LayerZero Alternatives: Similar Bridge Protocols Compared

LayerZero carries a risk grade of C+ (42/100) and ranks #12 of 25 rated Bridge protocols. Below are 24 Bridge protocols ranked by safety — from safest to riskiest. 11 of these protocols score lower (safer) than LayerZero, and 13 score higher (riskier).

The single safest alternative is Hop Protocol (B, 24/100 — 18 points safer than LayerZero). See the LayerZero vs Hop Protocol comparison to weigh the tradeoffs.

Current Protocol

Bridge

Risk

C+

Value

B-

TVL

$345M

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AlternativeRiskValueTVL

1

Hop ProtocolSafer

B

C-

$3M

2

NEAR IntentsSafer

B

C-

$81M

3

Stargate V1Safer

B-

C

$10M

4

tBTCSafer

B-

C-

$381M

5

Stargate V2Safer

B-

D+

$83M

6

Chain FusionSafer

C+

C-

$18M

7

Across ProtocolSafer

C+

C

$26M

8

Bitlayer YBTC FamilySafer

C+

C-

$105M

9

C+

C-

$2.0B

10

Celer NetworkSafer

C+

B-

$18M

11

C+

C

$14M

12

Stargate Finance

C+

C+

$5M

13

C+

D+

$7M

14

C

D

—

15

C

D+

$12M

16

Orbiter Finance

C

D+

—

17

WBTC (Wrapped Bitcoin)

C

B

$8.6B

18

C-

C

$142M

19

C-

C

$4M

20

C-

D

$0

21

Jumper Exchange

C-

D

—

22

C-

D

—

23

D+

D

$152M

24

D+

D-

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