Sandglass vs Orb

Overview

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... 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...

Community Ratings

Orb is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 4.5/5 stars across 2 reviews, compared to 4.0/5 for Sandglass (1 review). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

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

Key Features

Sandglass offers 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. Orb counters with 7 features including AI-powered transaction summaries, Human-readable transaction parsing, Time machine for historical transaction search, and 4 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. Sandglass currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. Orb 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

Sandglass's key strengths include brings pendle-style yield tokenization natively to solana, enables predictable fixed-rate returns through pt, supports both lst and lending yields as sources. Orb stands out for completely free with no rate limits for basic use, ai explanations make complex transactions understandable, fastest archival data access on solana.