Relay vs Skate

Relay4.3/5

VS

Skate3.7/5

Feature	RelayVisit	SkateVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.3/5	3.7/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Security	3.5	4.0
Speed	5.0	3.5
Fees	4.5	3.0
Chain coverage	4.5	4.0
Ease of use	4.5	3.5
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Design	Intent-based	Intent-based
Chains	Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, BNB Chain, Solana, Bitcoin, Sui, Tron, Other	Ethereum, Solana, Sui, Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain
Chains supported	85	6
Typical fee	Under $0.01 average cost plus dynamic execution fees	Not disclosed
Typical transfer time	1 second	Not disclosed
Security model	Non-custodial depository with authorized signer oracle Hub and relayer settlement	OP Stack rollup settling to Ethereum with Avail DA and EigenLayer AVS attestations
Audited	Yes	Yes
Token	Not disclosed	SKATE
Intent-based	Yes	Yes
Native token transfers (no wrapped tokens)	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	2023	2023
Headquarters	United States	—
Investors	Archetype, Union Square Ventures	HashKey Capital, Nomad Capital, Mirana Ventures
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	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	Retains user assets locally without relying on wrapped token mints Connects EVM networks directly to non-EVM chains like Solana and Sui Smart contract architecture audited by Nethermind Secured by restaked capital via EigenLayer AVS integration
Cons	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	Executor network operates on a whitelist-only onboarding model Unfilled intents depend on periphery refund task processing to recover funds Protocol security depends on the stability of the underlying OP Stack rollup and Avail DA
Best for	Fast native multi-chain transfers, Cross-chain stablecoin settlements, Developers building cross-chain checkout	Cross-chain AMM liquidity providers, Developers deploying multichain state apps, Traders operating between EVM, Solana, and Sui

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