Starknet Alternatives: Similar L2 Protocols Compared

Starknet carries a risk grade of C+ (42/100) and ranks #35 of 41 rated L2 protocols. Below are 40 L2 protocols ranked by safety — from safest to riskiest. 34 of these protocols score lower (safer) than Starknet, and 6 score higher (riskier).

The single safest alternative is Stacks (B, 21/100 — 21 points safer than Starknet). See the Starknet vs Stacks comparison to weigh the tradeoffs.

Current Protocol

Starknet

Risk

C+

Value

TVL

$157M

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AlternativeRiskValueTVL

StacksSafer

C+

$86M

ArbitrumSafer

C-

$3.2B

CeloSafer

D+

$200M

AltLayerSafer

D+

—

XaiSafer

D-

$75,000

Abstract ChainSafer

B-

$22M

Astar NetworkSafer

B-

D-

$30M

EigenDASafer

B-

C-

—

KintoSafer

B-

$672,000

Lightning NetworkSafer

B-

B+

$283M

Mode NetworkSafer

B-

D-

$5M

Corn NetworkSafer

B-

$100M

MezoSafer

B-

$14M

ScrollSafer

B-

D+

$7,000

TaikoSafer

B-

C-

$20,000

BaseSafer

B-

C+

$2.8B

Hemi NetworkSafer

B-

C-

$617,000

Immutable XSafer

C+

$470,000

LineaSafer

C+

D+

$267M

OptimismSafer

C+

D+

$567M

ZoraSafer

C+

C-

—

Aztec NetworkSafer

C+

D-

—

Manta NetworkSafer

C+

D-

$50M

RootstockSafer

C+

C-

$24,000

MantleSafer

C+

$142M

MovementSafer

C+

D-

$50M

Merlin ChainSafer

C+

D-

$100M

SoneiumSafer

C+

$180,000

ZircuitSafer

C+

D-

$4M

ZKsync EraSafer

C+

D+

$100M

Fuel NetworkSafer

C+

$45M

Ink ChainSafer

C+

C-

$473M

Nexus NetworkSafer

C+

—

SophonSafer

C+

$13M

Eclipse

C+

C-

$6M

Blast

C-

$51M

Unichain

$3M

BOB (Build on Bitcoin)

$180M

Katana Network

$8M

MegaETH

C-

D-

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