Stargate Finance vs Wormhole
A detailed head-to-head comparison of Stargate Finance and Wormhole — pricing, features, and which one wins for different use cases.
Stargate Finance
Unified liquidity bridge for native asset transfers across 15+ chains, powered by LayerZero
Stargate Finance is the canonical bridge application built on LayerZero, offering native asset transfers — not wrapped tokens — across 15+ chains including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Polygon,…
Full review →Wormhole
Cross-chain messaging protocol connecting Solana, Ethereum, and 30+ chains with arbitrary data transfers
Wormhole is a cross-chain interoperability protocol that connects over 30 blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Polygon, Avalanche, Fantom, Aptos, Sui, and Near — with particular strength…
Full review →Feature Comparison
| Feature | Stargate Finance | Wormhole |
|---|---|---|
| Settlement Time | Instant (taxi) or 2–10 min (bus) | ~15–30 minutes |
| Bridge Model | Unified liquidity pools (LayerZero) | Guardian network attestation |
| Fee Model | Transfer fee + gas | Gas only |
| Canonical Security | ✗ | ✗ |
| Cross Chain Messages | ✓ | ✓ |
| Governance Token | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi Chain | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self Custody | ✓ | ✓ |
| Arbitrary Messaging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Non Evm Support | ✗ | ✓ |
Stargate Finance Pricing
Stargate Finance
Free (fee per transfer)
Free
- ✓15+ chains
- ✓Native USDC/USDT/ETH transfers
- ✓Taxi (instant) or Bus (batched)
- ✓LayerZero messaging
- ✓STG governance
Wormhole Pricing
Wormhole
Free (gas costs only)
Free
- ✓30+ chains
- ✓Solana + EVM coverage
- ✓Portal token bridge
- ✓NTT framework
- ✓Developer SDK
Verdict: Which Should You Choose?
Stargate Finance is the better pick if you need native asset delivery on destination — no wrapped token fragmentation. Wormhole wins when only major bridge with deep solana + evm interoperability in both directions. Both are production-ready — the right choice depends on your team's workflow and budget.