Audius vs Sandglass

Overview

Audius Audius is a decentralized music streaming protocol with over 8 million monthly users that leverages Solana for content delivery and on-chain monetization. It positions itself as a Web3 alternative to... Sandglass Sandglass is a yield tokenization protocol on Solana that splits yield-bearing assets into two separate instruments: principal tokens (PT) and yield tokens (YT). By separating the principal from the f...

Community Ratings

Sandglass is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 4.0/5 stars across 1 review, compared to 0.0/5 for Audius (0 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

Audius uses a free model, while Sandglass is free. Both tools are free, so cost isn't a deciding factor — focus on features and reliability instead.

Key Features

Audius offers 5 features including Decentralized music streaming with direct artist uploads and no intermediaries, AUDIO token rewards earned by artists from streams, Full content ownership retained by creators, and 2 more. Sandglass counters with 5 features including Splits yield-bearing assets into principal tokens (PT) and yield tokens (YT), Fixed-rate yield locking via discounted principal tokens, Leveraged yield trading for amplified yield exposure, 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. Audius currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. Sandglass 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

Audius's key strengths include over 8 million monthly users give artists real reach, artists retain full ownership and avoid label intermediaries, free, instant distribution lowers the barrier for independent creators. Sandglass stands out for brings pendle-style yield tokenization natively to solana, enables predictable fixed-rate returns through pt, supports both lst and lending yields as sources.