 18 against docs and public metrics. The two buttons at the bottom are referral links since August 18, marked as such; the comparison itself predates them and did not move.
The one-rule answer: both are Solana Telegram bots charging 1%. BonkBot is the simple one: paste, buy, done, with a spotless incident record and exportable keys.
Trojan is the powerful one: copy trading, limit orders, DCA, a web terminal, and a perps rollout. Beginners and speed-first traders take BonkBot; anyone who wants tooling takes Trojan. Maestro on Solana is the compromise pick only if you already use it on other chains.
Side by side
| BonkBot | Trojan | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee | 1% per swap source | 1%, or 0.9% if you joined via any referral ("Your friends save 10% with your link", read in the bot) in-app Sept 14, 2026. Plus 20% cashback on fees for everyone, paid every 12 hours |
| Chain | Solana only | Solana only (an ETH bridge and a perps rollout exist, but those are features, not extra chains) |
| Interface | Telegram bot (+ optional Telemetry web terminal) | Telegram bot + full Trojan web terminal |
| Tooling | Simpler menus, but no longer minimal: limit orders, DCA and MEV settings are in the bot menu seen Sept 14, 2026. No copy trading | Copy trading, limit orders, DCA, MEV protection settings |
| Key export | Yes, documented, keys held on hardware-security infrastructure | Yes, exportable |
| Incidents | None on record | None major on record |
| Scale | Over $10B lifetime volume, BONK ecosystem flagship | Over $25B lifetime volume, one of Solana's largest bots |
The real difference is philosophy
These two bots price identically and neither has a hack on record, so the choice is about what you want a bot to be.
BonkBot bets that a bot should do one thing instantly: you paste a token address and you are in the trade in seconds. (We used to add that 10% of fees feed BONK burns; we could not find that figure in any official BonkBot source, so it is gone until we can.)
Trojan bets that Telegram can hold a full trading desk: its copy trading and order types are the deepest of any Solana Telegram bot, at the cost of menus you have to learn. Neither bet is wrong. Match the bot to your patience, not to a review score.
What about Maestro on Solana? The triple comparison
The question behind "BonkBot vs Maestro vs Trojan" resolves cleanly: on pure Solana execution, the Solana-native bots are the better tools, and Maestro's advantage (its 14-chain breadth, covered in our Maestro review) is exactly what a Solana-only trader does not need.
Pick Maestro for Solana only if you already run it elsewhere and value one bot everywhere over the best bot here. Otherwise: BonkBot for simplicity, Trojan for tooling.
Fees within fees, stated plainly
Trojan's effective 0.9% (the standing 10% discount for anyone who arrived via a referral, confirmed in the bot on September 14, 2026) makes it marginally the cheaper bot, and its 20% cashback for every user, paid every 12 hours, widens the gap. Trojan's docs do not mention the 10% discount; the bot does, so we date it.
BonkBot's answer is Telemetry, its web terminal, where cashback climbs by tier up to 25% of fees per its docs, so 0.75% effective at best. We used to write "about 0.5%" here; that was wrong.
And if fees are your whole decision, the web terminals in our GMGN vs Axiom comparison undercut both bots at volume. Telegram convenience costs real basis points; that is the honest trade.
FAQ
Is BonkBot safe?
Its record is as good as this category gets: no known incidents, documented key export, keys on hardware-backed infrastructure. The structural rule still applies, deposits live with the bot: details here.
Does Trojan have copy trading?
Yes, and with more control than BonkBot offers: follow wallets with per-wallet sizing and sell mirroring. For copy trading built around wallet research rather than execution, see Cielo.
Which is better for a complete beginner?
BonkBot, without hesitation. Fewer menus means fewer expensive mistakes. It now has limit orders and DCA of its own; graduate to Trojan when you want copy trading.
What are the best BonkBot alternatives?
On Solana, Trojan is the direct alternative: same chain, more tooling, limit orders and copy trading included.
Maestro only makes sense if you already run it on other chains and want one bot everywhere. Banana Gun covers Solana too, with a sniper focus, and is compared with Maestro in its own page.
If what you miss in BonkBot is a web interface rather than features, look at GMGN instead of another Telegram bot.
Links
(ref links) Both buttons are referral links, added August 18, 2026: the bots may pay us a share of trading fees at no cost to you, and on Trojan a referred account pays 0.9% instead of 1%. Both handles were verified against the official sites the same day (bonkbot.io lists @bonkbot_bot; the anti-phishing page trojanonsolana.com/links lists @solana_trojanbot as the main bot). Fake copies of both bots circulate on Telegram: use links you trust.
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