The Best Solana Liquid Staking Protocols

Every option here gets you a liquid token representing staked SOL — the differences are in validator strategy, extra yield sources, and liquidity depth.

Jito — best for MEV-boosted rewards

Jito’s validator client captures and redistributes MEV rewards, giving jitoSOL stakers a yield source beyond standard staking rewards alone.

Marinade — best track record and validator decentralization focus

One of the original Solana liquid staking protocols, with a long-standing emphasis on spreading delegation across a broad, decentralized validator set.

Sanctum — best for LST liquidity and swapping between tokens

If you’re holding an LST from a smaller issuer, Sanctum’s unified liquidity layer is generally the easiest way to swap it without relying on thin, isolated pools.

BlazeStake — best for supporting independent validators

BlazeStake’s delegation strategy specifically favors smaller, independent validator operators over the largest existing ones.

Read our complete liquid staking guide and depeg risk guide before choosing between LSTs.