Firedancer vs Sandglass

Overview

Firedancer Firedancer is an independent Solana validator client built from scratch in C by Jump Crypto. Capable of processing over 1 million transactions per second on commodity hardware, Firedancer represents o... 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 Firedancer (0 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

Firedancer 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

Firedancer offers 5 features including Independent Solana validator client in C, 1M+ TPS on commodity hardware, Live on mainnet with 50,000+ blocks produced, 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. Firedancer 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

Firedancer's key strengths include critical for solana's client diversity, best-in-class performance (1m+ tps), backed by jump crypto's resources. 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.