Methodology

Principles

• Facts that can be checked come from a named source and carry the date we checked them.
• Anything that affects money, such as fees or US availability, is shown only after we check it. Until then it is marked “Not verified”.
• Opinions, such as “best for” labels and verdicts, are editorial and are labelled as such.
• No project pays to be listed or to change its position.

Alternatives lists

A list of alternatives is published only when it has at least five options. Each option is compared with the original product on the same criteria:

1. Supported chains, from the project’s own documentation.
2. Custody: who holds the keys.
3. The project’s own swap or service fee, from its fee page.
4. Security features such as transaction previews, scam warnings and open-source code.
5. US availability: for apps, whether the app is listed in the US App Store.
6. Platforms: browser extension, iOS, Android, desktop.

The order reflects how well each option fits the most common reasons people leave the original product. We do not assign numeric scores until a scoring method is published here.

Head-to-head comparisons

Comparisons use the same fact sheet for both sides, so the table is identical in structure for every pair. The verdict, “choose X if” lists and user-type picks are editorial. Where both swap fees are checked, the cost table multiplies the published rate by the swap size and leaves out network gas.

Data from APIs

• Token prices, market cap and price history: CoinGecko, refreshed daily.
• Protocol TVL and fees: DefiLlama, refreshed daily.
• Networks, public RPC endpoints and operator privacy labels: chainlist.org (ethereum-lists/chains), refreshed weekly.

How we test RPC endpoints

• Every 5 minutes our server sends one eth_blockNumber request to each public HTTPS endpoint.
• Latency is the response time of that request. The fastest live endpoint is shown first.
• Block lag is how far an endpoint’s reported block height is behind the highest one on that network.
• An endpoint is marked offline after 3 failed checks in a row. Uptime covers the last 24 hours.
• WSS endpoints are listed but not tested yet.

How we list faucets

Amounts, cooldowns and requirements come from each faucet’s own page or documentation, with the date we checked. When a faucet shows a value only after login or after you enter an address, we mark it “Not verified”. Faucets that need no mainnet balance or account are listed first.

Glossary

Definitions cite primary sources, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum improvement proposals, ethereum.org and US government pages, and link only to terms that have their own page.

Corrections

If you find a wrong or outdated value, tell us. We re-check it against the source and update the page and its date. See also our editorial standards.