Sanctum vs Symbiotic

Sanctum4.5/5

VS

Symbiotic3.6/5

Feature	SanctumVisit	SymbioticVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.5/5	3.6/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Yield	4.5	4.0
Security	4.5	3.5
Liquidity	5.0	3.5
Decentralization	4.0	3.5
Ease of use	4.5	3.5
Specs
Type	Liquid staking	Restaking
Stakeable assets	SOL	ERC-20 tokens
Receipt token	INF and validator LSTs	Not disclosed
Protocol fee	0.1%	Not disclosed
Chains	Solana	Ethereum
Node operators	Permissionless validator set with custom white-label pools	111 operators
Audited	Yes	Yes
Restaking	Not disclosed	Yes
Typical reward rate	5.65%-5.69%	5.82% - 8.11%
Company
Founded	—	2024
Headquarters	—	Cayman Islands
Investors	Not disclosed	Pantera Capital, Paradigm, cyber•Fund, Coinbase Ventures
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Connects over 1,360 Solana liquid staking tokens into shared liquidity Audited by six firms including Quantstamp, OtterSec, and Halborn Program upgrades secured by an 11-member multi-organization multisig Enables immediate unbonding through liquidity pools rather than epoch waits	Supports non-ETH collateral assets like sUSDe and ENA alongside standard staking tokens TVL of approximately $452M supported by 111 independent operators as of October 2026 Instant T+0 redemptions for tokenized real-world assets via Liquid Lane Backed by $34.8M in funding from Paradigm, Pantera Capital, and Coinbase Ventures
Cons	Withdrawal instructions incur a 0.10% fee Restricted exclusively to the Solana blockchain Underlying custom LSTs remain subject to individual validator slashing risks Secondary pool trades face potential depeg risk during liquidity shocks	Operates strictly on Ethereum mainnet without native multichain deployments Capital is exposed to slashing and multi-protocol default risks Layering capital into lending markets and bridge financing introduces compounded smart contract risk Specific curated vaults depend on third-party liquidity adapters and curator terms
Best for	Solana holders seeking diversified yield, Validators launching branded LSTs, DeFi traders swapping liquid tokens	Holders restaking diverse ERC-20 tokens, Institutional RWA redemption providers, Decentralized networks seeking shared security

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