Solana Validators Wiki

Solana Validator Comparisons

Sun, 17 May 2026 16:36:41 +0000

Side-by-side comparisons of Solana validator pairs stakers actively decide between: same metric coverage, no winner declared, neutral framing.

Capital Alliance vs Staking Facilities: Solana Comparison

Sat, 16 May 2026 16:08:43 +0000

Capital Alliance (156k SOL, Hamburg, Wiz 99.63) and Staking Facilities (6.62M SOL, Frankfurt, Wiz 55.17) — both German, both 0%/0%, but split 42x on stake.

Figment vs Binance Staking: Solana Validator Comparison

Sat, 16 May 2026 16:08:43 +0000

Figment and Binance Staking both sit above 13M SOL stake at epoch 971 but split on commission (7%/7% vs 0%/0%), ASN (OVH vs AWS), and custody.

Helius vs Figment: Solana Validator Stake Comparison

Sat, 16 May 2026 16:08:43 +0000

Helius (14.35M SOL) and Figment (15.44M SOL) are top-2 by stake at epoch 971 but split on ASN, commission (0%/0% vs 7%/7%), and Wiz Score (20.42 vs 46.67).

Helius vs Jito Labs: Solana Validator Stake Comparison

Sat, 16 May 2026 16:08:43 +0000

Helius and Jito Labs share TeraSwitch AS20326 hosting at epoch 971 but split 47x on stake, 0% vs 8% Jito MEV commission, and Wiz Score 20.42 vs 77.67.

Solana Compass vs Helius: Solana Validator Comparison

Sat, 16 May 2026 16:08:43 +0000

Solana Compass (1.36M SOL, Wiz 83.79) and Helius (14.35M SOL, Wiz 20.42) split on stake, ASN (Vultr Tokyo vs TeraSwitch), and Jito MEV (10% vs 0%).

Solana Validator Evaluation Hubs

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Ranked lists of Solana validators by criterion — decentralization, commission, MEV passthrough, country, stake weight. Cited, dated, same source of truth as the validator directory.

Alpenglow Mainnet Watch (SIMD-0326 Deployment Tracker)

Sat, 16 May 2026 16:08:43 +0000

Solana SIMD-0326 (Alpenglow) deployment tracker. Not yet on mainnet as of May 2026; expected Q3-Q4. Replaces vote fees with 1.6 SOL/epoch VAT.

Solana Client Diversity Tracker (Jito-Solana, Frankendancer)

Sat, 16 May 2026 16:08:43 +0000

Solana validator client share by stake: Jito-Solana ~85-90% (trending down), Frankendancer ~26% (up from ~21%). Categories overlap; updated monthly.

Solana Validator Trackers

Sat, 16 May 2026 16:08:43 +0000

Persistent trackers for ongoing Solana validator ecosystem subjects: Alpenglow deployment, SFDP 2026 rules, client diversity, network state, stake pools.

Solana Validator Network State (Monthly Snapshots)

Sat, 16 May 2026 16:08:43 +0000

Monthly state-of-network snapshots: total active stake, validator count, Nakamoto Coefficient, top-stake distribution, network APY trends, vote cost.

SFDP 2026 Rules Tracker (May 1 Infrastructure Activation)

Sat, 16 May 2026 16:08:43 +0000

Solana Foundation Delegation Program infrastructure rules took effect May 1, 2026: ASN <25%, data center ≤15%, TPU compliance. Active enforcement tracker.

Solana Stake Pool Tracker (Marinade SAM, Jito, SolBlaze)

Sat, 16 May 2026 16:08:43 +0000

Tracks Solana stake-pool delegation flows: Marinade SAM bids, Jito Stake Pool, SolBlaze, LST market sizes. Pool-driven stake redistribution monthly.

The RealValidator Team — Solana Validators Wiki Editors

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:25:51 +0000

Editorial team behind Solana Validators Wiki. Operates the RealValidator Solana validator; maintains the wiki's vocabulary, profiles, and refresh cadence.

Top Solana Validators by Commission Rate (with APY Context)

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:25:51 +0000

Solana validators ranked by base + Jito commission at epoch 971, with total APY context. Lowest commission alone doesn't mean highest staker yield.

Top Solana Validators by Decentralization (ASN & City)

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:25:51 +0000

Solana validators ranked by lowest ASN + city concentration at epoch 971. 10 directory validators sit on under-concentrated ASNs (<0.10%).

Top Solana Validators for MEV Rewards (Jito Passthrough)

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:25:51 +0000

Jito-enabled Solana validators ranked by effective MEV passthrough at epoch 971. Gross MEV runs ~0.13% APY uniformly; Jito commission differentiates.

Top Solana Validators by Stake Weight (Active SOL Rankings)

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:25:51 +0000

Ranked list of Solana validators by total active stake at epoch 971. Figment leads at 15.4M SOL (1.0% of network), with the top 10 all under 1.0% individually.

Top Solana Validators in Germany (DACH Region by ASN & City)

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:25:51 +0000

Six Solana validators in this directory run from German datacenters at epoch 971. Frankfurt dominates (5 of 6); ASN concentration spans 0.02% to 29.64%.

Alpenglow (SIMD-0326): Votor, Rotor, and the 1.6 SOL VAT

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:25:51 +0000

Alpenglow (SIMD-0326) replaces vote transactions with a 1.6 SOL/epoch VAT. Approved September 2025 (98.3%); not yet on mainnet as of May 2026.