Kiln vs Marinade

Kiln3.8/5

VS

Marinade4.3/5

Feature	KilnVisit	MarinadeVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.8/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Yield	3.5	4.5
Security	4.5	4.5
Liquidity	3.0	4.0
Decentralization	3.5	4.5
Ease of use	4.0	4.0
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Type	Native staking, Liquid staking, Restaking, Staking pool	Liquid staking, Native staking
Stakeable assets	ETH, SOL, APT, ATOM, ALGO, AVAX, ADA, TIA, CRO, FET, FLR, IOTA, INJ, MON, NEAR, SEI, SUI, XTZ, TRX, BTC, GRAM	SOL
Receipt token	Not disclosed	mSOL
Chains	Ethereum, Solana, Aptos, Cosmos, Avalanche, Tron, Sui, Bitcoin, Other	Solana
Node operators	Kiln multi-cloud validator infrastructure	Automated delegation across hundreds of Solana validators via Stake Auction Marketplace
Audited	Yes	Yes
Restaking	Yes	No
Typical reward rate	0% to 30%	5.04% - 7.6%
Company
Founded	2018	2021
Headquarters	France	United States
Investors	1kx, Consensys, Kraken	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	SOC 2 Type II certified infrastructure audited by Insight Assurance in June 2026 Integrates directly with enterprise custodians including Fireblocks and Ledger Supports over 30 Proof-of-Stake blockchains from a unified API and dashboard Allows direct non-custodial staking without relinquishing asset ownership	Supports native staking without smart contract custody exposure Liquid staking via mSOL is widely integrated across Solana DeFi Smart contracts audited by Neodyme, Ackee Blockchain, and Kudelski Security No identity verification or KYC required for retail staking
Cons	Targets institutions and enterprise developers rather than retail self-custody stakers Exposes capital to protocol-specific unbonding queues and lockup periods Experienced a past infrastructure issue that prompted an emergency validator exit	Limited entirely to the Solana blockchain mSOL trades at market rates and can temporarily depeg from redemption value Instant unstaking requires secondary market liquidity or pool reserves Standard native unstaking remains subject to Solana epoch withdrawal delays
Best for	Custodians and institutional asset managers, Wallets launching white-label Earn products, Institutions requiring SOC 2 certified staking	Solana DeFi liquidity providers, Users avoiding smart contract risk, Institutions using qualified custodians

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