There are Solana Telegram bots that dominate the conversation: Trojan gets the reviews, BullX gets the YouTube tutorials, Photon gets the speed comparisons. And then there is Sol Trading Bot — 1.2 million users, over $4.4 billion in lifetime volume, sitting right there on Telegram with the handle @SolTradingBot, and almost nobody writes about it.
That disconnect is what makes it worth reviewing. A bot with those numbers is either genuinely good and undersold, or inflated by metrics that don't translate to trader experience. We tested it to find out.
Sol Trading Bot is a Telegram-based trading bot for Solana. Like Trojan and BONKbot, you interact with it entirely inside Telegram: paste a contract address, configure your trade, tap a button, and the bot submits the transaction on-chain through a wallet it generates for you.
The core feature set:
- Buy and sell any SPL token by pasting a contract address
- Limit orders — set price targets for automated entry or exit
- Copy trading — follow any wallet and mirror its trades automatically
- Token sniping — auto-buy tokens at launch on Pump.fun and other launchpads
- Multi-wallet management — run separate wallets for different strategies
- Customizable trading parameters — slippage, gas priority, auto-sell triggers
The bot supports Solana only. No multi-chain ambitions, no Ethereum or Base expansion — just Solana, which is either a limitation or a sign that the team is focused, depending on how you see it.
Getting Started
Setup follows the standard Telegram bot pattern:
- Open Telegram and search for @SolTradingBot (verify the exact handle — copycat scam bots are common)
- Send
/start
- The bot generates a Solana wallet for you
- Transfer SOL to the provided wallet address
- Start trading
The onboarding flow is slightly more configurable than most competitors. Sol Trading Bot prompts you to set your default buy amounts, slippage tolerance, and gas priority settings upfront, rather than burying these in a settings menu you discover later. This is a small detail, but it means fewer failed transactions for new users who don't realize they need to adjust slippage for volatile memecoins.
Back up your private key immediately. The bot provides a command to export it. Store it in a password manager or write it down offline. If you lose access to your Telegram account, that key is the only way to recover your funds.
Fee Structure
Sol Trading Bot charges a 1% fee per transaction on both buys and sells. This is the standard rate for Telegram trading bots — identical to what BONKbot charges, and slightly above Trojan's 0.9%.
However, there is a notable exception: Sol Trading Bot charges zero fees on select tokens, including BONK, WIF, and JUP. If you regularly trade these high-volume Solana tokens, this can save meaningful money over time. None of the major competitors offer token-specific fee waivers like this.
On top of the bot fee, you pay:
- Solana network fees (~0.0001 SOL per transaction, negligible)
- Priority fees / Jito tips (variable, typically 0.001-0.01 SOL depending on your configuration)
The 1% base fee is not cheap for high-volume traders. At 10 SOL in daily volume, you are paying 0.1 SOL/day in bot fees alone — roughly 3 SOL per month. But the zero-fee tokens partially offset this if those assets are in your regular rotation.
Referral program: Sol Trading Bot offers a 30% referral commission — you earn 30% of the trading fees generated by anyone who signs up through your referral link. This is one of the more generous referral splits in the Telegram bot space. Trojan and BONKbot offer referral programs too, but the 30% rate is competitive.
Core Features in Detail
Buy and Sell
Paste a token contract address and Sol Trading Bot displays the token name, current price, market cap, and liquidity data. You get preset buy buttons (customizable amounts) and percentage-based sell buttons. The flow is standard for Telegram trading bots — nothing revolutionary, but the execution is clean.
One thing worth noting: the customizable trading parameters go deeper than most competitors. You can set default slippage per token type, configure gas priority levels, and set up auto-buy triggers that execute without manual confirmation. For traders who have dialed in their risk parameters, this reduces friction on every trade.
Limit Orders
Set buy orders below current price or sell orders above it. Sol Trading Bot monitors the price and executes when your target is hit. Standard implementation — works well for tokens you want to accumulate at a dip or sell at a target without staring at your phone.
The same caveat applies as with any Telegram bot limit order system: execution depends on the bot's servers detecting the price move and submitting the transaction in time. During extreme volatility, fills may not land at exactly your specified price.
Copy Trading
Paste a wallet address, set your parameters (buy amount, max exposure, filters), and Sol Trading Bot mirrors that wallet's trades. The implementation covers the basics: configurable buy amounts per trade, the ability to follow multiple wallets simultaneously, and stop-loss settings.
Trojan's copy trading is more mature — it has more granular filtering options and a longer track record with this specific feature. But Sol Trading Bot's version is functional and covers the core use case. If copy trading is your primary strategy, test both and see which workflow feels better.
Token Sniping
Sol Trading Bot can auto-buy tokens as they launch on Pump.fun and other Solana launchpads. Configure criteria like minimum liquidity, deployer wallet filters, and market cap ranges, and the bot attempts to execute a buy the moment a matching token appears.
Sniping is competitive by nature. You are racing against hundreds of other bots, many with custom infrastructure. Sol Trading Bot's sniping speed is adequate for catching launches in the first few seconds, but dedicated sniping tools or web-based terminals like Photon will typically land earlier on the most contested launches.
