Low-Fee Pools
Stake pools charging a variable margin of 1% or less, on top of the protocol-minimum fixed cost. Lower margin means more of each epoch reward reaches delegators.
PLRS · Poolaris
Poolaris is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "The Anti Poaching and Wildlife Conservation Pool". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 50 ADA pledged and 58 ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 2 delegators.
PLTUS · Plutus Staking #1
Plutus Staking #1 is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Cloud Native StakePool #1 - Maximise your ADA with our high pledge, high return pools. Stake your ADA with Plutus the Greek God of wealth!". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 500 ADA fixed cost, with 1.5M ADA pledged and 4.41M ADA of live stake at 5.7% saturation across 875 delegators.
POA · Proof of Africa - Enabling Web3 in Africa
Proof of Africa - Enabling Web3 in Africa is a Cardano pool run inside a 8-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "We enable Web3 in Africa thanks to our reliable stakepool". It charges a 0% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 10k ADA pledged and 1.35M ADA of live stake at 1.7% saturation across 370 delegators.
POET · The Poolnet
The Poolnet is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Secure and constantly monitored pool, with passion!". It charges a 0% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 100 ADA pledged and 2.2k ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 93 delegators.
PRIME · Staking Prime by PwC OPS 24/7/365 Availability
Staking Prime by PwC OPS 24/7/365 Availability is a Cardano pool run inside a 2-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Minimum fees guaranteed, this pool is dedicated to my daughter Agathe who is born the 17th May 2020". It charges a 0.5% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 250k ADA pledged and 2.7k ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 4 delegators.
PSP · Prime Stake Pool
Prime Stake Pool is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "The future is here.Together, we can change the world for the better". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 170 ADA fixed cost, with 14k ADA pledged and 121k ADA of live stake at 0.2% saturation across 34 delegators.
S0716 · Studio0716
Studio0716 is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Studio 0716 is a highly-available stake pool operated by industry veterans, with the goal of supporting decentralized finance and emerging services…". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 500 ADA pledged and 929 ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 2 delegators.
SBR · Siberia
Siberia is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Eco-pool from Russia with Love". It charges a 0% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 1k ADA pledged and 1.1k ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 2 delegators.
Shark
Shark is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "stake pool operated from india by the love and dedication of 2 sharks with a long term vision". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 1k ADA pledged and 2 ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 1 delegators.
SHEIN · CRYPTOSHEINIX
CRYPTOSHEINIX is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "CRYPTOSHEINIX CARDANO STAKE POOL. JOIN US AND BE PART OF OUR BIG CRYPTOCURRENCY AND BLOCKCHAIN COMMUNITY". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 0 ADA pledged and 32.8k ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 168 delegators.
SMBU1 · Shambhu
Shambhu is a Cardano pool run inside a 10-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "The name originates from the word Shambhu meaning Source of Bliss/ Happiness ('sham' meaning happiness ; 'bhu' source)". It charges a 0% margin on top of a 345 ADA fixed cost, with 50 ADA pledged and 458 ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 3 delegators.
SNAKE · SN₳KE Cardano Staking
SN₳KE Cardano Staking is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "SN₳KE is a pioneer Cardano stake pool delivering secure infrastructure, transparent operations and long-term commitment since the Shelley era". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 5k ADA pledged and 44.88M ADA of live stake at 57.7% saturation across 924 delegators.
SNODE · StakeNode.One
StakeNode.One is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Stake Node One: Staking Together". It charges a 0.8% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 100k ADA pledged and 2k ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 1 delegators.
SOLAR · ADA Solar
ADA Solar is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Cardano Solar Farm Parque Solar de Cardano 卡达诺太阳能发电厂 カルダノソーラーファーム". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 100 ADA pledged and 739 ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 2 delegators.
SPIR2 · Spire Staking Top 10 Operator
Spire Staking Top 10 Operator is a Cardano pool run inside a 5-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Professionally Operated Pool Supporting Cardano Growth and Decentralization". It charges a 0% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 250k ADA pledged and 20.25M ADA of live stake at 26.0% saturation across 623 delegators.
SPIRE · Spire Staking Delegate to SPIR2
Spire Staking Delegate to SPIR2 is a Cardano pool run inside a 5-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Professionally Operated Pool Supporting Cardano Growth and Decentralization". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 500k ADA pledged and 72.42M ADA of live stake at 93.1% saturation across 9,163 delegators.
STAKE · PLANETSTAKE 1
PLANETSTAKE 1 is a Cardano pool run inside a 2-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Stakepool Service Powering Cardano since 2019". It charges a 0.8% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 50k ADA pledged and 22.75M ADA of live stake at 29.3% saturation across 1,014 delegators.
SWING · Ada Swing
Ada Swing is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "High availability stake pool for the Cardano network. Stake with us and support strugging live musicians during COVID19 shutdown". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 10k ADA pledged and 29.8k ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 7 delegators.
TALOS · Talos Stake Pool
Talos Stake Pool is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "First AI Agent Operated Stake Pool on Cardano". It charges a 0% margin on top of a 170 ADA fixed cost, with 1k ADA pledged and 65.1k ADA of live stake at 0.1% saturation across 67 delegators.
TDSP · The Dutch Stake Pool
The Dutch Stake Pool is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "True decentralized Stakepool running from home on Bare-Metal. No centralized cloud nodes". It charges a 0% margin on top of a 200 ADA fixed cost, with 20k ADA pledged and 106k ADA of live stake at 0.1% saturation across 24 delegators.
TITAN · TITANstaking
TITANstaking is a Cardano pool run inside a 2-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "For a TITAN strong Cardano network. Join us! Telegram". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 170 ADA fixed cost, with 250k ADA pledged and 52.63M ADA of live stake at 67.7% saturation across 4,947 delegators.
TLP · Terry's Lair
Terry's Lair is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Terry's Lair Cardano Stake Pool". It charges a 0% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 800 ADA pledged and 4.7k ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 6 delegators.
TMHH · Viet Nam ADA Pool - TM
Viet Nam ADA Pool - TM is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "A cardano stake pool of Toan Mai - Supported by Hieu Hoang". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 2 ADA pledged and 5 ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 1 delegators.
TOBA · Toba Mint
Toba Mint is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Don't be on the wrong side of the coming financial bottleneck - stake with Toba Mint. We'll keep costs low maximize your ROA". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 100k ADA pledged and 269k ADA of live stake at 0.3% saturation across 13 delegators.
Tool
Tool is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "CNFT Tools Cardano Stake Pool. Helping Cardano's future!". It charges a 0% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 2k ADA pledged and 557k ADA of live stake at 0.7% saturation across 690 delegators.
TOPO⚡ · TOPO Pool
TOPO Pool is a Cardano pool run inside a 2-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Passionate IT pro with 25+ years experience. Pool up since epoch 208 with 99.9% uptime". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 170 ADA fixed cost, with 65k ADA pledged and 1.52M ADA of live stake at 1.9% saturation across 801 delegators.
UK1 · UK pool
UK pool is a Cardano pool run inside a 2-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "UK1 pool is closing down, please delegate elsewhere". It charges a 0% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 0 ADA pledged and 155k ADA of live stake at 0.2% saturation across 32 delegators.
VELES
VELES is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation; its on-chain metadata carries a ticker and homepage but no description. It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 2k ADA pledged and 1.6k ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 3 delegators.
VOLCY · VOLCY Enterprise Multi-Chain Infrastructure
VOLCY Enterprise Multi-Chain Infrastructure is a Cardano pool run inside a 2-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "ITN 2019 veteran SPO running Cardano, ApexFusion, Midnight, Leios & Hydra. Mithril signer". It charges a 0% margin on top of a 170 ADA fixed cost, with 78k ADA pledged and 474k ADA of live stake at 0.6% saturation across 88 delegators.
VSPBM · VENABLES-Babymetal
VENABLES-Babymetal is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "This is the Venables Mainnet stake pool". It charges a 0% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 100 ADA pledged and 180 ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 1 delegators.
WOOF · Woof Pool
Woof Pool is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "Your operator is an IT pro helping to grow Cardano by writing code and documentation. WOOF is for animal lovers". It charges a 0% margin on top of a 170 ADA fixed cost, with 195k ADA pledged and 1.78M ADA of live stake at 2.3% saturation across 464 delegators.
XMOO · Marty Moose
Marty Moose is an independently run single-pool Cardano operation that describes itself in its pool metadata as "The Pool for mooses". It charges a 0.4% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 200 ADA pledged and 250 ADA of live stake at 0.0% saturation across 1 delegators.
XRAY1 · XRAY/Network
XRAY/Network is a Cardano pool run inside a 8-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "XRAY/Network is a multi-chain ecosystem built to simplify access to crypto and decentralized finance". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 100 ADA pledged and 16.25M ADA of live stake at 20.9% saturation across 2,695 delegators.
XRAY2 · XRAY/Network
XRAY/Network is a Cardano pool run inside a 8-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "XRAY/Network is a multi-chain ecosystem built to simplify access to crypto and decentralized finance". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 100 ADA pledged and 6.42M ADA of live stake at 8.3% saturation across 1,714 delegators.
XRAY3 · XRAY/Network
XRAY/Network is a Cardano pool run inside a 8-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "XRAY/Network is a multi-chain ecosystem built to simplify access to crypto and decentralized finance". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 100 ADA pledged and 8.61M ADA of live stake at 11.1% saturation across 3,109 delegators.
XRAY4 · XRAY/Network
XRAY/Network is a Cardano pool run inside a 8-pool operator group that describes itself in its pool metadata as "XRAY/Network is a multi-chain ecosystem built to simplify access to crypto and decentralized finance". It charges a 1% margin on top of a 340 ADA fixed cost, with 100 ADA pledged and 2.02M ADA of live stake at 2.6% saturation across 770 delegators.