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How to choose a Cardano project (2026)

Advice about picking a Cardano project is usually someone's opinion. This page is counts instead: what 288 real Cardano projects actually publish about themselves, and what that means when you compare two of them.

What to check, and how often it is published

CheckListings with itWhy it matters
A live website 288 (100%) Open it before you plan anything. A dead link usually means the business has moved on.
A list of services 288 (100%) Tells you what they actually do, instead of what the name suggests.

The services that come up most

Counted across every listing that names its services. Use it to tell a common offering from a rare one.

  • Staking9
  • Transaction building7
  • Token swaps6
  • Light wallet5
  • Transaction submission4
  • dApp connector4
  • Block explorer4
  • NFT marketplace4
  • NFT collectibles4
  • Yield farming3
  • Hardware wallet support3
  • Developer tooling3
  • Smart contract language3
  • Library documentation3

Types, and how many of each

Developer Tools 122Infrastructure & Oracles 41DeFi 38Explorers & Analytics 30Identity & Real World 27Wallets 26DAOs & Governance 25Gaming & Metaverse 23NFT Marketplaces & Minting 15

Before you commit

  1. Open the business's own website from its listing here, and check the page is still live.
  2. Compare two or three on the same points. Save the ones you like and put them side by side.
  3. Confirm price and hours with the business directly. 0% publish a price and 0% publish hours, so most of this has to be asked.
  4. Check the date on the listing. Each one shows when it was last checked against the business's own site.

Open your saved list

Counts come from the 288 listings on this site on the day this page was built. They describe this directory, not the whole industry.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What should I look for in a Cardano project?

Start with what is published. Of the 288 Cardano projects listed here, 288 have a live website and 288 list their services. None publish opening hours and none publish a price, so expect to ask about both. A listing that publishes more is easier to check before you commit.

How many Cardano projects are there?

288 on this site, sorted into 9 types.

How is this list put together?

Every listing is a real business, checked against its own website, with the source link and the date of that check shown on the listing page. Nothing is ranked by payment.