Examples And SDKs
Real-world Paymaster implementations and developer tooling.
This page highlights production-grade Paymasters and SDKs across the ecosystem. These projects illustrate real-world implementations, from verifying Paymasters to ERC-20 token gas payment infrastructure.
🔧 Pimlico
Pimlico offers a robust Paymaster infrastructure:
Verifying Paymaster with off-chain signed approvals
ERC-20 Paymaster for gas-in-token UX
Free and sponsored tiers
Full
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Pimlico is among the most battle-tested paymaster providers in ERC-4337 today.
🔧 Etherspot
Etherspot includes:
Paymaster-as-a-service with support for verifying and quota-based modes
SDK integrations for onboarding and token support
Rollup-friendly architecture
Their system integrates seamlessly with their smart wallet framework.
🔧 Alchemy
Alchemy provides:
Simplified paymaster flow in their AA SDK
Support for pay-per-use and freemium patterns
Integrated bundling and sponsorship
🔧 Circle (USDC Paymaster)
Circle announced a Paymaster that allows users to pay gas in USDC:
Native stablecoin integration
Focused on enterprise and wallet UX
Currently live on testnets with plans for expansion
This makes stablecoin-based UX far more accessible.
🔬 Visa Paymaster Experiment
Visa conducted an experiment to sponsor gas payments using a Visa card:
Uses an off-chain verifier for authorization
Settles fees via card-based payment rails
Not production-ready, but a strong signal of ecosystem interest
While not dev-ready, it underscores major institutional exploration.
🔧 ZeroDev
ZeroDev includes:
Fully integrated Paymaster support in their AA SDK
Gasless onboarding templates
Pluggable backend logic for custom rules
Good fit for developers seeking end-to-end smart wallet + paymaster integration.
✅ Summary
From token-based gas models to off-chain verified sponsorship, Paymasters are becoming production-grade thanks to services like Pimlico, Etherspot, and Circle. Choose your tooling based on how much control, abstraction, or UX fidelity you need.
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