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Stellar

byStellar.org
in Blockchain Platforms
4.6

Overview

Product Information on Stellar

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Stellar?

Stellar is an open-source software designed to facilitate global financial transactions, enabling fast and cost-efficient transfers of digital assets across borders. The software utilizes a decentralized network to allow seamless exchanges between currencies and digital tokens. It provides features such as integrated smart contracts, asset issuance, and distributed ledger technology to help organizations and individuals access financial systems without the need for intermediary institutions. Stellar addresses business problems related to interoperability between financial networks, remittance inefficiencies, and cross-border payment complexities by enabling secure, real-time settlements through its consensus protocol.

Stellar Pricing

Stellar software follows a transaction-based pricing model where network users pay fees based on the number and type of transactions executed on its blockchain platform These fees are required to prevent network spam and are structured per operation processed with amounts set by network consensus Stellar does not impose direct subscription or licensing fees for using the software itself

Overall experience with Stellar

IT Director
250M - 500M USD, Healthcare and Biotech
FAVORABLE

“Great product and works without any issues.”

5.0
May 23, 2022
The cost is in line with its competitors and less expensive than some. The support is great for this product. We use a MSP to monitor our implementation.
IT directer
50M - 250M USD, Consumer Goods
CRITICAL

“Stellar:Fast,Safe and Cheap transaction method ”

3.0
Aug 31, 2019
Stellar is a decentralized method of payment for digital currency which is an open source which allow transaction all over the world.stellar is a type of Blockchain that connects people,payment and banks.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 24th March 2025

Stellar Development Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco that focuses on the development of a common financial platform. The organization's primary objective is to facilitate accessible and open-source financial services, emulating the internet's facility for sending emails or creating blogs. The foundation provides a platform that allows smooth transactions for sending, saving, and receiving money, minimizing excessive fees and complications.

Company Details

Updated 29th April 2025
Year Founded
2014
Head office location
San Francisco, United States
Number of employees
51 - 200
Website
https://www.stellar.org/

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Reviewer Insights for: Stellar
Performance of Stellar Across Market Features

Stellar Likes & Dislikes

Like

The ability to be immediately alerted on issues that need attention, and the easy ability to drill down on specific issues.

Like

The best thing about stellar is that it has low cost of transactions and it is easily accessible from any part of the world.It is a financial system that allow transaction between different currency.

Like

Cheap fees and fast transactions

Dislike

Some screens are a little busy, but not any worse than the competition.

Dislike

Stellar is a powerful transaction method with one of the best security policy,I have no issues or problems with it.

Dislike

Price can be quite volatile making you lose money during transfer

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Stellar Reviews and Ratings

4.6

(8 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
50%
4 Star
25%
3 Star
25%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.3

Integration & Deployment

4.2

Service & Support

4.7

Product Capabilities

4.3

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  • IT Director
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Great product and works without any issues.

    5.0
    May 23, 2022
    The cost is in line with its competitors and less expensive than some. The support is great for this product. We use a MSP to monitor our implementation.
  • CONSULTANT
    1B-10B USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Cheap and fast way to transfer money between exchanges

    4.0
    Feb 14, 2022
    I use to transfer money between exchanges or to send someone money. Stellar transactions are fast and cheap, only issue is which is a common theme with a lot cryptos is the volatile price which can be either in your favor or against when you are using it to transfer money.
  • Head Of Partnerships
    <50M USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    Tried and tested L1 blockchain (>1Bn operations in the last 6 months)

    5.0
    Oct 4, 2021
    Tried and tested L1 blockchain. Fast, cheap, transparent. Combine the power of public blockchains (eg decentralization, reliability, and scalability) and the ability to use it privately (eg compliance built-in, zk rollup). Stellar also has a great ecosystem and is adding very interesting features like Liquidity Pools and AMMs.
  • Market Analyst
    50M-1B USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    Very complelling but still lack some features

    5.0
    Jan 12, 2020
    Platform was user friendly and overall charts experience was great. All the technical indicators was easy to use and platform was very smooth and fast unlike other platforms which i have used
  • System Analyst
    10B+ USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    An Easy Way To Move Money

    4.0
    Dec 8, 2019
    Stellar is an open system of transacting money without any limitation. It supports several currencies which offers us the ability to move money across boarders as we wish. Using it is amazing as we enjoy a 24/7 support care from them, likewise, we enjoy utmost functionality using it.
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