EigenLayer Alternatives: 8 Protocols Compared protocol
Why these alternatives
EigenLayer is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 128 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1424. The 8 protocols below are the same-type entities that share the most graph neighbors with EigenLayer — 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 EigenLayer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lido | protocol | — | 79 | 17 |
| 2 | Symbiotic | protocol | Restaking | 58 | 11 |
| 3 | Renzo | protocol | Liquid Restaking | 59 | 11 |
| 4 | Aave | protocol | — | 111 | 10 |
| 5 | EtherFi | protocol | lrt-protocol | 25 | 8 |
| 6 | Kelp Dao | protocol | lrt-protocol | 11 | 8 |
| 7 | Pendle Finance | protocol | yield-tokenization | 34 | 7 |
| 8 | Lagrange | protocol | avs-service | 10 | 7 |
The 8 alternatives in detail
1. Lido
Lido is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 79 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0693. It shares 17 graph neighbors with EigenLayer, including Ethereum, Symbiotic and Pendle Finance. The graph also records a direct “competes with” relation between Lido and EigenLayer. Also known as Lido DAO, Lido Finance.
2. Symbiotic
Symbiotic is a Restaking protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 58 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0641. It shares 11 graph neighbors with EigenLayer, including Ethereum, Lido and Renzo. The graph also records a direct “competes with” relation between Symbiotic and EigenLayer. Also known as symbiotic.
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3. Renzo
Renzo is a Liquid Restaking protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 59 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0619. It shares 11 graph neighbors with EigenLayer, including Ethereum, Symbiotic and ether.fi. The graph also records a direct “provides lrt for” relation between Renzo and EigenLayer. Also known as renzo, REZ.
Renzo profile → · Renzo review
4. Aave
Aave is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 111 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1298. It shares 10 graph neighbors with EigenLayer, including Ethereum, Lido and Chainlink Labs. Also known as Aave Protocol.
5. EtherFi
EtherFi is a lrt-protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 25 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0276. It shares 8 graph neighbors with EigenLayer, including Ethereum, Renzo and Pendle Finance. The graph also records a direct “restakes on” relation between EtherFi and EigenLayer.
6. Kelp Dao
Kelp Dao is a lrt-protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 11 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0127. It shares 8 graph neighbors with EigenLayer, including Ethereum, Renzo and Pendle Finance. The graph also records a direct “restakes on” relation between Kelp Dao and EigenLayer.
7. Pendle Finance
Pendle Finance is a yield-tokenization protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 34 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0343. It shares 7 graph neighbors with EigenLayer, including Ethereum, Lido and EtherFi. The graph also records a direct “integrates” relation between Pendle Finance and EigenLayer.
8. Lagrange
Lagrange is an avs-service protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 10 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0097. It shares 7 graph neighbors with EigenLayer, including Ethereum, Renzo and EtherFi. The graph also records a direct “restakes on” relation between Lagrange and EigenLayer. Also known as Lagrange Labs.
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 EigenLayer is defined here as another tracked protocol ranked by how many knowledge-graph neighbors it shares with EigenLayer, 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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