Soroban offers developers a compelling alternative to Ethereum and Solana through inclusive technology choices like WebAssembly and Rust, a greenfield ecosystem, real-world financial reach with diverse stablecoins, and reliable network performance backed by Stellar's mature infrastructure.
This article compares Soroban to Ethereum and Solana across multiple dimensions. Soroban uses WebAssembly and Rust instead of EVM and Solidity, enabling broader interoperability and access to existing developer tooling. As a new platform on Futurenet, it offers a greenfield ecosystem where early builders can shape the platform's future, unlike Ethereum's crowded landscape. Stellar's focus on global financial inclusion means Soroban supports diverse fiat-backed stablecoins beyond USD and EUR, including NGN, TZS, and ARS. Compared to Solana, Stellar demonstrates superior network reliability with only one halt since 2014 versus Solana's ten major outages. Soroban prioritizes a batteries-included developer experience with CLI tools, token contracts, and authentication frameworks, contrasting with Solana's historically difficult developer experience.
