10 best Sanctum alternatives in 2026
Sanctum is a defi & yield tool used for staking and liquid staking.
CoinSeek lists 81 published tools that share at least one of these use cases. The 10 below share the most, then are the most popular.
6 of them work on chains Sanctum does not list, such as Ethereum and Arbitrum. 1 is listed as free or freemium.
Sanctum alternatives compared
Most shared use cases first, then most popular. Not ranked by quality.
| Tool | Pricing | Chains | Best for | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetiq | — | — | Staking HYPE while staying liquid; Using kHYPE in Hyperliquid DeFi; Beginners exploring liquid staking | — |
| StakeWise | — | Ethereum | Staking ETH while staying liquid; Institutional ETH staking; Non-custodial staking rewards; Voting on protocol governance | — |
| Marinade | — | Solana | Staking SOL on Solana; Institutional Solana stakers; Liquid staking with mSOL; Automated validator selection | — |
| Stader Labs | — | Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon | Staking Ethereum, BNB or Polygon tokens; Using liquid staking tokens in DeFi; Delegating SD tokens | — |
| Ankr | Free, Contact Sales | — | — | — |
| Stride Protocol | — | Cosmos | — | — |
| Swell | — | Ethereum | — | — |
| NodeDAO | — | Bitcoin | — | — |
| Stake DAO | — | Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism | — | — |
| Lido Liquid Staking | Contact Sales | — | Staking ETH without lockups; Using stETH as collateral; Running validators in clusters; Joining DAO governance votes | vs Sanctum |
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best alternatives to Sanctum?
- By shared use cases, then popularity: Kinetiq, StakeWise and Marinade. Each is listed below with its pricing, chains and what it is best for.
- Is there a free alternative to Sanctum?
- Ankr is listed as free or freemium in the CoinSeek catalog. Check each tool’s site for its current plans.
- How does CoinSeek choose these alternatives?
- They are published tools that share at least one use case with Sanctum. Tools sharing more use cases come first, then the more popular ones. Sponsored tools are labelled and never ranked higher.