Lido Alternatives: 8 Protocols Compared protocol
Why these alternatives
Lido is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 79 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0693. The 8 protocols below are the same-type entities that share the most graph neighbors with Lido — 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 Lido |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aave | protocol | — | 111 | 23 |
| 2 | EigenLayer | protocol | — | 128 | 17 |
| 3 | Kelp DAO | protocol | — | 42 | 14 |
| 4 | Aave V3 | protocol | Lending | 41 | 12 |
| 5 | Uniswap V3 | protocol | Dexs | 59 | 10 |
| 6 | Curve DEX | protocol | Dexs | 48 | 10 |
| 7 | Beefy Finance | protocol | yield-aggregator | 29 | 10 |
| 8 | Morpho Blue | protocol | Lending | 84 | 9 |
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 23 graph neighbors with Lido, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. The graph also records a direct “suffered loss” relation between Aave and Lido. Also known as Aave Protocol.
2. EigenLayer
EigenLayer is a protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 128 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1424. It shares 17 graph neighbors with Lido, including Ethereum, Symbiotic and Pendle Finance. The graph also records a direct “competes with” relation between EigenLayer and Lido. Also known as Eigen Labs.
EigenLayer profile → · EigenLayer review
3. 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 14 graph neighbors with Lido, including Ethereum, Solana and Arbitrum.
Kelp DAO profile → · Kelp DAO review
4. 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 12 graph neighbors with Lido, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. Also known as aave-v3, AAVE.
5. 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 10 graph neighbors with Lido, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. Also known as uniswap-v3, UNI.
Uniswap V3 profile → · Uniswap V3 review
6. Curve DEX
Curve DEX is a Dexs protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 48 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0358. It shares 10 graph neighbors with Lido, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. Also known as curve-dex, CRV.
Curve DEX profile → · Curve DEX review
7. Beefy Finance
Beefy Finance is a yield-aggregator protocol tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 29 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0216. It shares 10 graph neighbors with Lido, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. Also known as beefy, BeefyFinance, BIFI.
8. 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 9 graph neighbors with Lido, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base. Also known as morpho-blue, MORPHO.
Morpho Blue profile → · Morpho Blue 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 Lido is defined here as another tracked protocol ranked by how many knowledge-graph neighbors it shares with Lido, 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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