Linea Alternatives: 8 Chains Compared chain
Why these alternatives
Linea is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 59 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0492. The 8 chains below are the same-type entities that share the most graph neighbors with Linea — 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 Linea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arbitrum | chain | — | 402 | 48 |
| 2 | Ethereum | chain | — | 1260 | 47 |
| 3 | Base | chain | — | 365 | 43 |
| 4 | Polygon | chain | — | 290 | 36 |
| 5 | Avalanche | chain | — | 164 | 27 |
| 6 | Optimism | chain | — | 199 | 25 |
| 7 | Scroll | chain | — | 48 | 24 |
| 8 | zkSync Era | chain | — | 56 | 23 |
The 8 alternatives in detail
1. Arbitrum
Arbitrum is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 402 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.3192. It shares 48 graph neighbors with Linea, including Ethereum, USD Coin and Tether USD. Also known as Arbitrum Nova, Arbitrum One.
2. Ethereum
Ethereum is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 1260 connected entities and a PageRank of 1.0000. It shares 47 graph neighbors with Linea, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Morpho Blue. The graph also records a direct “built on” relation between Ethereum and Linea. Also known as ETH network, Ethereum L1, Ethereum mainnet.
3. Base
Base is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 365 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.2990. It shares 43 graph neighbors with Linea, including Ethereum, USD Coin and Morpho Blue. Also known as Base chain, Base network, Coinbase Base.
4. Polygon
Polygon is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 290 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.2230. It shares 36 graph neighbors with Linea, including Ethereum, USD Coin and Tether USD. Also known as Matic, Polygon PoS.
5. Avalanche
Avalanche is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 164 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1283. It shares 27 graph neighbors with Linea, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai. Also known as Avalanche C-Chain.
6. Optimism
Optimism is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 199 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1618. It shares 25 graph neighbors with Linea, including Ethereum, USD Coin and Tether USD. Also known as OP Mainnet.
7. Scroll
Scroll is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 48 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0455. It shares 24 graph neighbors with Linea, including Ethereum, USD Coin and Tether USD. Also known as Scroll zkEVM.
8. zkSync Era
zkSync Era is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 56 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0500. It shares 23 graph neighbors with Linea, including Ethereum, USD Coin and Tether USD.
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 Linea is defined here as another tracked chain ranked by how many knowledge-graph neighbors it shares with Linea, 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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