Compound Alternatives: 8 Protocols Compared protocol
Why these alternatives
Compound is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 26 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0403. The 8 protocols below are the same-type entities that share the most graph neighbors with Compound — 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 Compound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aave | protocol | — | 111 | 11 |
| 2 | Lido | protocol | — | 79 | 4 |
| 3 | Morpho | protocol | — | 29 | 3 |
| 4 | Kelp DAO | protocol | — | 42 | 3 |
| 5 | Morpho Blue | protocol | Lending | 84 | 2 |
| 6 | Uniswap | protocol | — | 44 | 2 |
| 7 | Ethena | protocol | — | 38 | 2 |
| 8 | EigenLayer | protocol | — | 128 | 1 |
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 Compound, including Chainlink, Gauntlet and Coinbase Wrapped BTC (cbBTC). Also known as Aave Protocol.
2. Lido
Lido is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 79 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0693. It shares 4 graph neighbors with Compound, including Ether (ETH). Also known as Lido DAO, Lido Finance.
3. Morpho
Morpho is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 29 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0350. It shares 3 graph neighbors with Compound, including Gauntlet and Coinbase Wrapped BTC (cbBTC). Also known as Morpho Blue, Morpho Labs.
4. Kelp DAO
Kelp DAO is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 42 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0343. It shares 3 graph neighbors with Compound.
Kelp DAO profile → · Kelp DAO review
5. Morpho Blue
Morpho Blue is a Lending protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 84 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0738. It shares 2 graph neighbors with Compound, including Gauntlet and OpenZeppelin. Also known as morpho-blue, MORPHO.
Morpho Blue profile → · Morpho Blue review
6. Uniswap
Uniswap is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 44 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0403. It shares 2 graph neighbors with Compound, including Gauntlet and Arbitrum One. Also known as Uniswap Labs, Uniswap Protocol.
7. Ethena
Ethena is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 38 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0328. It shares 2 graph neighbors with Compound. Also known as Ethena Finance, Ethena Labs.
Ethena profile → · Ethena review
8. EigenLayer
EigenLayer is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 128 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1424. It shares 1 graph neighbor with Compound, including Rocket Pool ETH. Also known as Eigen Labs.
EigenLayer profile → · EigenLayer review
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 Compound is defined here as another tracked protocol ranked by how many knowledge-graph neighbors it shares with Compound, 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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