EigenLayer Alternatives: Similar Restaking Protocols Compared

EigenLayer carries a risk grade of C+ (36/100) and ranks #7 of 26 rated Restaking protocols. Below are 25 Restaking protocols ranked by safety — from safest to riskiest. 6 of these protocols score lower (safer) than EigenLayer, and 19 score higher (riskier).

The single safest alternative is Mellow Protocol (B-, 29/100 — 7 points safer than EigenLayer). See the EigenLayer vs Mellow Protocol comparison to weigh the tradeoffs.

Current Protocol

Restaking

Risk

C+

Value

D+

TVL

$8.6B

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AlternativeRiskValueTVL

1

Mellow ProtocolSafer

B-

C-

$3,000

2

SwellSafer

B-

C-

$67M

3

b14gSafer

B-

D

$245M

4

Mantle RestakingSafer

B-

C-

$76M

5

B-

C

$23M

6

B-

D

$13M

7

C+

C

$17M

8

OpenGDP Shared Security

C+

D-

$8M

9

C+

D

$72M

10

C+

C

$292,000

11

C+

D

$423M

12

C+

D

$22M

13

C+

C+

$6.3B

14

C+

D-

$10M

15

C+

D

$40M

16

Swell Liquid Restaking

C

C-

$28M

17

C

D+

$714M

18

C

D+

$1M

19

C

D

$58M

20

Babylon Protocol

C-

B-

$3.8B

21

C-

B-

$3.4B

22

C-

C

$3.8B

23

D+

D+

$466M

24

Lombard Finance

D+

D+

$1.5B

25

D

D+

$1.3B

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