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Save (formerly Solend) is an algorithmic peer-to-pool lending and borrowing protocol on Solana, supporting SOL, liquid staking tokens, blue-chips, and stablecoins.

LendingSolanaEclipseTVL: $65.7MLast updated: May 21, 2026
Risk Rating
BB
Safety Score
62

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Overall Rating
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The Problem

Solana DeFi lacked a mature, audited money-market primitive supporting deep collateral for SOL, liquid staking tokens, and stablecoins — and earlier lending designs could not gracefully handle very large concentrated borrower positions during market crashes.

The Solution

Save offers a peer-to-pool lending market with isolated risk-segregated pools, a permissionless liquidator network, and an outflow rate-limit safety mechanism designed to protect suppliers during stress events.

Why it Matters

The longest-running lending protocol on Solana (live since August 2021) with multi-bear-market survival, an outflow-limit rate guard, and a SOL-native operator footprint that pre-dates most current Solana DeFi peers.

Protocol Metrics

TVL Trend
$65.72M

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Frequently asked questions about Save

What is Save?+

Save is a Lending protocol operating on Solana, Eclipse. Save (formerly Solend) is an algorithmic peer-to-pool lending and borrowing protocol on Solana, supporting SOL, liquid staking tokens, blue-chips, and stablecoins.

How does Save work?+

Save offers a peer-to-pool lending market with isolated risk-segregated pools, a permissionless liquidator network, and an outflow rate-limit safety mechanism designed to protect suppliers during stress events.

Is Save safe?+

DeFi Sentinel rates Save BB with a safety score of 62/100, indicating elevated risk. The score reflects five risk dimensions: smart contract & technical risk, economic design & market risk, governance & centralization, sustainability & competitive position, and reputation & social trust. Save has 3 audits on record. DeFi Sentinel's analysis flagged 4 high, 6 medium, 3 low risk alerts across Smart Contract & Technical Risk, Economic Design & Market Risk, Governance & Centralization, Sustainability & Competitive Position and Reputation & Social Trust. As with all DeFi protocols, residual risk remains and users should review the full risk breakdown before depositing.

What is the safety score of Save?+

Save has a DeFi Sentinel safety score of 62/100 (rating BB), last updated May 21, 2026. The score is computed across smart contract & technical risk (30%), economic design & market risk (25%), governance & centralization (20%), sustainability & competitive position (15%), and reputation & social trust (10%).

Which chains does Save support?+

Save is deployed on Solana, Eclipse.

Has Save been audited?+

Yes. Save has 3 audit reports on record from firms including Kudelski Security, Neodyme, OtterSec (OSEC). Audit reports and dates are linked under the Resources tab on this page.