familiar tools
Choose your path and start building
Developers choose Hedera for its fast, final, and fair transactions (no MEV), predictable fees, stable governance, negative carbon footprint, and its thriving ecosystem. Whether you’re integrating with APIs or deploying EVM smart contracts, Hedera gives you the familiar tools you know and the scale your project requires. Choose your path and start building today.
Build with SDKs
Develop with SDKs in languages you already know. Access capabilities like tokenization, consensus, scheduling, batching, and more, without needing smart contracts.
Build on Hedera EVM
Deploy EVM-compatible smart contracts. Use the same tools and frameworks you know from other EVM chains, with the added speed, security, and efficiency of Hedera.
Why developers choose Hedera
Building on Hedera is easy and familiar. Use the languages and tools you already know, plus capabilities that give your application an edge over the competition.
Fair, tamper-proof ordering
No MEV. No sandwich attacks. No leader nodes. Every transaction is ordered fairly.
Low & predictable fees in USD
Plan pricing, model margins, and scale confidently without surprises.
True finality in ≤ 3 seconds
Transactions are fast, final, and deterministic. No waiting for multiple confirmations. No forks. No rollbacks. No uncertainty.
Carbon-negative by design
Build apps that scale without increasing your carbon footprint.
Stable governance & open source code
Hedera is built on open source code maintained by LF Decentralized Trust under Project Hiero. Join a growing ecosystem trusted by developers, startups, and enterprises.
build with sdks
Try the SDKs in your browser
Explore popular Hiero SDKs and submit your first transaction in seconds. No setup. No downloads. Just code in languages you already know.
build on hedera evm
Deploy contracts in seconds
Deploy smart contracts on Hedera in your browser. No setup required. Generate, edit, and deploy EVM-compatible contracts using a simple UI.
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