Manta Network vs Polygon

Manta Network3.5/5

VS

Polygon4.1/5

Feature	Manta NetworkVisit	PolygonVisit
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	4.5
Decentralization	2.5	3.5
Developer experience	4.0	4.0
Specs
Layer	Layer 2	Sidechain
Consensus / design	ZK rollup	Proof of Stake
Native token	MANTA	POL
EVM compatible	Yes	Yes
Smart contract languages	Solidity	Solidity
Typical transaction fee	Not disclosed	$0.002
Finality	Not disclosed	~1.8 seconds
Mainnet since	2,023	2,020
Throughput (TPS)	Not disclosed	5,000
Sequencer	Not disclosed	Not applicable
Data availability	Celestia	Not disclosed
Gas paid in	Not disclosed	POL
Company
Founded	2020	2020
Headquarters	United States	Cayman Islands
Investors	Polychain Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, YZi Labs	Peak XV Partners, Galaxy Digital, Republic Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 +4
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	Typical transaction fees average approximately $0.002 per transfer Settlement finality completes in roughly 1.8 seconds Full EVM execution environment supports standard Solidity tooling and libraries Processed over 8 billion transactions across more than $3.0 trillion in cumulative volume
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	Relies on sidechain checkpoints rather than native Layer 2 zero-knowledge rollups Bridge smart contracts on Ethereum introduce third-party settlement and locking risks Past smart contract vulnerability resulted in the loss of 801,601 tokens in 2021 Separate Polygon zkEVM sequencer suffered an operational halt in July 2026
Best for	Solidity developers building ZK applications, Ethereum Layer 2 users, Teams needing modular data availability	High-frequency stablecoin payment providers, Fintech developers seeking EVM compatibility, DeFi apps requiring sub-cent fees

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