Mayan Finance vs Archer Exchange

Overview

Mayan Finance Mayan Finance is a cross-chain swap protocol that enables users to bridge and swap assets between Solana and other major blockchains in a single transaction. Built on top of Wormhole's messaging infra... Archer Exchange Archer is a fully on-chain central limit orderbook (CLOB) spot exchange on Solana. Instead of continuous matching, it settles trades in discrete dual-flow batch auctions — shielding market makers from...

Community Ratings

Archer Exchange is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 4.5/5 stars across 2 reviews, compared to 0.0/5 for Mayan Finance (0 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

Mayan Finance uses a free model — No platform fee. Users pay a small relayer fee embedded in the swap quote. Mayan earns from the spread in the relayer auction. All fees shown upfront., while Archer Exchange is free. Both tools are free, so cost isn't a deciding factor — focus on features and reliability instead.

Key Features

Mayan Finance offers 8 features including Cross-chain swaps between Solana and 15+ blockchains in a single transaction, Auction-based relay system ensuring competitive pricing for cross-chain transfers, Sub-60-second completion times for most cross-chain swaps, and 5 more. Archer Exchange counters with 6 features including Fully on-chain central limit orderbook (no off-chain matching), Dual-flow batch-auction settlement, Sandwich / MEV protection by design, and 3 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. Mayan Finance currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. Archer Exchange 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

Mayan Finance's key strengths include fastest cross-chain swaps available — most complete in under 60 seconds, single-transaction ux eliminates the multi-step bridge-then-swap workflow, competitive pricing through auction mechanism — relayers compete to give best rates.