Sanctum vs Stride
A detailed head-to-head comparison of Sanctum and Stride — pricing, features, and which one wins for different use cases.
Sanctum
Solana liquid staking infrastructure and the Infinity multi-LST pool
Sanctum is Solana liquid staking infrastructure designed to unify the fragmented Solana LST landscape, best known for its Infinity pool and its mission to make all Solana liquid staking tokens interop…
Full review →Stride
The leading liquid staking provider for the Cosmos ecosystem
Stride is the leading liquid staking provider for the Cosmos ecosystem, letting users liquid-stake assets like ATOM, TIA (Celestia), OSMO, and many other IBC-connected tokens to receive stTokens (stAT…
Full review →Feature Comparison
| Feature | Sanctum | Stride |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid Token | INF + partner LSTs | stATOM / stTIA + more |
| Minimum Stake | None | None |
| Reward Frequency | Continuous | Continuous |
| Defi Compatible | ✓ | ✓ |
| Node Operator Model | Multi-LST aggregation | Cosmos validators via IBC |
| Governance Token | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi Chain | ✗ | ✓ |
| Slashing Protection | ✗ | ✗ |
| Withdrawal Enabled | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insurance Fund | ✗ | ✗ |
Sanctum Pricing
Sanctum
Free (fee on rewards)
Free
- ✓Solana LST infrastructure
- ✓Infinity (INF) multi-LST pool
- ✓Instant unstaking Reserve
- ✓Launch your own LST
- ✓Unified LST liquidity
Stride Pricing
Stride
Free (10% fee on rewards)
Free
- ✓Cosmos liquid staking
- ✓stATOM, stTIA, stOSMO + many
- ✓IBC-based multi-chain reach
- ✓stTokens usable in Cosmos DeFi
- ✓STRD governance token
Verdict: Which Should You Choose?
Sanctum is the better pick if you need unifies fragmented solana lst liquidity. Stride wins when dominant liquid staking in the cosmos ecosystem. Both are production-ready — the right choice depends on your team's workflow and budget.