Chainlink Alternatives: 8 Protocols Compared protocol
Why these alternatives
Chainlink is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 54 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0462. The 8 protocols below are the same-type entities that share the most graph neighbors with Chainlink — 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 Chainlink |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aave | protocol | — | 111 | 11 |
| 2 | Pyth Network | protocol | oracle | 55 | 9 |
| 3 | Lido | protocol | — | 79 | 8 |
| 4 | LayerZero | protocol | cross-chain-messaging | 26 | 8 |
| 5 | Safe | protocol | — | 39 | 8 |
| 6 | Pendle | protocol | — | 57 | 7 |
| 7 | Uniswap V3 | protocol | Dexs | 59 | 7 |
| 8 | Uniswap | protocol | — | 44 | 7 |
The 8 alternatives in detail
1. Aave
Aave is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 111 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1298. It shares 11 graph neighbors with Chainlink, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. The graph also records a direct “provides price feed for” relation between Aave and Chainlink. Also known as Aave Protocol.
2. Pyth Network
Pyth Network is an oracle protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 55 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0544. It shares 9 graph neighbors with Chainlink, including Ethereum, Solana and Arbitrum. The graph also records a direct “competes with” relation between Pyth Network and Chainlink. Also known as Pyth.
3. Lido
Lido is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 79 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0693. It shares 8 graph neighbors with Chainlink, including Ethereum, Solana and Arbitrum. Also known as Lido DAO, Lido Finance.
4. LayerZero
LayerZero is a cross-chain-messaging protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 26 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0388. It shares 8 graph neighbors with Chainlink, including Ethereum, Solana and Arbitrum. The graph also records a direct “competes with” relation between LayerZero and Chainlink. Also known as LZ, LayerZero Labs, ZRO.
LayerZero profile → · LayerZero review
5. Safe
Safe is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 39 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0306. It shares 8 graph neighbors with Chainlink, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. Also known as Gnosis Safe, Safe Wallet.
6. Pendle
Pendle is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 57 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0515. It shares 7 graph neighbors with Chainlink, including Ethereum, Solana and Arbitrum. Also known as Pendle Finance.
Pendle profile → · Pendle review
7. Uniswap V3
Uniswap V3 is a Dexs protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 59 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0440. It shares 7 graph neighbors with Chainlink, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. Also known as uniswap-v3, UNI.
Uniswap V3 profile → · Uniswap V3 review
8. Uniswap
Uniswap is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 44 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0403. It shares 7 graph neighbors with Chainlink, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. Also known as Uniswap Labs, Uniswap Protocol.
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 Chainlink is defined here as another tracked protocol ranked by how many knowledge-graph neighbors it shares with Chainlink, 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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