Rug.Tools vs Honeypot.is
Same checks, side by side: price, what each scanner verifies, chains and features, from their official pages.
| Line | Rug.Tools | Honeypot.is |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free · no signupFree scans with no account and no wallet connection, stated on the Solana bundle checker page; the site's sitemaps list no pricing page. A $RUG token is announced but not launched: the homepage only collects a presale waitlist and says no payment is taken there. | Free · public API, no keyFree and open: no account, and the v2 API answers without a key. A live call returned the full simulation, including taxes, gas, contract flags and pair liquidity. |
| Checks | 6 of 8 checksEdge | 3 of 8 checks |
| Mint / freeze authority or contract ownership | Not documented | Not documented |
| Liquidity and LP lock | Yes | Yes |
| Top-holder concentration | Yes | Not documented |
| Snipers, bundlers and insiders | Yes | Not documented |
| Creator history | Yes | Not documented |
| Honeypot and tax simulation | Not documented | Yes |
| Linked-wallet map | Yes | Not documented |
| Overall risk score | Yes | Yes |
| New-user perk | None documented | None documented |
| What it needs from you | No account and no wallet: paste a Solana mint or an EVM contract. The Chrome extension scans the page you are already on. | Nothing to connect: paste an address, or call the API. The simulation runs on the chain, not from your wallet. |
| Where it runs | Web, Extension | Web, Telegram |
| Chains | Solana · EVMSolana, Ethereum, BSC, Base, Monad, Robinhood Chain, ArcEdge | EVMEthereum, BSC, Base |
| Documented features | 3 of 8Edge | 2 of 8 |
| New pairs feed | Yes | Not documented |
| Price charts | Yes | Not documented |
| Alerts | Not documented | Not documented |
| API | Not documented | Yes |
| Browser extension | Yes | Not documented |
| Telegram bot | Not documented | Yes |
| Mobile app | Not documented | Not documented |
| Trade from the tool | Not documented | Not documented |
Which one should you pick?
Pick Rug.Tools if
You want a free second opinion before buying, especially on bundled Solana launches.
The most complete free report of the series: nine documented steps from contract rules and liquidity quality to creator launch history, bundle detection and wallet relationships, ending in one of five verdicts, across Solana and six EVM chains. It is a young product with no public API and no launched token, so treat the verdict as a reading aid, not a certificate.
rug.tools
Pick Honeypot.is if
You are about to buy on BSC, Ethereum or Base and want the one answer that matters: can I sell it?
The narrowest tool of the series and the one with the fewest excuses: it actually buys and sells the token for you and reports the result, with buy, sell and transfer taxes, gas, the honeypot reason, open-source and proxy flags, and the pair's liquidity. Three chains only, and nothing about holders or wallets.
honeypot.is
