Garden vs Squid

Garden3.3/5

VS

Squid4.4/5

Feature	GardenVisit	SquidVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.3/5	4.4/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	2.0	4.0
Speed	4.5	4.5
Fees	3.0	4.5
Chain coverage	4.0	5.0
Ease of use	4.0	4.5
Specs
Design	Intent-based	Aggregator
Chains	Bitcoin, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base	Ethereum, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, Cosmos, Other
Chains supported	8	100
Typical fee	Not disclosed	0% on stablecoin swaps; variable route and gas fees
Typical transfer time	As little as 30 seconds	5s
Security model	Hash Time-Locked Contracts with an off-chain solver layer and trustless atomic settlement	Depends on the underlying route
Audited	Yes	Yes
Token	SEED	QUID
Intent-based	Yes	Yes
Native token transfers (no wrapped tokens)	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	—	2022
Headquarters	—	Virgin Islands, British
Investors	Not disclosed	North Island Ventures, Polychain Capital
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	Routes across 100+ chains including non-EVM networks like Solana, XRPL, and Cosmos Zero protocol fees charged on stablecoin swaps Executes swaps in native tokens without issuing wrapped assets Completed 9 security audits with no historical protocol exploits
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	Variable routing fees apply to non-stablecoin token swaps Security depends on multiple third-party bridges and solver networks Potential for slippage or execution delays during extreme liquidity shortfalls
Best for	Direct native Bitcoin cross-chain transfers, Users avoiding centralized wrapped asset custodians, Multi-chain traders bridging to EVM and Sui	Non-EVM to EVM token traders, DeFi users moving stablecoins fee-free, Developers embedding cross-chain swap widgets

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