Solflare's Built-in Cleanup vs a Dedicated Solana Cleaner

Solflare, one of the major Solana wallets, now includes a built-in cleanup feature. That's genuinely good for the ecosystem — more people will discover that rent is reclaimable at all. So when is the native option enough, and when does a dedicated cleaner make sense? Here's an honest take.

What a built-in cleanup is good at

The appeal is convenience and trust: it lives inside a wallet you already use, and there's nothing new to connect to. If you just want to tidy up and grab the easy rent, it's a fine first step — and the fact that wallets are adding this at all is a win for users.

What to check in any cleanup

• Coverage.Rent hides in more than empty SPL accounts: Token-2022 accounts, worthless NFTs, dust and abandoned program buffers all hold it too, and that's often where the bigger amounts sit. Check which of these the tool you use actually closes — SolHealth closes all of them.
• Check before you commit.A free scan by wallet address (no connection) lets you see the number first, even on a wallet you haven't opened in months.
• One transaction. Good cleaners bundle everything into a single signed transaction instead of many.

The honest bottom line

Use whatever you trust — both should be non-custodial, and you should always sign every transaction yourself. If you want a free preview before connecting and coverage of Token-2022, spam NFTs and program buffers, that's what a dedicated cleaner like SolHealth is built for. If you just want a quick tidy inside your wallet, a built-in cleanup is a reasonable start — and a free scan by address, afterwards, shows you exactly what's still reclaimable, with no guesswork.