Orb vs Salmon

Overview

Orb Orb is a free, open-source Solana block explorer built by Helius that emphasizes speed and readability. It uses the Enhanced Transactions API to parse Solana transaction details into human-readable fo... Salmon Salmon is an open-source, community-owned Solana wallet delivered as a browser extension, built with an emphasis on transparency and security. Its standout feature is transaction simulation, which pre...

Community Ratings

Salmon is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 1 review, compared to 4.0/5 for Orb (1 review). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

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

Key Features

Orb offers 7 features including AI-powered transaction summaries, Human-readable transaction parsing, Time machine for historical transaction search, and 4 more. Salmon counters with 5 features including Open-source, community-owned Solana wallet browser extension, Transaction simulation to preview outcomes before signing, Full SPL token support, 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. Orb currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. Salmon 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

Orb's key strengths include completely free with no rate limits for basic use, ai explanations make complex transactions understandable, fastest archival data access on solana. Salmon stands out for open, auditable code lets users verify how keys are handled, transaction simulation helps catch malicious actions before signing, community-owned framing aligns incentives with users.