Sodium　ion　batteries　(SIBs)　is　considered　as　a　promising　alternative　to　the　widely　used　lithium　ion　batteries　in　view　of　the　abundant　resources　and　uniform　distribution　of　sodium　on　the　earth.　However,　due　to　the　lack　of　suitable　anode　and　cathode　materials,　especially　the　anode　materials　with　excellent　performance,　its　practical　application　is　trapped.　In　recent　years,　lots　of　attentions　are　devoted　to　developing　new　electrode　materials　with　high　sodium　storage　capacity　and　long　life.　In　a　large　number　of　anode　material　libraries,　tin-based　materials　with　alloying　reaction　mechanism　show　great　potential　for　application　in　high-energy　SIBs　due　to　their　high　theoretical　specific　capacity.　In　this　paper,　detailed　and　comprehensive　research　progress　on　tin-based　anodes　(including　tin　metal,　tin　alloy　as　well　as　its　compounds)　in　recent　years　is　summarized.　Specific　efforts　to　improve　the　electrochemical　properties　of　tin-based　anode　materials　are　discussed.　Moreover,　the　challenges　and　prospects　of　these　anode　materials　are　also　proposed　in　this　review.