# Vaultody vs Fireblocks

Both MPC, both priced publicly — different guarantees. Both are MPC platforms; both publish prices; both let you sign up without a sales call. The real difference is the signing topology: who can move funds without whom — and what that costs at your size.

## Side by side

Competitor claims are sourced from their own site, August 2026.

| | Vaultody | Fireblocks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Signing model | Non-custodial by threshold math — 3-of-3 MPC, your share mandatory on every signature | MPC-based key management; also operates a NYDFS-chartered trust company for qualified custody |
| Published pricing | From $249/mo, full rate card on the page | Essentials $999/mo (up to 6 months), then custom "starting at $36,000/year" |
| Self-serve start | Create account, testnet from day one | Yes — console signup + developer sandbox |
| Gas sponsorship | 6 EVM chains + Solana + TRON | Gas Station — EVM networks only |
| TRON fee optimization | Built in — delegated energy, up to −15% by plan | Not found in public docs |
| Mass payouts | 150 recipients in one UTXO transaction + account-chain batch | Payouts API |
| Entry price for a small team | $249/mo | $999/mo, capped at 6 months before custom |
| Compliance posture | SOC 2 & ISO 27001 in progress — stated plainly | SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, CCSS QSP Level 3 |

## Where we come out ahead, and where they do

On the questions that decide custody risk we think Vaultody is the better answer: a signing topology where no vendor, us included, can ever move your funds on its own; a recovery tool that is public, offline and still works with the company gone; entry pricing at about a quarter of theirs; and TRON and Solana fee tooling Fireblocks does not publish. Fireblocks is genuinely stronger elsewhere — it is the largest vendor in the category, its counterparty Network has no equivalent here, and its NYDFS-chartered trust answers a qualified-custody mandate we cannot. Those strengths are real, and the list further down says exactly when they should decide it.

## How to run the evaluation, in order

The sequence that stops a custody decision turning into a feature-grid argument.

1. **Start with the regulatory question** — if your mandate requires a licensed custodian of record, the shortlist is custodians and the rest of the comparison is moot. Settle this first; it eliminates whole vendors, including us.
2. **Count the parties on the key** — ask each vendor how many signing parties they hold and whether yours is mandatory. The answer is arithmetic, not marketing, and it decides who can move funds without you.
3. **Read the exit path** — ask to see the recovery tool and the backup format. If recovery depends on the vendor's cooperation, uptime or goodwill, price that risk.
4. **Price your real flow** — model your actual monthly volume, chain mix and fee mechanics: TRON energy, sponsored gas, batch payouts. Headline platform fees rarely decide the total.
5. **Test on testnet, not in a deck** — integrate the happy path and two failure paths under a standard account before you negotiate. An afternoon on testnet beats a month of reference calls.

## When Fireblocks is the better fit

- **You are buying the network** — if settlement connectivity to a long list of counterparties is the requirement, that network is their product and we do not have one.
- **You want the biggest ecosystem** — more integrations, more partners, more people who have already built against it. That has real operational value.
- **You need a name your board recognises** — procurement sometimes buys familiarity, and that is a legitimate constraint rather than a technical one.
- **Where we differ** — our client party is mandatory on every signature and our recovery tool is public and offline. Those are the two claims to test on testnet, not to take from a page.

## FAQ

**Can Vaultody move our funds without us?**
No — structurally. Signing is 3-of-3 and your share is mandatory. Fireblocks describes MPC key management and offers custody through its trust company; it does not claim to be non-custodial. Neither do BitGo, Copper or Utila. We do, because the threshold enforces it.

**Can we migrate from Fireblocks?**
Yes — new MPC keys are generated under the 3-of-3 model and assets move on-chain. Ask for the migration outline in a demo.

## Related

- [Vaultody vs BitGo](/compare/bitgo)
- [Vaultody vs Cobo](/compare/cobo)
- [Vaultody vs Copper](/compare/copper)
- [Vaultody vs Utila](/compare/utila)
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- [Pricing](/pricing)