Dexter vs ProxyGate

Overview

Dexter Dexter is a non-custodial payments layer built specifically for AI agents on Solana, letting agents pay per API call in USDC using the emerging x402 payment standard. As autonomous software increasing... ProxyGate ProxyGate is a Solana-native API marketplace where developers and AI agents can buy and sell APIs, tunnels, skills, datasets, and services using USDC. Built specifically for the agentic economy with C...

Community Ratings

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

Pricing & Value

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

Key Features

Dexter offers 5 features including Per-call USDC payments over the x402 standard, Passkey-based non-custodial smart wallets, Spend-capped 'tabs' for bounded agent autonomy, and 2 more. ProxyGate counters with 4 features including Buy and sell APIs with USDC on Solana, Built for AI agent consumption, CLI tool for developers (@proxygate/cli), and 1 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. Dexter currently has a unknown health status. ProxyGate is rated healthy with 98.3% uptime. For any tool you trust with your funds, trades, or yield, uptime and speed are non-negotiable.

Strengths

Dexter's key strengths include lets agents pay autonomously without custody risk, hard spend caps contain runaway-agent risk, rides the emerging x402 agent-payments standard. ProxyGate stands out for solana-native with on-chain usdc payments, purpose-built for the ai agent ecosystem. On the flip side, Dexter's weaknesses include depends on early, still-evolving x402 adoption, while ProxyGate's main drawback is smaller marketplace compared to rapidapi.