Cardano DAO Tools

DAO tools are software applications built on blockchain technology that facilitate the creation and management of DAOs. DAOs are organizations that are fully decentralized and autonomous, with decisions made through a consensus process on the blockchain. DAO tools can include platforms for creating DAOs (like Summon Platform or Clarity Protocol).

Cardano ecosystem currently seems to focus on Governance and Smart Contract Development tools. The reason behind this is, the Cardano ecosystem is fairly new and the main problem the ecosystem has encountered is the entry barrier for new people. These tools aim to bring down the entry barrier for new people to come in. The other reason is developing smart contracts for the Cardano blockchain is hard to master, people with technical backgrounds need to invest their time to learn and deploy Cardano smart contracts. Tools like Smart Contract Development tools help DAOs to deploy their own smart contracts easily.

For more information about what a DAO tool is and why they are important, you can read:

DAO Tools

These are our DAO Tool categories and how many deep dives we have in each category:

Category	Number of Tools
Governance	6
Smart Contract Development	1
Token Creation and Management	2
Membership and Reputation	2
Treasury Management and Payment Tools	2

These are all the DAO Tool deep dives we have:

Tool	Chain	Category	Author	Date
Agora Protocol	Cardano	Governance, Smart Contract Development	Emir Olgun	19 February 2023
Clarity Protocol	Cardano	Governance	Emir Olgun	18 February 2023
Crystal	Cardano	Governance	Emir Olgun	18 April 2023
Voteaire	Cardano	Governance	Donald	20 April 2023
Paideia	Cardano, Ergo	Governance	Emir Olgun	19 April 2023
Summon Platform	Cardano	Governance
Discord Hazelnet Bot	Cardano	Membership and Reputation
Round Table	Cardano	Treasury Management
TosiDrop	Cardano	Token Creation and Management	Emir Olgun	19 April 2023
DripDropz	Cardano	Token Creation and Management	Donald	20 April 2023
Bro Clan	Cardano	Treasury Management	Emir Olgun	15 June 2023
Mercurychat.io	Cardano	Membership and Reputation