Provider at a glance
- Category
- Bridges
- Entity
- All 3 Arbitrum products
- Official website
- bridge.arbitrum.io
Independent rankingchecked How it works
Details
Scored 55 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read on file.
Arbitrum Bridge
Canonical bridge for Arbitrum
Bridges
#8 Overall
Ranked #8 of 18 bridges in the published ranking
55
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- High evidence confidence
- $0.00 your cost/yr
Is Arbitrum Bridge right for you?
Right for you if these matter most
- Trust posture10/10, the category best
- Route clarity9/10, the category best
Look elsewhere if these come first
- Route coverage2/10 here; Synapse scores 6
- Transfer speed2/10 here; Synapse scores 7
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The rank above is the published one, the same for every reader. Find my best crypto bridge shows where it lands for you.
What will Arbitrum Bridge cost you?
$0.00 your cost/yr
The fee alone, plus network gas and withdrawal fees.
- Your monthly volume
- $1k
- Bridge fee
- 0%
How safe is Arbitrum Bridge?
- Evidence: verified4 of 4 criteria rest on quoted, sourced receipts.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no register record on file here.
Alternatives to Arbitrum Bridge
Compare all 4- 9Optimism GatewayLevel on score · stronger on transfer speed (3 against 2)55$0.00
- 10Scroll Bridge2 points below · stronger on transfer speed (5 against 2)53$0.00
- 11Synapse4 points below · stronger on route coverage (6 against 2)51
For your setup
Find out if Arbitrum Bridge fits you
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Why this rank
Why Arbitrum Bridge ranks #8
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (18.4 here) sit inside the score; availability, friction, trust record and measured data add the rest. Best in this ranking on 2 of 4.
4 published criteria · Σ weight 100
CriterionWeightStrength · 0–10ScoreContrib.MedianBestRankEvidence
282+1.797.010#14/18Loading evidence…
249+6.916.09#1/18Loading evidence…
222+1.415.510#18/18Loading evidence…
2610+8.325.010#1/18Loading evidence…
Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
Margin−6behind Orbiter Finance, #7
RobustnessOne point from changingacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 54–57 and ranks #8–#9
Evidence4 of 4 scored4 quoted, 4 with a source link
What would move the rank
Each line is the ranking run again with one of Arbitrum Bridge’s criterion scores changed and every other value held: the smallest whole-point change on that criterion that moves its rank, and where the re-run puts it. Up to 4 climbs and 3 falls are listed, smallest change first. Nothing here is a forecast.
Route coverage 2 → 6 on its ladder · passes Orbiter Finance+462#8 → #4
Execution speed 2 → 6 on its ladder · passes Orbiter Finance+461#8 → #7
Route coverage 2 → 1 on its ladder · Optimism Gateway passes it−154#8 → #9
Route clarity 9 → 8 on its ladder · Optimism Gateway passes it−154#8 → #9
Execution speed 2 → 1 on its ladder · Optimism Gateway passes it−154#8 → #9
Smallest climb: route coverage 2 → 6 passes Orbiter Finance, #7.
Strengths
2 from the score dataWhere it leads
Best for readers who weight
- Trust posture — 10/10, the category best
- Route clarity — 9/10, the category best
Tradeoffs
2 from the score dataWhere it trails
Not for readers who put first
- Route coverage — 2/10 against a category best of 10/10
- Execution speed — 2/10 against a category best of 10/10
Record watch-outs
- 7-day challenge delay on direct withdrawals (use third-party bridges for fast exits)
- No routes outside the Arbitrum family: it connects Ethereum with Arbitrum One and Nova, and Arbitrum One with Arbitrum Layer 3 chains
Competitive position
Where Arbitrum Bridge leads and where it trails
Rank on every objective dimension among the rows scored on it. A criterion in the top third of its pool is listed as a lead, the bottom third as a trail; the middle is neither. Popularity, size and commercial terms are not dimensions.
Availability#7 / 1814.0 of 20 · best 20.0
Published criteria#9 / 1813.8 of 30 · best 19.5
Friction#1 / 182.7 of 10 · constant here
Trust record#5 / 183.2 of 8 · best 6.4
Measured data#1 / 1812.5 of 18 · pool best
Where Arbitrum Bridge leads
- Route clarity#1 / 18
- Trust posture#1 / 18
Where it trails
- Route coverage#14 / 18
- Execution speed#18 / 18
Closest alternatives
The 3 nearest rows by score
Nearest by published score in either direction. Each card states the criteria on which the two rows differ and the cost difference under the same scenario inputs; the compare arithmetic below shows why the higher one ranks higher.
Optimism Gateway#9 of 18 · score 55 · same score
Arbitrum Bridge leads on
- Route coverage2 vs 1
Optimism Gateway leads on
- Execution speed3 vs 2
Largest single reason Arbitrum Bridge is ahead: published criteria (+0.3 display points).Scenario cost: not compared, since Optimism Gateway's figure is the fee alone, plus network gas and withdrawal fees.
Scroll Bridge#10 of 18 · score 53 · 2.0 points behind
Arbitrum Bridge leads on
- Route coverage2 vs 1
- Route clarity9 vs 7
- Trust posture10 vs 9
Scroll Bridge leads on
- Execution speed5 vs 2
Largest single reason Arbitrum Bridge is ahead: published criteria (+2.1 display points).Scenario cost: not compared, since Scroll Bridge's figure is the fee alone, plus network gas.
Synapse#11 of 18 · score 51 · 4.0 points behind
Arbitrum Bridge leads on
- Route clarity9 vs 3
- Trust posture10 vs 4
Synapse leads on
- Route coverage6 vs 2
- Execution speed7 vs 2
Largest single reason Arbitrum Bridge is ahead: measured data (+14.6 display points).Scenario cost: not compared, since Arbitrum Bridge's figure is the fee alone, plus network gas and withdrawal fees.
Against the leader
86 vs 55 · gap 31.0Why Relay ranks above Arbitrum Bridge
The compare workspace's arithmetic applied to these two rows. Each dimension's share of the gap is its weight × the difference, on the displayed scale — it reproduces the displayed gap of 31.0 to within rounding.
DimensionThisRelayGap share
Availability · 23% weight14.020.0−15.6, worse
Published criteria · 35% weight13.817.3−9.1, worse
Friction · 12% weight · constant here2.72.7same
Trust record · 9% weight3.25.6−6.2, worse
Measured data · 21% weight12.512.5same
Published criterionThisRelayPoints
Route coverage · w2828−5.38, worse
Route clarity · w2497+1.54, better
Execution speed · w2229−4.93, worse
Trust posture · w26105+4.16, better
Net5586−31.0
Your scenario
What Arbitrum Bridge costs on your scenario
Bridge fee on your volume for a year. Excludes network gas and any withdrawal fee. Change an input and every figure recomputes from the published rate; the published rank does not move.
your cost/yr · default scenario — set your own
$1k a month × 12 months × 0% bridge fee = $0.00 / year
Your monthly volume · your input$1k
Bridge fee · published rate0%
Rate read from the provider’s published pricing ↗ on 30 September 2026.
your cost/yrCost is stated as your cost/yr in USD; it is never a yield, never annualised, and it does not enter the score.
$0.00
The fee alone, plus network gas and withdrawal fees: not a total, and never compared as one.Under the default inputs · USDCategory median and cheapestNot statedOnly 0 of 18 rows publish a comparable price; a median and a cheapest row need at least 3.
8 of 18 rows in this ranking have no verified rate for this scenario and are absent from the median, not counted as free.
10 of 18 quote a zero fee that leaves costs out, so they are absent from the median and the cheapest row, not counted as free.
Evidence
No evidence reading date recorded
One row per published criterion: the page each strength was read from, its source type by domain, the reading date and whether the file and the published table agree. Open a row for the quote and the receipt.
4 of 4 cells scored
Score evidenceVerified4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from receipts
4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from a quoted, sourced receipt equal to the published strength.Public receiptsReading…4 quoted with a source URL
The receipt file has not been read yet.Evidence confidenceHighcoverage and corroboration, never freshness
4/4 criteria scored, with 4 dated sources quoted.RobustnessOne point from changingrank #8 to #9 across one-point re-runs
Whether the position holds when one criterion score is changed by one point and the ranking is run again. It is always a re-run of the ranking, never an estimate.1 listed row in this category still await an evidence read and sit outside the scored pool.
Reading the evidence ledger…
CriterionSourceTypeReadFreshnessStatusReceipt
Route coveragestrength 2 · weight 28Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Route claritystrength 9 · weight 24Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Execution speedstrength 2 · weight 22Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Trust posturestrength 10 · weight 26Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Verification failure (Arbitrum Bridge 10/10): an invalid state or transfer is accepted.Scored by Trust posture · 26%
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Liveness failure, Custody failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Route coverage (28%), Route clarity (24%), Execution speed (22%).
Facts
facts, not scoresWhat the record publishes
- Pricing
- Arbitrum docs, "Quickstart: Arbitrum bridge" (docs.arbitrum.io/arbitrum-bridge/quickstart.md, fetched 30 September 2026): no bridge fee is stated on that page; the user pays gas - "You’ll need the native currency of the parent chain to bridge your assets to the destination chain." A withdrawal needs a second, parent-chain transaction after the challenge period: "Upon confirmation (about one week later), you can execute them" (docs.arbitrum.io cross-chain messaging page). No dollar cost is published on either page, so the deposit and withdrawal dollar ranges the previous note carried are not repeated.Arbitrum Bridge — official page at docs.arbitrum.io ↗ · 30 September 2026
- Prices published in
- USDArbitrum Bridge — official page at docs.arbitrum.io ↗ · 30 September 2026
- Licences held
- Not published
- Compliance level
- minimal
- Regulatory note
- Not published
- Supported chains
- Ethereum, Arbitrum One, Arbitrum Nova
- Markets served
- global
- Primary markets
- Not published
- Restricted markets
- Not published
- Operating limits
- Withdrawals subject to ~7-day fraud-proof window; deposits finalize in ~15 minutes.
- Availability note
- Permissionless onchain access; no geographic restrictions at the protocol level.
Legal entity on file: Arbitrum, placed in 3 products. Only confirmed entities are shown; nothing is inferred from the brand name.
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How this page is reviewed
Reviewed means this product in this category was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.
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History
What the record carries
Changes to published ranks are recorded in a ledger; every step and its cause is listed on the rank-history page. The entries below begin with the current verified snapshot, then the methodology versions whose changes applied to this category, newest first.
12 methodology entries
- currentCurrent verified snapshot · methodology 2026.10.18Score 55, #8 of 18. 4 of 4 criteria scored. History starts here; earlier values are not interpolated.
- 23 October 2026
2026.10.12A product that no longer operates is never linked, and a row that says it is unavailable must carry a sunset date- fixed Bridges: Hop Protocol carries a sunset date (2026-10-23) and links to its code repository, not hop.exchange. Its criteria block is zeroed and it stays last; it is kept for reference, not as a candidate.
- changed A row with a sunset date draws no outbound link on any surface; the verdict page already withheld it.
- added On every build a check fails when a row's own notes say it is unavailable or not operating and it carries no sunset date, and when any outbound link points at a host on the list of hosts that served gambling or unrelated content.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.8When nothing serves your country, the list shown for reference is the published ranking · platform-wide- fixed The reference list shown when nothing serves your country is the published order with the published scores, and a build check now fails any such list out of that order or with a score the ranking does not publish.
- fixed The explorer prints an overall rank only for a row the published ranking holds; a country entrant such as Coinbase Commerce for US merchants shows no overall rank.
- changed Published orders do not move. Country results change only where nothing serves the country: in India bill pay keeps Bitcoin Well first and now shows Strike second, as published; 35 such runs across all categories and countries now match the published list exactly.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.6A criterion you require re-scores the rows that meet it · platform-wide- changed The explorer sends each criterion you require, at any band, as fit_required with your other answers; region, licence, chain and fact filters stay filters. On /best, a required criterion joins For you as a marked preference does, which needs your country; Overall stays the published ranking, filtered.
- added Every published criterion has a golden case as the explorer sends it (require:<criterion>), so the order a requirement gives is replayed and gated as the published order is, and a change to it needs an entry here.
Methodology 2026.10.18, the same published run every visitor sees · receipt bridges:arbitrum-bridge:2026.10.18:60f0b488f8c9
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