VestreamHedgey Finance is one of the most widely used on-chain platforms for token vesting, token grants, and lockups. If a project distributed team or investor tokens as vesting "plans," there's a good chance Hedgey issued them. This guide covers how Hedgey works, how its pricing is structured, and the main alternatives.
What is Hedgey?
Hedgey provides smart contracts and tooling for distributing tokens with conditions attached, vesting schedules, lockups, token grants, and OTC deals. A distinctive feature is that Hedgey vesting plans are represented as NFTs (ERC-721): each recipient's vesting position is a transferable on-chain token, which makes plans easy to view, manage, and (where allowed) transfer.
Each Hedgey vesting plan is minted as an NFT to the recipient's wallet. That's why a Hedgey position shows up as an NFT, the NFT *is* the claim on the vesting tokens.
How does Hedgey pricing work?
This is the question most people search for, so here's the honest answer. Hedgey's core on-chain vesting and lockup contracts do not charge a subscription fee; when you create or claim a plan you pay network gas like any on-chain transaction. Hedgey has historically monetised through value-added and enterprise services (advanced tooling, support, and custom deal structures) rather than a per-seat SaaS price on basic vesting.
Pricing and fee models for on-chain platforms change. For the current, authoritative pricing, check hedgey.finance directly, don't rely on any third-party page (including this one) for exact figures.
Which chains does Hedgey support?
Hedgey deploys the same contracts across many EVM networks, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, BNB Chain and Polygon. Because it's the same contract address pattern on each chain, a project can run Hedgey vesting on several networks at once.
Hedgey alternatives
If you're choosing a vesting tool, or just comparing, the main on-chain alternatives are:
| Platform | Best known for | Model |
|---|---|---|
| Hedgey | NFT-based vesting plans & token grants | On-chain, gas-only for core vesting |
| Sablier | Real-time "streaming" vesting (per-second) | On-chain, gas-only core |
| UNCX | Token & liquidity locking + vesting | On-chain, service fee to lock |
| Streamflow | Vesting on Solana | On-chain (Solana) |
| Superfluid | Continuous streaming payments & vesting | On-chain streaming |
The right choice depends on whether you want tranche-based unlocks (Hedgey, UNCX), continuous streaming (Sablier, Superfluid), or a specific chain (Streamflow for Solana).
How to track Hedgey vesting unlocks
To see live Hedgey vesting positions and upcoming unlock dates for a token or wallet, use the Hedgey unlock tracker on Vestream, or paste any address into the free wallet scanner. You'll see the schedule, locked value, and can set an alert before each unlock.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Hedgey free?
Hedgey's core on-chain vesting and lockup contracts don't charge a subscription, you pay network gas to create or claim a plan. Enterprise/advanced services may be quoted separately. Check hedgey.finance for current terms.
Why is my Hedgey vesting an NFT?
Hedgey represents each vesting plan as an ERC-721 NFT minted to the recipient. The NFT is the on-chain claim on the vesting tokens, holding it lets you claim as tokens unlock.
How do I see when my Hedgey tokens unlock?
Use a cross-protocol unlock tracker like Vestream, which indexes Hedgey on-chain and shows upcoming unlock dates and amounts, with free alerts before each cliff.