EigenLayer Alternatives: Similar Restaking Protocols Compared

EigenLayer carries a risk grade of B- (34/100) and ranks #6 of 27 rated Restaking protocols. Below are 26 Restaking protocols ranked by safety — from safest to riskiest. 5 of these protocols score lower (safer) than EigenLayer, and 21 score higher (riskier).

The single safest alternative is Mellow Protocol (B-, 29/100 — 5 points safer than EigenLayer). See the EigenLayer vs Mellow Protocol comparison to weigh the tradeoffs.

Current Protocol

Restaking

Risk

B-

Value

C-

TVL

$5.1B

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AlternativeRiskValueTVL

1

Mellow ProtocolSafer

B-

C-

$3,000

2

b14gSafer

B-

D

$205M

3

SwellSafer

B-

C-

$61M

4

B-

C

$21M

5

Mantle RestakingSafer

B-

C-

$33M

6

B-

C

$13M

7

B-

D

$9M

8

OpenGDP Shared Security

C+

D-

$7M

9

C+

D-

$4M

10

C+

D

$62M

11

C+

D

$333M

12

C+

C

$209,000

13

C+

C+

$5.1B

14

C+

D

$40M

15

C+

D

$20M

16

C

D+

$585M

17

Swell Liquid Restaking

C

C-

$24M

18

C

D+

$170,000

19

C

D

$46M

20

Babylon Protocol

C-

B-

$2.6B

21

C-

B-

$3.3B

22

C-

C

$2.6B

23

D+

D+

$412M

24

Lombard Finance

D+

D+

$1.5B

25

D+

C-

$1M

26

D

D+

$905M

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