Mayan vs Squid

Mayan4.2/5

VS

Squid4.4/5

Feature	MayanVisit	SquidVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.2/5	4.4/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	4.0	4.0
Speed	4.5	4.5
Fees	4.0	4.5
Chain coverage	4.0	5.0
Ease of use	4.5	4.5
Specs
KYC required	No	Not disclosed
Design	Intent-based	Aggregator
Chains	Solana, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, BNB Chain, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, Sui, Hyperliquid, Other	Ethereum, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, Cosmos, Other
Chains supported	Not disclosed	100
Typical fee	Configurable integrator fee; dynamic driver execution costs	0% on stablecoin swaps; variable route and gas fees
Typical transfer time	2 to 60 seconds	5s
Security model	Depends on route: Swift auctions, Circle CCTP or Wormhole	Depends on the underlying route
Audited	Yes	Yes
Token	Not disclosed	QUID
Intent-based	Yes	Yes
Native token transfers (no wrapped tokens)	Yes	Yes
Max transfer	$10,000,000	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2022	2022
Headquarters	—	Virgin Islands, British
Investors	Not disclosed	North Island Ventures, Polychain Capital
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	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	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	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	Solana and EVM cross-chain traders, Users moving native USDC across networks, Traders lacking source chain native gas	Non-EVM to EVM token traders, DeFi users moving stablecoins fee-free, Developers embedding cross-chain swap widgets

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