Key takeaways
- Matrica is a strong tool, but it is not always the cleanest fit for Solana only teams. The usual issue is pricing and packaging, not capability.
- Ancla starts free and includes Discord, Telegram, SPL token gates, and NFT gates on every plan.
- Matrica's current public pricing guide has no free plan listed. Premium is listed at $99/month, Pro at $199/month, and some community surfaces can involve add-ons.
- Collab.Land is best when you need broad multichain coverage. It supports many chains, but Solana real time event listening is in its $149/month Exclusive tier.
- Before switching tools, map your current roles and rules. Most migrations fail because teams move too fast and forget one threshold, partner gate, or mod permission.
Matrica is one of the names Solana founders already know. For years, if you asked around about holder verification, someone in the group chat would say "just use Matrica." That brand memory is real, and Matrica is a capable product.
But a lot of teams eventually ask a different question: do we need the whole Matrica package, or do we just need clean Solana token gating for Discord and Telegram?
For many NFT and token communities, that is where Ancla becomes the better fit. It focuses on the job founders actually need done: verify SPL token and NFT holders, assign access, remove access when people stop qualifying, and keep the setup simple enough that a small team can run it.
Pricing note: checked on June 10, 2026 against Matrica's pricing guide, Collab.Land pricing, Collab.Land balance check docs, and Ancla pricing. Recheck vendor pages before buying, because pricing and packaging can change.
Why teams look for a Matrica alternative
The reason is usually simple: the team wants Solana gating without paying for a larger bundle.
Matrica's current public pricing guide lists Premium at $99/month or $899/year, Pro at $199/month or $1,750/year, and Enterprise by call. It also lists add-ons such as additional token-gated roles and extra Telegram groups.
That is a very different buying motion from a founder who only needs Solana Discord roles, Telegram access, SPL token gates, NFT gates, and recurring checks.
That does not make Matrica bad. It just means a founder should ask what they are actually buying.
What to look for instead
A good Solana gating tool should cover the practical stack:
- SPL token gates and NFT collection gates
- Discord roles and Telegram access
- recurring balance checks, including role removal
- multiple rules for tiers, partner gates, and holder segments
- a clear verification link members can trust
- pricing that still makes sense before the community is huge
If the tool only works well for NFTs, your token launch gets awkward. If it only works in Discord, your Telegram has a weaker gate. If it checks once and never resyncs, the holder role slowly becomes fiction.
The practical comparison starts here: if a tool hides one of these behind an upgrade, price the upgrade before calling it cheaper.
The best Matrica alternatives for Solana
1. Ancla: best Solana native value
Ancla is built for founders who want token gating on Solana without a heavy setup. It supports Discord and Telegram, SPL tokens and NFTs, and every plan starts with the same core gating surfaces.
- Free: up to 25 members, one community, Discord, Telegram, SPL tokens, NFTs, Ancla branding, and support.
- Trenches, $19/month when billed annually: unlimited members, Pro Analytics, multiple rules, 12 hour balance checks, and extra communities at $9 each.
- Expert, from $49/month when billed annually: multiple groups or servers, Smart Gating, hourly checks plus events, potential co marketing, and whitelabeling.
The short version: if your team wants Discord plus Telegram and token plus NFT gating, Ancla gives you that from the start. You do not need to wait until a higher tier just to gate the surfaces Solana communities already use.
2. Collab.Land: best for multichain communities
Collab.Land is the better fit when your community is spread across many chains and you want one broad verification layer. It has a free Starter plan for up to 25 verified members, then Basic at $17.99/month, Premium at $35/month, Exclusive at $149/month, and Elite at $449/month.
The tradeoff is focus. Collab.Land is broad by design. Its pricing page lists support for 50 plus blockchains and 35 plus wallets, which is great if your community spans several chains.
For Solana specific teams, pay attention to the details. Collab.Land's Solana Event Listener, described as real time balance checks for Solana, appears in the Exclusive tier. Its documentation also says background balance checks remove roles from members who no longer qualify, while new eligibility may require manual verification depending on the check type.
In other words, Collab.Land can be the right answer for multichain complexity. It may be heavier than necessary for a founder who only wants to verify Solana holders in Discord and Telegram.
Side by side
| Feature | Ancla | Matrica | Collab.Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starts free | Yes, up to 25 members | No public free plan | Yes, up to 25 verified members |
| Discord gating | Every plan | Paid community plans | Starter and above |
| Telegram gating | Every plan | Paid plans and add-ons, confirm current setup | Supported |
| SPL token gates | Every plan | Fungible token support in paid plans | Supported through token gating rules, with broader multichain focus |
| NFT gates | Every plan | Paid community plans | Supported, with advanced Solana NFT support in Premium |
| Unlimited members | Trenches at $19/month annual | Not positioned that way | Member caps by plan |
| Solana real time event listener | Hourly checks plus events on Expert | Real time monitoring positioned as a Matrica strength | Exclusive at $149/month |
| Best fit | Solana native Discord and Telegram gating | Teams that want Matrica's broader community suite | Communities that need many chains in one tool |
When Matrica still makes sense
Use Matrica if your team already runs on it, your holders trust the flow, and the pricing fits your budget. Switching tools just to switch tools is a good way to create support tickets you did not need.
Matrica also makes sense if you want its wider community management stack, not just gating. Some teams value having verification, event tools, sales bots, status tracking, and other features under one roof.
The point is not "Matrica versus Ancla" as a personality contest. The point is fit.
If your Solana community mainly needs holder verification, Telegram gating, SPL token roles, NFT roles, and recurring access cleanup, Ancla is designed around that job.
How to migrate without making a mess
Do the boring prep first. It will save your mods later.
- Export or write down every current rule: collections, SPL mints, thresholds, roles, and partner gates.
- Mark which roles are holder roles and which roles are staff, mod, bot, or manual access roles.
- Recreate the rules in the new tool one by one.
- Test with a wallet that should pass and a wallet that should fail.
- Announce the new verification link from an official channel only.
- Keep the old flow alive briefly while members migrate, then sunset it clearly.
- Watch support tickets for the first 24 hours, especially wrong wallet and missing role cases.
The migration itself is not hard. The only painful migrations are the ones where nobody wrote down the rules before touching the server.
Bottom line
If you are running a Solana community and only need reliable token gating, start with the product that gives you Discord, Telegram, SPL tokens, and NFTs without making you climb into a higher tier first.
Matrica is established. Collab.Land is broad. Ancla is focused on Solana holder verification for the places your community already lives.
Try Ancla free at ancla.club/select-plan.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. Ancla starts free and its Trenches plan is $19/month when billed annually for unlimited members. Matrica's current public pricing guide lists Premium at $99/month and Pro at $199/month.
Matrica's current public pricing guide does not list a free plan. It lists Premium, Pro, and Enterprise plans.
Yes, on every plan including free. Matrica's public docs list Telegram groups and fungible token support as part of its paid community tooling, with some surfaces handled as add-ons.
Yes. Map your current collections, SPL mints, thresholds, and roles, then recreate those rules in Ancla and publish the new verification link from an official channel.