Mayan vs Relay

Mayan4.2/5

VS

Relay4.3/5

Feature	MayanVisit	RelayVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.2/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	3.5
Speed	4.5	5.0
Fees	4.0	4.5
Chain coverage	4.0	4.5
Ease of use	4.5	4.5
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Design	Intent-based	Intent-based
Chains	Solana, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, BNB Chain, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, Sui, Hyperliquid, Other	Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, BNB Chain, Solana, Bitcoin, Sui, Tron, Other
Chains supported	Not disclosed	85
Typical fee	Configurable integrator fee; dynamic driver execution costs	Under $0.01 average cost plus dynamic execution fees
Typical transfer time	2 to 60 seconds	1 second
Security model	Depends on route: Swift auctions, Circle CCTP or Wormhole	Non-custodial depository with authorized signer oracle Hub and relayer settlement
Audited	Yes	Yes
Intent-based	Yes	Yes
Native token transfers (no wrapped tokens)	Yes	Yes
Max transfer	$10,000,000	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2022	2023
Headquarters	—	United States
Investors	Not disclosed	Archetype, Union Square Ventures
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Swaps tokens cross-chain in a single transaction without a manual secondary swap Swift route settles native assets in as little as 2 seconds Uses Circle CCTP for native USDC transfers without wrapped-asset depeg risk Smart contracts audited by OtterSec and Sec3	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	Unfilled orders must wait for a deadline to pass before issuing refunds Execution relies on third-party driver liquidity and Circle or Wormhole messaging Guaranteed price quotes apply only to select same-asset routes	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	Solana and EVM cross-chain traders, Users moving native USDC across networks, Traders lacking source chain native gas	Fast native multi-chain transfers, Cross-chain stablecoin settlements, Developers building cross-chain checkout

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