Cavos, Privy, Dynamic, Turnkey, and Web3Auth are the five Para alternatives compared here for the embedded wallet at getpara.com, formerly Capsule. This page is that wallet, not ParaSwap.
The sections below use the same facts as the compare pages. Cavos publishes its own fees on the pricing page; other vendors set theirs independently. There is no Cavos vs Para one-to-one. Replacement shortlists also exist for Privy, Turnkey, Dynamic, and Magic. Migration is a project, not a config change: wallet addresses are derived differently, so accounts do not transfer automatically.
Para is not the weaker product. It covers ground several of these alternatives do not, especially a 2-of-2 MPC wallet Para documents as portable across apps. Teams still shortlist replacements when they want a device-native key, or when the chain is Starknet.
Para’s public key-management docs describe a 2-of-2 MPC system (DKLS19): a user share on the device, protected by a passkey, and a Para share in cloud HSMs. Both shares join a signing ceremony; Para says the full private key is never assembled. Some reviews want a device-native key the vendor cannot help produce a signature with. That is a different architecture, not a smaller feature set.
Para documents wallets that work across apps, chains, and platforms after one onboarding. That is extra surface area when the product should only provision an account inside one application and should never show a wallet that follows the user elsewhere.
Para’s chain-support intro lists all EVM chains, Solana, Cosmos chains, Stellar, and Sui. The named table on that page lists EVM networks, Solana, Noble, Initia, Osmosis, and Stellar. The architecture page’s native-support table lists EVM, Solana, Stellar, and Cosmos via CosmJS. Teams shipping Starknet, or that want each chain’s native account model on Solana and Stellar without MPC, look past that table.
Para’s public pricing page lists a Free plan up to 1,200 monthly active users, then Starter at $200/mo (2.5k MAUs), Growth at $500/mo (10k), and Scale at $1,000/mo (25k), with overage at $0.06, $0.05, and $0.04 per extra MAU. Cavos prices on wallet creates: free up to 1,000 wallets, Essential $59/mo, Complete $139/mo. Those figures are from each vendor’s public pricing page as of November 2026 and can change.
The category has consolidated. Stripe acquired Privy in 2025. Fireblocks acquired Dynamic in 2025. Consensys acquired Web3Auth in 2025 and now ships it as MetaMask Embedded Wallets. In 2026 Payward, the parent of Kraken, acquired Magic Labs wallet infrastructure.
The table below is the same shortlist used on the other alternatives pages: Cavos, Privy, Dynamic, Turnkey, Web3Auth / MetaMask Embedded Wallets, and Magic. Para is the incumbent, summarized in the sections that follow. They do not share a key model, the same native chain coverage, or the same pricing. Each name opens the full comparison except Cavos, which links to published fees.
| Provider | Pricing and free tier | Chains | Key model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavos | Free up to 1,000 wallets. Essential $59/mo. Complete $139/mo. | Starknet, Solana, and Stellar. | Device-native. One stark key from MasterDEK and app salt. No MPC. Starknet uses an audited OpenZeppelin AccountUpgradeable v3.0.0. |
| Privy | Free (0–499 MAU) with 50K signatures and $1M volume/mo. Core $299/mo. Scale $499/mo. | Broad EVM support plus Solana; coverage and feature parity vary by chain. | User wallets: 2-of-2 Shamir shares reconstituted only in AWS Nitro Enclaves (enclave share + auth share). Key export is supported. Optional custodial wallets via Bridge. |
| Dynamic | $249/mo for up to 5,000 MAUs. Then $0.05 per extra MAU. Sandbox is free. | Multi-chain, with EVM breadth and additional non-EVM support; parity varies by chain. | Embedded wallet keys managed by the provider’s key infrastructure with configurable custody models. |
| Turnkey | Pay as you go: 1,000 wallets and 25 free signatures/mo, then $0.10/signature. Pro $99/mo. | Broad cryptographic curve and chain support at the signing primitive level. | In hardware-backed secure enclaves operated as infrastructure. |
| Web3Auth / MetaMask Embedded Wallets | Free 1,000 monthly active wallets. Growth $69/mo. Scale $399/mo. | Broad multi-chain coverage. | MPC / threshold shares combined to reconstruct a private key. |
| Magic | Free 1,000 monthly active wallets and 50K signatures. $99/mo includes 2,500 MAWs. | EVM-focused with additional chain support. | Delegated key management backed by hardware security modules operated by the provider. |
| Alchemy Account Kit | Free 30M compute units/mo. PAYG $0.525 per million CUs. Gas Manager: 8% admin fee on PAYG; free on testnets. | Many EVM networks plus Solana. Bundler, ERC-20 gas payments, and Bundler Sponsored Operations are documented for those EVM networks, not for Solana. | Bring-your-own signer. Wallet APIs leave login and keys to Privy (recommended), Turnkey, Openfort, or a viem-compatible signer. |
Cavos fees are from this site. Other fees are from each vendor's public pricing page as of October 2026 and can change.
Cavos is a Para alternative when the product is on Starknet, Solana, or Stellar and the security review requires a device-native key. The wallet is embedded in the application. Signing authority is a non-exportable device key: Cavos holds no key that can move user funds and does not reconstruct a master key with MPC. Para’s public architecture docs describe a 2-of-2 MPC split: a user share on the device and a Para share in cloud HSMs.
One SDK ships chain-native adapters for those three networks. On Starknet each wallet is an audited OpenZeppelin account contract (AccountUpgradeable v3.0.0) controlled by one stark key derived from the MasterDEK and app salt. Solana uses a native Ed25519 system account. Stellar uses a classic G-account. Recovery is off-chain: a new device restores the MasterDEK with a passkey or an opt-in hardware-isolated enclave. There is no on-chain device-signer list and no on-chain social recovery.
Cavos is not a drop-in for Para. Para is stronger when you want a universal wallet across EVM, Solana, Cosmos, and Stellar, or a drop-in modal with pregenerated wallets. Cavos does not connect existing extensions and is not an EVM-wide wallet layer. The published free tier covers the first 1,000 wallet creates; Essential is $59/mo and Complete is $139/mo.
Embedded Starknet wallet, Embedded Solana wallet, Embedded Stellar wallet, How to Add an Embedded Wallet to a React App, Embedded Wallet API (2026): SDK Methods & Auth, Non-Custodial Embedded Wallets: What They Are (2026), Embedded Wallet Providers: 2026 Comparison, and Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS): How It Works (2026).
Privy is a widely adopted embedded wallet and authentication provider focused primarily on EVM chains, offering both embedded wallets and external wallet connection.
Privy manages embedded wallet keys through its key-management infrastructure, with configurable self-custody and recovery options. Chain coverage is broad EVM plus Solana. Gas sponsorship is available through paymaster and bundler integrations, typically on EVM smart accounts. Connecting existing extensions is a core capability Cavos does not offer.
Choose Privy when the product is EVM-first, when you want a single vendor for embedded wallets and WalletConnect or injected wallets, or when you need the largest available ecosystem of integrations. Stripe acquired Privy in 2025. The public Developer free tier is 0–499 MAU with 50K signatures and $1M volume per month; Core is $299/mo and Scale is $499/mo.
Dynamic provides wallet connection, embedded wallets, and authentication tooling with a strong emphasis on multi-wallet login experiences and developer-facing configuration. Connecting existing external wallets is a core capability. Cavos provisions the wallet rather than connecting to one the user already holds. The two models can coexist in one product.
Embedded wallet keys are managed by the provider’s key infrastructure with configurable custody models. Dynamic’s public pricing page lists TSS-MPC key management as a plan feature. Chain coverage is multi-chain, with EVM breadth and additional non-EVM support; parity varies by chain. Gas sponsorship is supported through account abstraction and paymaster integrations, mainly on EVM.
Fireblocks acquired Dynamic in 2025. That is a vendor-risk and custody-stack input, not a reason to treat the products as interchangeable. Dynamic’s public Growth plan is $249/mo for up to 5,000 monthly active users, then $0.05 per extra MAU. A sandbox is available for integration testing before live mode.
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Privy vs Turnkey is usually a layer question, not a feature checklist. Privy is a finished embedded wallet and authentication product. Turnkey is secure key-management infrastructure running in hardware-backed secure enclaves, exposed as a low-level API for building wallets and signing systems. You assemble the wallet experience on top of policy-driven signing primitives.
Keys live in remote enclaves, not on the end user’s device. Server-side signing, organizational policy, quorums, and approval workflows are the point of that design. Chain coverage is broad at the cryptographic-curve and signing-primitive level. Recovery is something you design on top of those primitives.
Choose Turnkey when you are building your own wallet or custody product. Choose a finished SDK when you want login, recovery, and sponsorship already wired. Turnkey’s public Pay as you go tier includes 1,000 wallets and 25 free signatures per month, then $0.10 per signature. Pro is $99/mo.
Privy vs Turnkey vs Dfns (2026): Buy or Build?, and Turnkey alternatives.
Web3Auth (shipped by Consensys as MetaMask Embedded Wallets after the 2025 acquisition) provides social-login wallets using multi-party computation. Key shares are split across the user’s device, the provider’s network, and recovery factors. Signing reconstructs or jointly computes a signature from those shares.
That is the clearest architectural contrast with Cavos. Cavos never reconstructs a signing key: the device derives the account key and signs. MetaMask’s product page states that Embedded Wallets use MPC with threshold signatures and Shamir’s Secret Sharing, and that export is part of the model. The same page lists native support for EVM and Solana, plus additional networks including Bitcoin and StarkNet.
Choose Web3Auth when you need very broad chain coverage from a single social-login wallet layer, or a key you can export and use in other tooling. Public pricing starts at a free Base plan with 1,000 monthly active wallets. Growth is $69/mo. Scale is $399/mo.
Ask the custody question first (whether a vendor HSM share participates in every signature), then the chain question, then whether you are buying a wallet product or signing infrastructure.
Worked one-to-one comparisons live on the compare pages. For the category itself (what an embedded wallet is, and how embedded wallets vs browser extensions, MPC, and device-native models differ), start with the embedded wallet guide.
Para is a strong pick when you want 2-of-2 MPC with a drop-in modal and a wallet it documents as portable across apps. It is not the weaker product; it covers ground Cavos does not. Stay with Para when the following are true.
There is no single best Para alternative. The right pick depends on chain and key model. Cavos is the alternative when the product is on Starknet, Solana, or Stellar and the review requires a device-native key. Privy is the more mature finished auth and wallet product across EVM. Dynamic is stronger when you must connect wallets users already hold. Turnkey is key-management infrastructure, not a finished SDK. Web3Auth / MetaMask Embedded Wallets fits broad social-login chain coverage. Para itself remains a strong pick for 2-of-2 MPC with a drop-in modal and a wallet Para documents as portable across apps.
Yes. Cavos is free for the first 1,000 wallet creates, then Essential at $59/mo and Complete at $139/mo. Web3Auth / MetaMask Embedded Wallets starts free at 1,000 monthly active wallets. Turnkey’s Pay as you go tier includes 1,000 wallets and 25 free signatures per month. Privy’s own Developer free tier is 0–499 MAU. Para’s public Free plan already covers up to 1,200 monthly active users. Those figures are from each vendor’s public pricing page as of November 2026 and can change.
Cavos ships native adapters for all three: an audited OpenZeppelin account contract on Starknet, a native Ed25519 system account on Solana, and a classic G-account on Stellar. Para’s named chain-support table lists Solana and Stellar; it does not list Starknet. MetaMask Embedded Wallets lists EVM, Solana, and additional networks including StarkNet on its product page; feature parity still varies by chain.
No. Para is a 2-of-2 MPC embedded wallet with a drop-in modal, pregenerated wallets, and a wallet it documents as portable across apps. Cavos is a finished embedded wallet SDK: auth, a device-native account, recovery, and Gas Sponsorship in Any Token on Starknet, Solana, and Stellar. Wallet addresses are derived differently, so accounts do not transfer as a config change.
No. This page is about Para the embedded wallet at getpara.com, formerly Capsule. ParaSwap and any Cosmos app chain that happens to share the name are different products.
If you want an embedded wallet instead of Para’s 2-of-2 MPC stack, the usual shortlist is Cavos, Privy, Dynamic, Turnkey, and Web3Auth / MetaMask Embedded Wallets. Cavos is the comparison when the product is on Starknet, Solana, or Stellar and the review requires a device-native key. Privy is the closer finished-SDK comparison on EVM. There is no Cavos vs Para one-to-one page; start at compare.
Para’s chain-support intro and public pricing FAQ mention Sui. The named table on the chain-support page lists EVM networks, Solana, Noble, Initia, Osmosis, and Stellar, and does not include a Sui, Aleo, or Midnight row. This page does not treat Sui as a named-table chain, and it does not claim Aleo or Midnight.
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