NEAR Protocol vs Onomy Protocol

NEAR Protocol4.1/5

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Onomy Protocol2.4/5

Feature	NEAR ProtocolVisit	Onomy ProtocolVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	2.4/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	4.5	3.0
Fees	4.5	3.5
Ecosystem	3.5	1.5
Decentralization	4.0	2.5
Developer experience	4.0	1.5
Specs
Layer	Layer 1	Layer 1
Consensus / design	Proof of Stake	Proof of Stake
Native token	NEAR	NOM
EVM compatible	No	Not disclosed
Smart contract languages	Rust, JavaScript	Not disclosed
Block time	600ms	Not disclosed
Finality	1.2s	Not disclosed
Mainnet since	2,020	Not disclosed
Throughput (TPS)	1000000	Not disclosed
Sequencer	Not applicable	Not applicable
Data availability	NEAR Protocol	Not disclosed
Gas paid in	NEAR	NOM
Company
Founded	2020	—
Headquarters	Switzerland	—
Investors	Andreessen Horowitz, Accomplice, Metastable Capital, Arrington Capital +6	Ava Labs, Bitfinex, CMS Holdings, GSR +1
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	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	Raised $10M in private funding from Ava Labs, Bitfinex, and GSR On-chain orderbook supports limit, stop, and conditional orders alongside AMM pools Native IBC integration supports direct transfers for USDC and USDT
Cons	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	Announced the indefinite sunset of operations in May 2026 Cross-chain transactions depend on Cosmos bridge and relay infrastructure
Best for	Developers writing smart contracts in Rust, Users swapping across chains without manual bridges, Teams deploying autonomous AI agent systems	Cosmos ecosystem researchers, On-chain forex architecture analysis, Historical DeFi case studies

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