Solana is built for speed: transactions confirm in well under a second and usually cost a fraction of a cent. That makes it a strong platform for applications with many transactions, such as trading, payments, games and large NFT collections. SemBricks builds on Solana in Rust with the Anchor framework, from on-chain programs to the clients, tokens and infrastructure around them.
What We Build on Solana
- On-chain programs: Solana's equivalent of smart contracts, written in Rust with Anchor and covered by tests.
- Program clients: TypeScript and Rust SDKs, transaction builders and instruction wrappers, so your frontend and backend talk to your program safely.
- Token tooling: SPL tokens with minting rules, distribution, vesting and management of associated token accounts.
- NFT tooling: minting, collection management and marketplace integration with Metaplex or custom programs.
- RPC tooling: WebSocket subscriptions, Geyser plugins and custom RPC proxies for applications that need data fast and reliably.
Want users to transact without holding gas? See gasless transactions for every method, from paymaster sponsorship and EIP-7702 to relayers and permit signatures.
How Solana Differs from EVM Chains
Developers coming from Ethereum need to rethink a few things. On Solana, programs are stateless: data lives in separate accounts that every transaction must list up front. That is what lets Solana run transactions in parallel, but it also means a program must check every account it receives. Is it owned by the right program? Is it the expected address? Did the right party sign?
Most serious Solana vulnerabilities come from exactly these checks: a missing owner or signer check, or an attacker passing in a look-alike account. Anchor handles much of this through account constraints, and we add tests that deliberately pass in wrong accounts to prove the program rejects them.
Other practical differences are compute unit limits per transaction, rent for storing data and transaction size limits. They all shape the design, so we take them into account from the start.
When Solana Is the Right Choice
Solana fits applications where users make many small transactions and low fees and fast confirmation directly affect the experience. If your project depends on liquidity or protocols that live mainly on Ethereum, an EVM chain or layer 2 is often the better choice. We will help you weigh the options honestly.
Frequently Asked Questions about Solana Development
Which language are Solana programs written in?
Mostly Rust, usually with the Anchor framework, which removes a lot of boilerplate and enforces many security checks through account constraints. Clients are typically written in TypeScript or Rust.
Can a Solana program be upgraded?
Yes, by default a program has an upgrade authority that can deploy new code. For production, that authority should sit with a multisig, or be removed entirely once the program is final.
Can you build the same application on Solana and an EVM chain?
The idea can be the same, but the code cannot be shared: Solana programs and Solidity contracts are built very differently. Frontends and backends can often share a lot, with a separate chain layer for each network.
Do you also review existing Solana programs?
Yes. We review Rust programs for missing account and signer checks and other common issues, and help prepare them for an independent audit. See smart contract audit support.
Looking at other chains too? See our overview of blockchain and web3 development.
Build on Solana
Tell us what you want to build and why Solana appeals to you. We will help you check whether it fits and how to design it.
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