Anza vs Privy

Overview

Anza Anza is the primary Solana protocol development firm, responsible for building and maintaining the Agave validator client — the most widely used Solana validator implementation. Spun out from Solana L... Privy Privy is a wallet infrastructure platform that makes it easy for developers to add Web3 authentication and embedded wallets to their applications. Supporting Solana, EVM chains, and Bitcoin, Privy han...

Community Ratings

Privy is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 1 review, compared to 0.0/5 for Anza (0 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

Anza uses a free model, while Privy is freemium. Anza has the edge for users who want a no-cost solution, though Privy's paid features may justify the investment for power users.

Key Features

Anza offers 5 features including Agave validator client development, Solana SDK with 100+ modular crates, Pinocchio zero-dependency program framework, and 2 more. Privy counters with 5 features including Email, SMS, social login authentication, Embedded wallet creation and management, TEE-based secure key management, and 2 more. The right choice depends on which specific features matter for your use case — check the individual review pages for full breakdowns.

Reliability & Health

We monitor both tools around the clock for uptime, SSL validity, and response times. Anza currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. Privy is rated healthy with 100.0% uptime. For any tool you trust with your funds, trades, or yield, uptime and speed are non-negotiable.

Strengths

Anza's key strengths include the primary solana protocol development team, open-source contributions benefit entire ecosystem, deep expertise in solana internals. Privy stands out for drastically reduces web3 onboarding friction, soc2 compliant — enterprise-ready, supports all major solana wallets. On the flip side, Anza's weaknesses include not a consumer-facing product, while Privy's main drawback is adds a dependency on third-party infrastructure.