Immutable vs NEAR Protocol

Immutable3.6/5

VS

NEAR Protocol4.1/5

Feature	ImmutableVisit	NEAR ProtocolVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.6/5	4.1/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	4.0	4.5
Fees	4.5	4.5
Ecosystem	3.5	3.5
Decentralization	2.5	4.0
Developer experience	4.0	4.0
Specs
Layer	Layer 2	Layer 1
Consensus / design	ZK rollup	Proof of Stake
Native token	IMX	NEAR
EVM compatible	Yes	No
Smart contract languages	Not disclosed	Rust, JavaScript
Block time	Not disclosed	600ms
Typical transaction fee	Free for gas-sponsored Passport transactions	Not disclosed
Finality	Not disclosed	1.2s
Mainnet since	2,023	2,020
Throughput (TPS)	Not disclosed	1000000
Sequencer	Not disclosed	Not applicable
Data availability	Not disclosed	NEAR Protocol
Gas paid in	IMX	NEAR
Company
Founded	2018	2020
Headquarters	Australia	Switzerland
Investors	Temasek, Continue Capital, Nirvana Capital	Andreessen Horowitz, Accomplice, Metastable Capital, Arrington Capital +6
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Zero gas fees for players transacting through Immutable Passport Over 220 million total on-chain transactions EVM-compatible rollups support Ethereum smart contracts and standard tooling Backed by $200M in Series C capital led by Temasek	Fast 1.2-second transaction finality with 600ms block times Cross-chain swap execution across 35+ separate blockchain networks Sub-cent execution fees on NEAR Intents transactions Annual token issuance reduced from 5% to 2.5% in October 2025
Cons	Total value locked is modest at $11.1M on zkEVM Experienced a Discord phishing compromise in September 2024	Not natively EVM-compatible at the primary Layer-1 execution level Cross-chain intents face reorg exposure on connected networks, including a $600K incident in April 2026 Historical exploits in third-party ecosystem contracts, including $3M lost on Skyward Finance in 2022
Best for	Web3 game developers targeting mainstream players, Studios wanting gasless player onboarding, Ethereum teams building gaming applications with digital assets	Developers writing smart contracts in Rust, Users swapping across chains without manual bridges, Teams deploying autonomous AI agent systems

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