Manta Network vs NEAR Protocol

Manta Network3.5/5

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NEAR Protocol4.1/5

Feature	Manta NetworkVisit	NEAR ProtocolVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.5/5	4.1/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	4.0	4.5
Fees	4.5	4.5
Ecosystem	3.0	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	MANTA	NEAR
EVM compatible	Yes	No
Smart contract languages	Solidity	Rust, JavaScript
Block time	Not disclosed	600ms
Finality	Not disclosed	1.2s
Mainnet since	2,023	2,020
Throughput (TPS)	Not disclosed	1000000
Sequencer	Not disclosed	Not applicable
Data availability	Celestia	NEAR Protocol
Gas paid in	Not disclosed	NEAR
Company
Founded	2020	2020
Headquarters	United States	Switzerland
Investors	Polychain Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, YZi Labs	Andreessen Horowitz, Accomplice, Metastable Capital, Arrington Capital +6
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	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	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	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	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	Solidity developers building ZK applications, Ethereum Layer 2 users, Teams needing modular data availability	Developers writing smart contracts in Rust, Users swapping across chains without manual bridges, Teams deploying autonomous AI agent systems

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