NEAR Alternatives: 8 Chains Compared chain
Why these alternatives
NEAR is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 108 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0813. The 8 chains below are the same-type entities that share the most graph neighbors with NEAR — 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 NEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethereum | chain | — | 1260 | 50 |
| 2 | Bitcoin | chain | — | 294 | 46 |
| 3 | Solana | chain | — | 524 | 30 |
| 4 | Base | chain | — | 365 | 18 |
| 5 | Arbitrum | chain | — | 402 | 14 |
| 6 | Polkadot | chain | — | 52 | 13 |
| 7 | Polygon | chain | — | 290 | 12 |
| 8 | Cosmos Hub | chain | l1 | 23 | 12 |
The 8 alternatives in detail
1. Ethereum
Ethereum is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 1260 connected entities and a PageRank of 1.0000. It shares 50 graph neighbors with NEAR, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai. Also known as ETH network, Ethereum L1, Ethereum mainnet.
2. Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 294 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.3251. It shares 46 graph neighbors with NEAR, including Bitcoin (BTC). Also known as Bitcoin blockchain, Bitcoin network.
3. Solana
Solana is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 524 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.4377. It shares 30 graph neighbors with NEAR, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai. Also known as Solana network.
4. Base
Base is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 365 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.2990. It shares 18 graph neighbors with NEAR, including USD Coin, Dai and Portal. Also known as Base chain, Base network, Coinbase Base.
5. Arbitrum
Arbitrum is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 402 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.3192. It shares 14 graph neighbors with NEAR, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai. Also known as Arbitrum Nova, Arbitrum One.
6. Polkadot
Polkadot is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 52 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0403. It shares 13 graph neighbors with NEAR, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Chorus One.
7. Polygon
Polygon is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 290 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.2230. It shares 12 graph neighbors with NEAR, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai. Also known as Matic, Polygon PoS.
8. Cosmos Hub
Cosmos Hub is a l1 chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 23 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0179. It shares 12 graph neighbors with NEAR, including Chorus One, P2P.org and Figment. Also known as ATOM, Cosmos.
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 NEAR is defined here as another tracked chain ranked by how many knowledge-graph neighbors it shares with NEAR, 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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