BSC Alternatives: 8 Chains Compared chain
Why these alternatives
BSC is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 76 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0574. The 8 chains below are the same-type entities that share the most graph neighbors with BSC — 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 BSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BNB Chain | chain | — | 169 | 66 |
| 2 | Ethereum | chain | — | 1260 | 61 |
| 3 | Arbitrum | chain | — | 402 | 40 |
| 4 | Polygon | chain | — | 290 | 40 |
| 5 | Avalanche | chain | — | 164 | 33 |
| 6 | Base | chain | — | 365 | 32 |
| 7 | OP Mainnet | chain | — | 48 | 31 |
| 8 | Solana | chain | — | 524 | 21 |
The 8 alternatives in detail
1. 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 66 graph neighbors with BSC, including Pendle, Binance USD and Binance Peg BUSD. Also known as BNB Smart Chain, BSC, Binance Smart Chain.
2. Ethereum
Ethereum is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 1260 connected entities and a PageRank of 1.0000. It shares 61 graph neighbors with BSC, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Pendle. Also known as ETH network, Ethereum L1, Ethereum mainnet.
3. Arbitrum
Arbitrum is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 402 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.3192. It shares 40 graph neighbors with BSC, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Pendle. Also known as Arbitrum Nova, Arbitrum One.
4. Polygon
Polygon is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 290 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.2230. It shares 40 graph neighbors with BSC, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai. Also known as Matic, Polygon PoS.
5. Avalanche
Avalanche is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 164 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1283. It shares 33 graph neighbors with BSC, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Pendle. Also known as Avalanche C-Chain.
6. Base
Base is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 365 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.2990. It shares 32 graph neighbors with BSC, including USD Coin, Pendle and Dai. Also known as Base chain, Base network, Coinbase Base.
7. OP Mainnet
OP Mainnet is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 48 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0365. It shares 31 graph neighbors with BSC, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Pendle.
8. Solana
Solana is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 524 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.4377. It shares 21 graph neighbors with BSC, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Pendle. Also known as Solana network.
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 BSC is defined here as another tracked chain ranked by how many knowledge-graph neighbors it shares with BSC, 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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