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zkSync Era Alternatives: 8 Chains Compared chain

Generated from the DeFi Intel knowledge graph · Last generated 2026-07-02

Why these alternatives

zkSync Era is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 56 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0500. The 8 chains below are the same-type entities that share the most graph neighbors with zkSync Era — the chains, companies, auditors, investors and events that connect them — ranked by shared neighbors, then by their own graph centrality (PageRank).

Comparison table

#AlternativeTypeCategoryGraph connectionsShared with zkSync Era
1Ethereumchain126038
2Arbitrumchain40232
3Basechain36528
4Polygonchain29027
5BNB Chainchain16923
6Lineachain5923
7Avalanchechain16419
8BSCchain7619

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 38 graph neighbors with zkSync Era, including Base, USD Coin and Tether USD. The graph also records a direct “built on” relation between Ethereum and zkSync Era. Also known as ETH network, Ethereum L1, Ethereum mainnet.

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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 32 graph neighbors with zkSync Era, including Ethereum, USD Coin and Tether USD. Also known as Arbitrum Nova, Arbitrum One.

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3. Base

Base is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 365 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.2990. It shares 28 graph neighbors with zkSync Era, including Ethereum, USD Coin and Aave. The graph also records a direct “competes with” relation between Base and zkSync Era. Also known as Base chain, Base network, Coinbase Base.

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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 27 graph neighbors with zkSync Era, including Ethereum, USD Coin and Tether USD. Also known as Matic, Polygon PoS.

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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 23 graph neighbors with zkSync Era, including Aave, Uniswap V3 and Aave V3. Also known as BNB Smart Chain, BSC, Binance Smart Chain.

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6. Linea

Linea is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 59 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0492. It shares 23 graph neighbors with zkSync Era, including Ethereum, USD Coin and Tether USD. Also known as Linea network.

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7. Avalanche

Avalanche is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 164 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1283. It shares 19 graph neighbors with zkSync Era, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai. Also known as Avalanche C-Chain.

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8. BSC

BSC is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 76 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0574. It shares 19 graph neighbors with zkSync Era, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai.

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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 zkSync Era is defined here as another tracked chain ranked by how many knowledge-graph neighbors it shares with zkSync Era, 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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