Tron Energy Market (TEM) vs TronBoost: An Honest Comparison for Energy Sellers

Both Tron Energy Market (TEM) and TronBoost are peer-to-peer marketplaces: buyers post orders for TRON Energy or Bandwidth, and people who stake TRX fill them and earn TRX. Prices for buyers are at a similar level on both. The real differences are for sellers: how much you keep, how much you need to start, and what access you give to your wallet.

All TEM figures below come from TEM's own website and public market data, checked in November 2026. Both platforms can change their terms, so always check before you decide.

Quick Comparison

	Tron Energy Market (TEM)	TronBoost
Seller keeps	70% on manually filled orders; up to 85% in the VIP pool	95% (5% platform fee, currently)
Minimum to earn automatically	VIP pool needs a 50,000 TRX balance	No pool; sell from 10,000 Energy
Wallet permissions	VIP pool asks for Delegate and Undelegate permissions	None, you delegate from your own wallet
Getting paid	Credit, withdraw once every 2 days	About 10 seconds after delegation, or keep it as credit and withdraw any time
Cancelling an order	1 TRX fee	Free; changing your price is free too
Energy price for buyers	From about 35 sun (pool sellers from 30)	From 35 sun, up to 65% cheaper than burning TRX

1. How Much of the Sale You Keep

On TEM, a seller who fills orders by hand keeps 70% of the order value (TEM's FAQ lists "30% income for manually filled orders"). Pool members can get up to 85%.

On TronBoost, the platform fee is currently 5%, so you keep 95% of every sale.

2. Small and Mid-Size Stakers Are Welcome

TEM's automated VIP pool needs a 50,000 TRX balance. Below that, you fill orders by hand.

TronBoost has no pool. Any seller with at least 10,000 Energy can sell. As a rough guide, about 5,000 staked TRX gives about 50,000 Energy (TRON currently gives about 9.7 Energy per staked TRX).

3. Your Wallet Stays Yours

To join TEM's pool, a seller grants TEM's address permissions on their wallet so it can delegate and reclaim resources for them. Permission scams are one of the most common ways people lose funds in the TRON Energy market, so many stakers prefer not to grant any.

TronBoost asks buyers and sellers for no wallet permissions at all. You delegate Energy straight from your own wallet to the buyer's address, and it comes back to you when the rental ends. TRON does not allow re-delegation, so there is no TronBoost wallet in the middle holding your resources.

4. Fees and Payouts

• TEM: 1 TRX to cancel an order; credit can be withdrawn once every 2 days.
• TronBoost: no fee to cancel an order or change its price. You are paid about 10 seconds after you delegate, or you keep the earnings as credit and withdraw several sales at once, paying the TRON network fee only once.

Which One Should You Use?

If you hold 50,000+ TRX and are happy to give a pool permissions over your wallet, TEM's pool can run things for you.

If you want to keep 95%, start with a smaller stake and never give anyone permissions on your wallet, try selling on TronBoost: Sell TRON Energy or Sell TRON Bandwidth.

FAQ

Is TronBoost cheaper than TEM for buyers? Prices are similar; both start around 35 sun per Energy. TronBoost's main differences are for sellers, plus no fees for cancelling or changing an order.

Does TronBoost hold my Energy or TRX? No. Sellers delegate directly to buyers from their own wallets, and TronBoost asks for no wallet permissions.

Can the 5% fee change? Yes, it is the current fee. Check the Sell Energy page for the latest terms.