Across Protocol vs Wormhole

Across Protocol4.3/5

VS

Wormhole3.2/5

Feature	Across ProtocolVisit	WormholeVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.3/5	3.2/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	2.5
Speed	5.0	3.0
Fees	4.5	3.0
Chain coverage	4.0	4.5
Ease of use	4.5	3.5
Specs
KYC required	No	Not disclosed
Design	Intent-based	Messaging protocol
Chains	Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon, Other	Ethereum, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, Solana, Sui, Aptos, Other
Chains supported	27	Not disclosed
Typical fee	Network gas and relayer fee with zero aggregator markup	Not disclosed
Typical transfer time	1.2 seconds	Not disclosed
Security model	UMA optimistic oracle	Guardian network of 19 validators
Audited	Yes	Yes
Token	ACX	W
Intent-based	Yes	Not disclosed
Native token transfers (no wrapped tokens)	Yes	Yes
Max transfer	$50,000,000	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2021	2020
Headquarters	—	—
Investors	Paradigm, Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital +3	Arrington Capital, Borderless Capital, Brevan Howard, Coinbase Ventures +17
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Average transfer speed of 1.2 seconds across supported chains Over $40B in cumulative volume processed without loss of user deposits Transfers use native assets without relying on wrapped tokens No identity verification (KYC) required to bridge	Connects more than 45 blockchains Guardian network has 19 validators Supports native token transfers through NTT Published security report and open-source infrastructure
Cons	July 2026 Solana relayer exploit resulted in $3.35M in stolen relayer funds Relies on third-party relayers maintaining destination chain liquidity Off-chain relayer bugs can temporarily pause specific chain routes ACX governance token undergoing sunsetting and corporate restructuring	2022 signature-verification exploit caused a loss above $320M Guardian compromise could enable fraudulent cross-chain messages Wrapped assets can depeg from their underlying assets Route costs and transfer times vary by asset and chain
Best for	Fast cross-chain Layer 2 bridging, DeFi traders avoiding wrapped assets, Large stablecoin institutional transfers	Multichain application developers, Institutions issuing native assets, Cross-chain governance teams

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