Ethereum vs Starknet

Ethereum4.3/5

VS

Starknet3.4/5

Feature	EthereumVisit	StarknetVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.3/5	3.4/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	3.0	4.0
Fees	3.5	4.0
Ecosystem	5.0	3.5
Decentralization	5.0	2.5
Developer experience	4.5	3.5
Specs
Layer	Layer 1	Layer 2
Consensus / design	Proof of Stake	ZK rollup
Native token	ETH	STRK
EVM compatible	Yes	No
Smart contract languages	Solidity, Vyper	Cairo
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	2,021
Sequencer	Not applicable	Not disclosed
Data availability	EIP-4844 blobs and calldata	Ethereum
Gas paid in	ETH	ETH, STRK
Company
Founded	2015	2021
Headquarters	Switzerland	Israel
Investors	Public crowdsale participants	Coatue Management
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	Native account abstraction makes every wallet a programmable smart account STARK proofs provide mathematical validity without relying on trusted setup ceremonies STRK20 enables confidential balances and unlinked DeFi interactions via Shadow Accounts StarkWare raised a $100M funding round led by Coatue Management
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	Lacks native EVM compatibility, requiring developers to build dApps in Cairo Paused block sequencing for over four hours during a January 2026 Blockifier bug Ecosystem protocols have experienced exploits, including a $3.5M attack on Nostra Decentralization roadmap remains ongoing, with sequenced block production still transitioning
Best for	DeFi liquidity providers and traders, Smart contract developers using Solidity, Layer-2 rollup deployment teams	Cairo smart contract developers, Users needing native account abstraction, Traders using private DeFi positions

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