Kelp DAO Alternatives: 8 Protocols Compared protocol
Why these alternatives
Kelp DAO is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 42 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0343. The 8 protocols below are the same-type entities that share the most graph neighbors with Kelp DAO — 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 Kelp DAO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aave | protocol | — | 111 | 19 |
| 2 | Lido | protocol | — | 79 | 14 |
| 3 | Renzo | protocol | Liquid Restaking | 59 | 12 |
| 4 | Uniswap V3 | protocol | Dexs | 59 | 12 |
| 5 | Safe | protocol | — | 39 | 11 |
| 6 | Morpho Blue | protocol | Lending | 84 | 10 |
| 7 | Aave V3 | protocol | Lending | 41 | 10 |
| 8 | Ethereum 4844 blobs | protocol | data-availability | 38 | 10 |
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 19 graph neighbors with Kelp DAO, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. 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 14 graph neighbors with Kelp DAO, including Ethereum, Solana and Arbitrum. Also known as Lido DAO, Lido Finance.
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 12 graph neighbors with Kelp DAO, including Ethereum, Solana and Arbitrum. Also known as renzo, REZ.
Renzo profile → · Renzo review
4. 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 12 graph neighbors with Kelp DAO, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. Also known as uniswap-v3, UNI.
Uniswap V3 profile → · Uniswap V3 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 11 graph neighbors with Kelp DAO, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. Also known as Gnosis Safe, Safe Wallet.
6. 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 10 graph neighbors with Kelp DAO, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. Also known as morpho-blue, MORPHO.
Morpho Blue profile → · Morpho Blue review
7. Aave V3
Aave V3 is a Lending protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 41 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0343. It shares 10 graph neighbors with Kelp DAO, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. Also known as aave-v3, AAVE.
8. Ethereum 4844 blobs
Ethereum 4844 blobs is a data-availability protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 38 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0283. It shares 10 graph neighbors with Kelp DAO, including Arbitrum, Base and Optimism.
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 Kelp DAO is defined here as another tracked protocol ranked by how many knowledge-graph neighbors it shares with Kelp DAO, 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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