Obol vs Rocket Pool

Obol3.9/5

VS

Rocket Pool4.2/5

Feature	ObolVisit	Rocket PoolVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.9/5	4.2/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Yield	3.5	3.5
Security	4.5	4.5
Liquidity	3.5	4.0
Decentralization	4.5	5.0
Ease of use	3.0	4.0
Specs
KYC required	Not disclosed	No
Type	Staking pool	Liquid staking
Stakeable assets	ETH	ETH
Receipt token	stOBOL	rETH
Protocol fee	Not disclosed	14%
Minimum stake	Not disclosed	0.01 ETH
Withdrawal time	Not disclosed	Instant via deposit pool buffer
Chains	Ethereum	Ethereum
Node operators	Distributed validator clusters	Permissionless
Audited	Yes	Yes
Restaking	Not disclosed	No
Slashing cover	Not disclosed	Yes
Typical reward rate	Not disclosed	2.0-2.2%
Company
Founded	2021	2016
Headquarters	—	—
Investors	Pantera Capital, BlockTower Capital, Blockscape Lab, Coinbase Ventures +12	Coinbase Ventures, Consensys, 1kx
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Eliminates single points of failure by distributing validator duties across independent nodes Supported by audits from Trail of Bits, Nethermind Security, and Zach Obront Live day-one integration powering multi-operator vaults in Lido V3 Built-in fault tolerance keeps validators proposing even if individual nodes go offline	Permissionless node operator set with over 1,400 independent operators Low minimum liquid deposit of 0.01 ETH with no identity checks Requires only 4 ETH validator bonds instead of standard 32 ETH solo stakes Extensively audited by firms including Sigma Prime, Consensys Diligence, and Trail of Bits
Cons	Adds network latency requirements across distributed nodes during threshold signing Operates exclusively on Ethereum consensus infrastructure Introduces middleware software exposure via the Charon client	Lower published staking yields than some larger centralized competitors Redemptions directly from the protocol depend on available deposit pool buffer liquidity Stakers remain exposed to potential node operator slashing penalties and contract bugs
Best for	Ethereum solo and squad stakers, Liquid staking node operator sets, Institutional validators requiring high uptime	Decentralization-focused Ethereum stakers, Home node operators with under 32 ETH, DeFi users needing yield-bearing collateral

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