Garden vs Relay

Garden3.3/5

VS

Relay4.3/5

Feature	GardenVisit	RelayVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.3/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	2.0	3.5
Speed	4.5	5.0
Fees	3.0	4.5
Chain coverage	4.0	4.5
Ease of use	4.0	4.5
Specs
KYC required	Not disclosed	No
Design	Intent-based	Intent-based
Chains	Bitcoin, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base	Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, BNB Chain, Solana, Bitcoin, Sui, Tron, Other
Chains supported	8	85
Typical fee	Not disclosed	Under $0.01 average cost plus dynamic execution fees
Typical transfer time	As little as 30 seconds	1 second
Security model	Hash Time-Locked Contracts with an off-chain solver layer and trustless atomic settlement	Non-custodial depository with authorized signer oracle Hub and relayer settlement
Audited	Yes	Yes
Token	SEED	Not disclosed
Intent-based	Yes	Yes
Native token transfers (no wrapped tokens)	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	—	2023
Headquarters	—	United States
Investors	Not disclosed	Archetype, Union Square Ventures
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Non-custodial atomic swaps avoid wrapped token counterparty risk Audits by OtterSec, Trail of Bits, Zellic, and Code4rena covered multiple contract implementations Native Bitcoin swaps settle in as little as 30 seconds	Average execution speed of one second across supported networks No wrapped tokens used, settling directly in native destination assets Average transaction fee sits below $0.01 plus network gas Connects over 85 networks without pooled treasury lock-in
Cons	Suffered two solver infrastructure compromises totaling over $11.2M between 2025 and 2026 Off-chain solver dependency creates potential for temporary service pauses Database breach in July 2026 resulted in a two-week front-end downtime	Verification hub depends on an authorized oracle signer architecture Solver capacity limits maximum transfer size during volatile market conditions Relay Vaults retired in late 2026, requiring manual user balance withdrawals
Best for	Direct native Bitcoin cross-chain transfers, Users avoiding centralized wrapped asset custodians, Multi-chain traders bridging to EVM and Sui	Fast native multi-chain transfers, Cross-chain stablecoin settlements, Developers building cross-chain checkout

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