Avalanche Alternatives: 8 Chains Compared chain
Why these alternatives
Avalanche is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 164 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1283. The 8 chains below are the same-type entities that share the most graph neighbors with Avalanche — the chains, companies, auditors, investors and events that connect them — ranked by shared neighbors, then by their own graph centrality (PageRank).
Comparison table
| # | Alternative | Type | Category | Graph connections | Shared with Avalanche |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethereum | chain | — | 1260 | 125 |
| 2 | Arbitrum | chain | — | 402 | 115 |
| 3 | Polygon | chain | — | 290 | 105 |
| 4 | Base | chain | — | 365 | 85 |
| 5 | BNB Chain | chain | — | 169 | 68 |
| 6 | Optimism | chain | — | 199 | 58 |
| 7 | Solana | chain | — | 524 | 44 |
| 8 | Fantom | chain | — | 48 | 34 |
The 8 alternatives in detail
1. Ethereum
Ethereum is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 1260 connected entities and a PageRank of 1.0000. It shares 125 graph neighbors with Avalanche, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Securitize. Also known as ETH network, Ethereum L1, Ethereum mainnet.
2. Arbitrum
Arbitrum is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 402 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.3192. It shares 115 graph neighbors with Avalanche, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Pyth Network. Also known as Arbitrum Nova, Arbitrum One.
3. Polygon
Polygon is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 290 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.2230. It shares 105 graph neighbors with Avalanche, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Securitize. Also known as Matic, Polygon PoS.
4. Base
Base is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 365 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.2990. It shares 85 graph neighbors with Avalanche, including USD Coin, Pyth Network and Franklin Templeton. Also known as Base chain, Base network, Coinbase Base.
5. BNB Chain
BNB Chain is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 169 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1305. It shares 68 graph neighbors with Avalanche, including Pyth Network, Pendle and Chainlink. Also known as BNB Smart Chain, BSC, Binance Smart Chain.
6. Optimism
Optimism is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 199 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1618. It shares 58 graph neighbors with Avalanche, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Pendle. Also known as OP Mainnet.
7. Solana
Solana is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 524 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.4377. It shares 44 graph neighbors with Avalanche, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Pyth Network. Also known as Solana network.
8. Fantom
Fantom is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 48 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0373. It shares 34 graph neighbors with Avalanche, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai.
How this list is built
DeFi Intel maps 11,787 entities and 25,338 relationships extracted from source-cited crypto news and research. An alternative to Avalanche is defined here as another tracked chain ranked by how many knowledge-graph neighbors it shares with Avalanche, with ties broken by PageRank (graph centrality). Only entities with their own DeFi Intel profile page are listed. This page is generated from the graph data alone and contains no editorial ranking or opinion.
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