Sanctum vs VanEck

Overview

Sanctum Sanctum is a liquid staking infrastructure protocol on Solana that has created a unified liquidity layer for all liquid staking tokens (LSTs). Rather than competing with individual LST providers, Sanc... VanEck VanEck is a global investment management firm with $100B+ AUM that has been a strong Solana advocate. Filed one of the first Solana ETF applications, approved in October 2025. Also exploring tokenized...

Community Ratings

Sanctum is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 2 reviews, compared to 0.0/5 for VanEck (0 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

Sanctum uses a free model — Free to use. Small fees on LST swaps through the Infinity Pool. No fee to create new LSTs., while VanEck is paid. Sanctum has the edge for users who want a no-cost solution, though VanEck's paid features may justify the investment for power users.

Key Features

Sanctum offers 7 features including Infinity pool enabling instant swaps between all Solana LSTs, Validator LST program for creating custom branded liquid staking tokens, INF token providing diversified yield across all LSTs in the pool, and 4 more. VanEck counters with 6 features including Solana ETF, $100B+ AUM globally, Tokenized fund products, 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. Sanctum currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. VanEck is rated fair. For any tool you trust with your funds, trades, or yield, uptime and speed are non-negotiable.

Strengths

Sanctum's key strengths include solves lst liquidity fragmentation with unified infinity pool, enables any validator to create their own lst — democratizes liquid staking, inf token provides diversified staking exposure without picking individual lsts.