An EVM-compatible blockchain on Solana, Neon EVM Devnet lets developers test Ethereum dApps with Solana-grade throughput, ultra-low fees, and NEON gas.
Neon EVM Devnet is the public test network for Neon EVM—an Ethereum-compatible execution environment on Solana that uses NEON for gas. It’s used to deploy and validate Solidity dApps, bridges, and infra with Ethereum tooling (MetaMask, Hardhat) while benchmarking Solana-level performance and gas economics before mainnet; typical tx fees are sub-cent to low-cent, with sub-second slots and high TPS capacity. Devnet mirrors mainnet parameters and provides faucet NEON for safe, repeatable integration testing.
Neon EVM Devnet is unique because it offers full Ethereum RPC/bytecode compatibility while inheriting Solana’s performance profile: sub-second block times, thousands of TPS capacity, and ultra-low fees (often sub-cent to low-cent per tx). Unlike L2s or app-chains, execution settles directly on Solana via the Neon EVM program and proxy, leveraging Sealevel’s parallelism for low latency and high throughput. This delivers an EVM experience with Solana-grade performance, enabling cost-efficient testing and seamless migration of Solidity dApps without rewrites.
Neon EVM Devnet uses NEON as the gas token for transaction fees. You can obtain NEON by bridging from other chains or purchasing using thirdweb Bridge.
To bridge NEON to Neon EVM Devnet, connect your wallet to thirdweb bridge, select your source chain, choose the token you want to bridge, select Neon EVM Devnet as the destination, enter the amount, and confirm the transaction. The bridge will handle the cross-chain transfer instantly.
To build on Neon EVM Devnet you can use thirdweb, which provides an easy way to build, monetize and scale your apps, games or agents. You can find detailed guides and documentation on https://portal.thirdweb.com to get started quickly.
To add Neon EVM Devnet to your wallet, you can connect your wallet and click on [Add to Wallet] button at the top of the page. Alternatively, you can add the network manually using the RPC URL and chain details and add it to your wallet's network settings.
To send NEON on Neon EVM Devnet, ensure your wallet is connected to the Neon EVM Devnet network, enter the recipient's address, specify the amount of NEON to send, review the gas fee, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.