About the Staking vs Yield Farming Calculator
What is the Staking vs Yield Farming Calculator?
This staking vs yield farming calculator puts the two side by side. Staking offers lower but steadier rewards; farming offers higher APRs with impermanent loss, higher fees and more smart-contract risk.
Enter both rates, the expected price divergence of the farm pair and the gas costs to compare net returns.
How to use the Staking vs Yield Farming Calculator
- Amount (₹) (sample: 1,00,000)
- Staking APR (%) (sample: 5)
- Yield Farming APR (%) (sample: 25)
- Expected Price Divergence of the Farm Pair (%) (sample: 50)
- Farming Gas & Fees (₹) (sample: 2,000)
- Period (days) (sample: 365)
- Press Compare Staking and Farming (results also refresh as you type). The result card shows the Better Option, along with Staking return, Yield farming net return, Impermanent loss and Risk note.
Formula used
Farming net = Rewards − Impermanent loss − Gas; Staking = Stake × daily-compounded APR
Returns are before tax and ignore token price changes of the underlying assets.
Worked example
These are the sample values already filled in the calculator above, and the result it returns for them:
| Input | Sample value |
|---|---|
| Amount (₹) | 1,00,000 |
| Staking APR (%) | 5 |
| Yield Farming APR (%) | 25 |
| Expected Price Divergence of the Farm Pair (%) | 50 |
| Farming Gas & Fees (₹) | 2,000 |
| Period (days) | 365 |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Better Option | Yield farming, by ₹19,244 |
| Staking return | ₹5,127 |
| Yield farming net return | ₹24,371 |
| Impermanent loss | -2.02% |
| Risk note | Farming adds smart-contract, liquidity and token risks that staking on a major chain largely avoids |
Tips for using the Staking vs Yield Farming Calculator
- Size DeFi positions so a total loss would not hurt your finances.
- Audited, long-running protocols carry less smart-contract risk.