Ethereum vs Manta Network

Ethereum4.3/5

VS

Manta Network3.5/5

Feature	EthereumVisit	Manta NetworkVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.3/5	3.5/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	3.0	4.0
Fees	3.5	4.5
Ecosystem	5.0	3.0
Decentralization	5.0	2.5
Developer experience	4.5	4.0
Specs
Layer	Layer 1	Layer 2
Consensus / design	Proof of Stake	ZK rollup
Native token	ETH	MANTA
EVM compatible	Yes	Yes
Smart contract languages	Solidity, Vyper	Solidity
Block time	12 seconds	Not disclosed
Typical transaction fee	0.15 to 0.5 gwei	Not disclosed
Finality	12.8 minutes	Not disclosed
Mainnet since	2,015	2,023
Sequencer	Not applicable	Not disclosed
Data availability	EIP-4844 blobs and calldata	Celestia
Gas paid in	ETH	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2015	2020
Headquarters	Switzerland	United States
Investors	Public crowdsale participants	Polychain Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, YZi Labs
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Uninterrupted 100% network uptime since its July 2015 launch Nearly $50B in total value locked in October 2026 Hosts approximately $180B of stablecoins on mainnet as of July 2026 Open client ecosystem with no single point of corporate failure	EVM compatibility supports Solidity-based Ethereum applications Celestia provides dedicated data availability for Pacific More than 200 ecosystem projects listed in October 2026 Backed by Polychain Capital and Qiming Venture Partners
Cons	Base-layer transaction fees spike significantly during periods of heavy congestion Layer-1 execution throughput remains limited to under 30 transactions per second Complex smart contract interactions can become costly during peak network demand	Pacific depends on Celestia for data availability Bridge infrastructure adds cross-chain asset risk Atlantic's 2026 shutdown required users to migrate assets MANTA-related staking and reward programs depend on token exposure
Best for	DeFi liquidity providers and traders, Smart contract developers using Solidity, Layer-2 rollup deployment teams	Solidity developers building ZK applications, Ethereum Layer 2 users, Teams needing modular data availability

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