Jito vs Lido

Jito4.2/5

VS

Lido4.1/5

Feature	JitoVisit	LidoVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.2/5	4.1/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Yield	4.5	3.5
Security	4.0	4.0
Liquidity	4.5	5.0
Decentralization	4.0	4.0
Ease of use	4.0	4.0
Specs
KYC required	No	Not disclosed
Type	Liquid staking	Liquid staking
Stakeable assets	SOL	ETH
Receipt token	JitoSOL	stETH / wstETH
Protocol fee	4%	10%
Withdrawal time	1 epoch (~2-3 days)	Not disclosed
Chains	Solana	Ethereum
Node operators	Jito-Solana validator network via StakeNet	600+ operators
Audited	Yes	Yes
Restaking	Yes	Not disclosed
Typical reward rate	Not disclosed	2.2% APR as of 2026-10-17
Company
Founded	2021	2020
Headquarters	—	—
Investors	Multicoin Capital, 6th Man Ventures, Framework Ventures, Robot Ventures +1	Dragonfly, Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm, Alameda Research +5
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Over $1.09B in TVL on Solana as of October 2026 Dual yield stream combining standard staking rewards with MEV tips Requires no KYC checks or identity verification to stake Smart contracts audited by security firm Neodyme	600+ node operators across multiple validator modules stETH remains usable in DeFi while ETH is staked Permissionless Community Staking Module supports solo stakers Simple DVT distributes validator operations across multiple participants
Cons	Restricted strictly to the Solana network Exposed to validator slashing and smart contract exploits JitoSOL secondary market trading carries receipt-token depeg risks	10% fee is deducted from staking rewards stETH can trade below or above the value of ETH Smart-contract, oracle and validator slashing risks remain Withdrawal liquidity depends on Ethereum exits and market conditions
Best for	Solana holders seeking MEV yield, DeFi traders using yield-bearing collateral, Non-custodial SOL stakers	ETH holders seeking liquid staking, DeFi users needing stETH collateral, Solo stakers using shared validators

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