Developers
NEAR delivers cloud-scale throughput, passkey-simple UX, and battle-tested case studies—so Web2 teams can ship Web3 features in days, not quarters
Unique NEAR strengths developers feel immediately
Linear scaling & tiny fees
Nightshade sharding lifts theoretical throughput to ~100 K TPS while keeping typical transaction costs below $ 0.01, so you prototype and launch without worrying about congestion or fee-spikes.
Familiar languages + zero-password onboarding
Write contracts in Rust or JavaScript and give end-users a Web2-style sign-in with FastAuth passkeys (Touch ID / Face ID, no seed phrase). Fewer unfamiliar steps = lower drop-off in the funnel.
Human-readable accounts & contract-pays-gas
Apps can absorb gas on behalf of users, so “sign-in and click” feels like a normal SaaS flow.
Carbon-neutral chain & open-source tooling
NEAR offsets its footprint and ships permissively-licensed SDKs, making it an easy sell to security and sustainability teams.
Explore the Tech
Developers benefit from scalable smart contracts, low transaction costs, and built-in interoperability across chains.
Fast, Flexible, and Proven
NEAR’s sharded design has processed over 3.34B transactions, with an average block time of 1.09s and fees near $0.0002. It grows alongside your user base, ensuring high performance without high costs.
One Network, All Chains
NEAR’s Chain Signatures and Intents unify liquidity, assets, and cross-chain actions—so you can build advanced solutions with minimal friction.
AI-Native Infrastructure
NEAR’s AI-Native Infrastructure provides pre-built tooling, SDKs, and privacy-enhanced environments. Quickly launch scalable AI apps that leverage User-Owned AI, chain abstraction, and verifiable on-chain logic.
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