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Glide vs Altitude

Altitude locks you into Squads on Solana. Glide gives you 10 vendors, 11 rails, and EVM.

Why Glide

  • ✓Full invoicing with PDF generation and email delivery
  • ✓Payroll engine with contracts, schedules, and multi-rail support
  • ✓Expense reports with receipt upload and approval workflows
  • ✓Both Solana AND EVM support
  • ✓Dual multisig: Squads (Solana) + Gnosis Safe (EVM)
  • ✓10 vendor adapters for optimal routing

Altitude Gaps

  • -No invoicing or accounts receivable
  • -No payroll or contractor payments
  • -No expense management
  • -Solana-only (no EVM support)
  • -Single multisig provider (Squads)

Feature by Feature

FeatureGlideAltitude
Invoicing & Payments
Invoice creation + PDF✓-
Recurring invoices✓-
Payment links✓-
Batch payments✓✓
Email delivery✓-
Payroll & Contractors
Crypto payroll✓-
Contract management✓-
Payroll schedules✓-
Multi-rail payroll11 rails-
Worker onboarding✓-
Treasury & Yield
DeFi yield✓✓
Live APY data✓✓
Crypto borrowing✓✓
On-chain multisigSquads + SafeSquads only
Cards & Spending
Virtual cards✓-
Card freeze/unfreeze✓-
Cashback rewards1%-
Spending analytics✓-
Compliance & Security
KYC/KYB✓✓
AML monitoring25 rulesCode-enforced
Sanctions screeningChainalysis✓
AI-powered CTR/SAR✓-
Settlement proof✓✓
Payment Rails
USDC (Solana)✓✓
USDC (EVM)✓✓
ACH✓✓
SEPA✓✓
SWIFT/Wire✓✓
FPS (UK)✓-
PIX (Brazil)✓-
Team & Multi-Entity
Multi-entity dashboard✓✓
Approval workflows✓✓
Expense management✓-
Role-based access✓✓
Accounting
QuickBooks exportIIF import-
Xero exportCSV import-
CSV export✓✓
PDF statements✓-

Run payroll and cross-border payments from one account: hold USDC and 80+ currencies, convert close to the mid-market rate, and pay out on local rails instead of paying the wire tax. Solo, or with multisig for teams.

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