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title: Compare Wormhole's Cross-Chain Solutions
description: Compare Wormhole’s cross-chain solutions for bridging, native transfers, data queries, and governance to enable seamless blockchain interoperability.
categories:
- Transfer
- Basics
url: https://wormhole.com/docs/products/overview/
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# Products 

Wormhole provides a comprehensive suite of cross-chain solutions, enabling seamless asset transfers, data retrieval, and governance across blockchain ecosystems.

Wormhole provides multiple options for asset transfers: Connect for a plug-and-play bridging UI, Native Token Transfers (NTT) for moving native assets without wrapped representations, and Wrapped Token Transfers (WTT) for a secure lock-and-mint mechanism.

Beyond transfers, Wormhole extends interoperability with tools for cross-chain data access, decentralized governance, and an intent-based protocol through Wormhole Settlement.

## Transfer Products

Wormhole offers different solutions for cross-chain asset transfer, each designed for various use cases and integration requirements.

- **[Native Token Transfers (NTT)](/docs/products/token-transfers/native-token-transfers/overview/){target=\_blank}**: A mechanism to transfer native tokens cross-chain seamlessly without conversion to a wrapped asset. Best for projects that require maintaining token fungibility and native chain functionality across multiple networks.
- **[Wrapped Token Transfers (WTT)](/docs/products/token-transfers/wrapped-token-transfers/overview/){target=\_blank}**: A bridging solution that uses a lock and mint mechanism. Best for projects that need cross-chain liquidity using wrapped assets and the ability to send messages.
- **[Settlement](/docs/products/settlement/overview/){target=\_blank}**: Intent-based protocols enabling fast multichain transfers, optimized liquidity flows, and interoperability without relying on traditional bridging methods.

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|                                | Criteria                              | NTT                | WTT                | Settlement         |
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Supported Transfer Types @span | Token Transfers                       | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
|                                | Token Transfers with Payloads         | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
| Supported Assets @span         | Wrapped Assets                        | :x:                | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
|                                | Native Assets                         | :white_check_mark: | :x:                | :white_check_mark: |
| Features @span                 | Out-of-the-Box UI                     | :x:                | :x:                | :white_check_mark: |
|                                | Event-Based Actions                   | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :x:                |
|                                | Intent-Based Execution                | :x:                | :x:                | :white_check_mark: |
|                                | Fast Settlement                       | :x:                | :x:                | :white_check_mark: |
| Requirements @span             | Contract Deployment                   | :white_check_mark: | :x:                |:x:                 |

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For a deeper dive into how token transfers work and the differences between NTT and WTT, see the [Token Transfers Overview](/docs/products/token-transfers/overview/){target=\_blank}.

Beyond asset transfers, Wormhole provides additional tools for cross-chain data and governance.

## Bridging UI

[**Connect**](/docs/products/connect/overview/){target=\_blank} is a pre-built bridging UI for cross-chain token transfers, requiring minimal setup. Best for projects seeking an easy-to-integrate UI for bridging without modifying contracts.

## Real-time Data

[**Queries**](/docs/products/queries/overview/){target=\_blank} is a data retrieval service to fetch on-chain data from multiple networks. Best for applications that need multichain analytics, reporting and data aggregation.

## Multichain Governance

[**MultiGov**](/docs/products/multigov/overview/){target=\_blank} is a unified governance framework that manages multichain protocol governance through a single mechanism. Best for projects managing multichain governance and protocol updates.