10 best StakeWise alternatives in 2026
StakeWise 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 StakeWise does not list, such as Solana and Arbitrum. 1 is listed as free or freemium. 4 are available on platforms StakeWise does not list, such as Web and API.
StakeWise alternatives compared
Most shared use cases first, then most popular. Not ranked by quality.
| Tool | Pricing | Chains | Best for | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctum | — | Solana | Staking SOL for liquid tokens; Launching custom branded LSTs; Developers optimizing Solana transactions; Protocol teams running white-label validators | — |
| Kinetiq | — | — | Staking HYPE while staying liquid; Using kHYPE in Hyperliquid DeFi; Beginners exploring liquid staking | — |
| 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 StakeWise |
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best alternatives to StakeWise?
- By shared use cases, then popularity: Sanctum, Kinetiq and Marinade. Each is listed below with its pricing, chains and what it is best for.
- Is there a free alternative to StakeWise?
- 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 StakeWise. Tools sharing more use cases come first, then the more popular ones. Sponsored tools are labelled and never ranked higher.