Polaris vs Relay

Polaris2.8/5

VS

Relay4.3/5

Feature	PolarisVisit	RelayVisit
Ratings
Our score	2.8/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	2.5	3.5
Speed	2.5	5.0
Fees	2.5	4.5
Chain coverage	3.5	4.5
Ease of use	3.5	4.5
Specs
KYC required	Not disclosed	No
Design	Aggregator	Intent-based
Chains	Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Cosmos	Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, BNB Chain, Solana, Bitcoin, Sui, Tron, Other
Chains supported	Not disclosed	85
Typical fee	Not disclosed	Under $0.01 average cost plus dynamic execution fees
Typical transfer time	Not disclosed	1 second
Security model	Not disclosed	Non-custodial depository with authorized signer oracle Hub and relayer settlement
Audited	Not disclosed	Yes
Intent-based	Not disclosed	Yes
Native token transfers (no wrapped tokens)	Not disclosed	Yes
Company
Founded	—	2023
Headquarters	—	United States
Investors	Not disclosed	Archetype, Union Square Ventures
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Connects disparate ecosystems including Bitcoin, Solana, Cosmos, and Ethereum Tracks and routes trades for over 35,000 distinct tokens Polaris Accounts interface aggregates multichain wallet balances in one view Non-custodial trading directly from user wallets	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	Permanently shutting down operations as of April 17, 2026 Relies on external bridge security and third-party DEX liquidity Subject to transfer delays when moving assets across slow settlement chains like Bitcoin	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	Historical multichain portfolio tracking, Users settling legacy pending transactions, Cross-ecosystem liquidity researchers	Fast native multi-chain transfers, Cross-chain stablecoin settlements, Developers building cross-chain checkout

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