Lido vs Sanctum

Lido4.1/5

VS

Sanctum4.5/5

Feature	LidoVisit	SanctumVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	4.5/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Yield	3.5	4.5
Security	4.0	4.5
Liquidity	5.0	5.0
Decentralization	4.0	4.0
Ease of use	4.0	4.5
Specs
Type	Liquid staking	Liquid staking
Stakeable assets	ETH	SOL
Receipt token	stETH / wstETH	INF and validator LSTs
Protocol fee	10%	0.1%
Chains	Ethereum	Solana
Node operators	600+ operators	Permissionless validator set with custom white-label pools
Audited	Yes	Yes
Typical reward rate	2.2% APR as of 2026-10-17	5.65%-5.69%
Company
Founded	2020	—
Headquarters	—	—
Investors	Dragonfly, Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm, Alameda Research +5	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	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	Connects over 1,360 Solana liquid staking tokens into shared liquidity Audited by six firms including Quantstamp, OtterSec, and Halborn Program upgrades secured by an 11-member multi-organization multisig Enables immediate unbonding through liquidity pools rather than epoch waits
Cons	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	Withdrawal instructions incur a 0.10% fee Restricted exclusively to the Solana blockchain Underlying custom LSTs remain subject to individual validator slashing risks Secondary pool trades face potential depeg risk during liquidity shocks
Best for	ETH holders seeking liquid staking, DeFi users needing stETH collateral, Solo stakers using shared validators	Solana holders seeking diversified yield, Validators launching branded LSTs, DeFi traders swapping liquid tokens

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