Compare Bitcoin solo mining pools by available hashrate, fees, payout method, and activity. Solo mining has high variance and is not a steady-income option.
Solo mining pools provide shared infrastructure — stratum servers, monitoring dashboards, and worker management — while keeping the core solo mining principle intact: if your worker finds a block, you keep the entire block reward minus the pool's service fee.
Unlike pooled mining (FPPS/PPLNS), solo mining offers no income smoothing. You may mine for weeks or months without earning anything, then receive a full block reward (currently 3.125 BTC plus transaction fees). The expected time to find a block depends entirely on your hashrate relative to the total network.
Key criteria: pool service fee, available hashrate capacity, stratum infrastructure quality, minimum payout threshold, monitoring tools, and transparent block attribution.
HashRadar collects live data from the Bitcoin network, public pool APIs, and independent ASIC miners running on monitored pools. We track hashrate, fees, payout models, minimum payout thresholds, luck, and real yield.
Each ranking applies a specific sorting formula. For example, the "Most Profitable" page sorts by measured real yield, while "Lowest Fees" sorts by fee percentage. Partner-verified pools may receive a ranking boost within the same performance tier.
A pool can rank higher or lower based on recent changes in fees, hashrate share, measured yield, or data availability. If a pool stops reporting data or goes offline, it drops in the ranking automatically.
Solo mining is a niche payout model — most large pools focus on FPPS or PPS+ to attract miners seeking steady income. The pools listed here are the ones that actively offer a SOLO payout option. A smaller list does not mean lower quality; it reflects the specialized nature of solo mining.
Solo mining suits experienced miners with significant hashrate who understand variance and are willing to wait for potentially large but infrequent payouts. It is not recommended for miners who need predictable daily income or operate with tight cash flow margins.
A solo mining pool lets miners connect through shared pool infrastructure while keeping the block reward only if their own worker finds a valid block. It simplifies setup, but the reward probability still depends on your individual hashrate.
Solo mining is a lottery-style strategy. A miner can earn nothing for a long time and then receive a full block reward if they find a block. It is usually unsuitable for miners who need predictable daily income.
Many solo pools are small and may not have recent attributed blocks in public Bitcoin data. HashRadar still lists active SOLO pools where the payout method is available, but you should verify setup details on the pool page before connecting hardware.
Most beginners should start with FPPS or other predictable payout pools. Solo mining is better for miners who understand variance and are comfortable with long periods without payouts.
Last updated: June 22, 2026