EigenLayer Alternatives: Similar Restaking Protocols Compared

EigenLayer carries a risk grade of B- (34/100) and ranks #6 of 26 rated Restaking protocols. Below are 25 Restaking protocols ranked by safety — from safest to riskiest. 5 of these protocols score lower (safer) than EigenLayer, and 20 score higher (riskier).

The single safest alternative is Mellow Protocol (B, 27/100 — 7 points safer than EigenLayer). See the EigenLayer vs Mellow Protocol comparison to weigh the tradeoffs.

Current Protocol

Restaking

Risk

B-

Value

D+

TVL

$9.1B

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AlternativeRiskValueTVL

1

Mellow ProtocolSafer

B

C-

$3,000

2

SwellSafer

B-

C-

$73M

3

b14gSafer

B-

D

$255M

4

Mantle RestakingSafer

B-

C-

$173M

5

B-

C

$26M

6

B-

D

$15M

7

C+

C

$17M

8

C+

C

$309,000

9

C+

D

$40M

10

C+

D

$76M

11

OpenGDP Shared Security

C+

D-

$29M

12

C+

D

$25M

13

C+

C+

$9.1B

14

C+

D-

$11M

15

C+

D

$478M

16

C

D+

$1M

17

Swell Liquid Restaking

C

C-

$34M

18

C

D+

$791M

19

C

D

$70M

20

C-

C

$4.8B

21

Babylon Protocol

C-

B-

$4.1B

22

C-

B-

$5.2B

23

D+

D+

$496M

24

Lombard Finance

D+

D+

$1.5B

25

D

D+

$1.6B

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