Migrating Your Ethereum dApp to EOSIO: 6 Essentials to Know

Thinking about moving an Ethereum project to EOSIO?
At Infinite X we’ve migrated dozens of production‑grade dApps between chains. Here are the six core concepts every team should master before touching a line of code.

Overview

1. EOSIO network resources
2. How those resources differ from Ethereum gas fees
3. Granular permission structures
4. Upgradeable smart contracts
5. Impacts on your dApp’s business model
6. Running Solidity contracts on EOSIO (EOS EVM)

Note: Everything described here applies when migrating from any chain, not just Ethereum.

1. EOSIO Network Resources

Every action a smart contract performs on EOSIO consumes three resources:

• CPU (processing time) – acquired by staking EOS.
• NET (network bandwidth) – also acquired by staking EOS.
• RAM (state storage) – purchased outright with EOS and resold later if freed.

Stake once for CPU/NET and they regenerate over time like rechargeable batteries. Buy RAM only for the state you actually store.

2. EOSIO Resources vs Ethereum Gas Fees

Ethereum

• Users must pay a volatile gas fee every time their transaction changes state.
• Fees are burned forever, turning spikes in network demand into painful UX.

EOSIO

• A one‑time stake (or app‑sponsored stake) grants CPU/NET that recharge automatically.
• Users can sign feeless transactions, while the dApp manages resources behind the scenes.
• RAM is bought once per byte of state, not per transaction.

The result is Web‑2‑style onboarding with no surprise fee pop‑ups.

3. Permission Structures

EOSIO lets you assign hierarchical, multi‑sig permissions directly on‑chain.
Example for a publishing dApp:

• create – granted to writers
• edit – granted to editors
• review – granted to reviewers
• publish – granted to a chief editor multisig

Third‑party services can receive limited scopes without exposing full control keys.

4. Upgradeable Smart Contracts

• Ethereum: Immutable by default; upgrade patterns (proxy, diamond) add complexity and gas overhead.
• EOSIO: Contracts are upgradeable out‑of‑the‑box. When you’re ready for immutability, simply hand the code permission to the eosio genesis account (requires 15‑of‑21 block‑producer approval) to lock changes permanently.

Iterate rapidly while young, then freeze once battle‑tested.

5. Revisiting Your dApp’s Business Model

Protocol mechanics shape product economics:

• Who pays for CPU/NET? Users, the app, or a hybrid sponsorship model.
• Throughput & latency: EOSIO’s high TPS and 0.5 s blocks unlock real‑time UX and new revenue loops.
• Tokenomics: Staked EOS can be a cost center or a revenue stream (rent out surplus resources).

Model these variables early so pricing and incentives fit the new chain.

6. Running Ethereum Smart Contracts on EOSIO

The EOS EVM emulates the Ethereum Virtual Machine inside a single EOSIO contract:

• Deploy Solidity contracts with minimal changes.
• Keep using familiar tools (Remix, Hardhat, MetaMask).
• Enjoy EOSIO’s speed and deterministic fees without a full rewrite.

Use it as a stepping‑stone while you port critical logic natively.

Migrating an Ethereum dApp to EOSIO is not a copy‑and‑paste job, but the payoff—fee‑less UX, higher throughput, flexible governance—can be game‑changing. Work with engineers fluent in both ecosystems, audit your business model early, and your transition will be smoother, faster, and future‑proof.