Fantom Alternatives: 8 Chains Compared chain
Why these alternatives
Fantom is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 48 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0373. The 8 chains below are the same-type entities that share the most graph neighbors with Fantom — 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 Fantom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethereum | chain | — | 1260 | 34 |
| 2 | Arbitrum | chain | — | 402 | 34 |
| 3 | Avalanche | chain | — | 164 | 34 |
| 4 | Polygon | chain | — | 290 | 32 |
| 5 | BNB Chain | chain | — | 169 | 25 |
| 6 | Base | chain | — | 365 | 24 |
| 7 | Optimism | chain | — | 199 | 21 |
| 8 | BSC | chain | — | 76 | 19 |
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 34 graph neighbors with Fantom, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai. Also known as ETH network, Ethereum L1, Ethereum mainnet.
2. Arbitrum
Arbitrum is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 402 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.3192. It shares 34 graph neighbors with Fantom, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai. Also known as Arbitrum Nova, Arbitrum One.
3. Avalanche
Avalanche is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 164 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1283. It shares 34 graph neighbors with Fantom, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai. Also known as Avalanche C-Chain.
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 32 graph neighbors with Fantom, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai. Also known as Matic, Polygon PoS.
5. BNB Chain
BNB Chain is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 169 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1305. It shares 25 graph neighbors with Fantom, including Aave V3, Binance USD and Binance Peg BUSD. Also known as BNB Smart Chain, BSC, Binance Smart Chain.
6. Base
Base is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 365 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.2990. It shares 24 graph neighbors with Fantom, including USD Coin, Dai and Curve DEX. Also known as Base chain, Base network, Coinbase Base.
7. Optimism
Optimism is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 199 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.1618. It shares 21 graph neighbors with Fantom, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai. Also known as OP Mainnet.
8. BSC
BSC is a chain tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, with 76 connected entities and a PageRank of 0.0574. It shares 19 graph neighbors with Fantom, including USD Coin, Tether USD and Dai.
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 Fantom is defined here as another tracked chain ranked by how many knowledge-graph neighbors it shares with Fantom, 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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