Polaris vs Squid

Polaris2.8/5

VS

Squid4.4/5

Feature	PolarisVisit	SquidVisit
Ratings
Our score	2.8/5	4.4/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	2.5	4.0
Speed	2.5	4.5
Fees	2.5	4.5
Chain coverage	3.5	5.0
Ease of use	3.5	4.5
Specs
Design	Aggregator	Aggregator
Chains	Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Cosmos	Ethereum, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, Cosmos, Other
Chains supported	Not disclosed	100
Typical fee	Not disclosed	0% on stablecoin swaps; variable route and gas fees
Typical transfer time	Not disclosed	5s
Security model	Not disclosed	Depends on the underlying route
Audited	Not disclosed	Yes
Token	Not disclosed	QUID
Intent-based	Not disclosed	Yes
Native token transfers (no wrapped tokens)	Not disclosed	Yes
Company
Founded	—	2022
Headquarters	—	Virgin Islands, British
Investors	Not disclosed	North Island Ventures, Polychain Capital
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	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	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	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	Historical multichain portfolio tracking, Users settling legacy pending transactions, Cross-ecosystem liquidity researchers	Non-EVM to EVM token traders, DeFi users moving stablecoins fee-free, Developers embedding cross-chain swap widgets

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