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Sanctum vs Swell Network

A detailed head-to-head comparison of Sanctum and Swell Network — pricing, features, and which one wins for different use cases.

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Sanctum

Solana liquid staking infrastructure and the Infinity multi-LST pool

4.2(78)

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

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Swell Network

ETH liquid staking and restaking with swETH and rswETH

4.0(74)

Swell Network is an Ethereum liquid staking and restaking protocol offering swETH (liquid staking) and rswETH (liquid restaking), aiming to provide a full staking-to-restaking product suite with a str

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Feature Comparison

FeatureSanctumSwell Network
Liquid TokenINF + partner LSTsswETH / rswETH
Minimum StakeNoneNone
Reward FrequencyContinuousContinuous
Defi Compatible
Node Operator ModelMulti-LST aggregationDecentralized operators
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
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Swell Network Pricing

Swell Network

Free (protocol fee on rewards)

Free

  • Liquid staking (swETH)
  • Liquid restaking (rswETH)
  • Swellchain L2 ecosystem
  • Decentralization focus
  • SWELL governance token
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Verdict: Which Should You Choose?

Sanctum is the better pick if you need unifies fragmented solana lst liquidity. Swell Network wins when both liquid staking and restaking in one protocol. Both are production-ready — the right choice depends on your team's workflow and budget.