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- Category
- Shared Sequencers
- Entity
- Not verified
- Official website
- espressosys.com
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Scored 76 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read in August 2026.
Espresso Network
Shared sequencing and finality network
Shared Sequencers
#2 Overall
Ranked #2 of 6 shared sequencers in the published ranking
76
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- High evidence confidence
Is Espresso Network right for you?
Right for you if these matter most
- Named mainnet rollups sequencing today7/10, the category best
- What the documentation says happens the day it stops8/10, the category best
Look elsewhere if these come first
- Sequencer set and halt power2/10 here; Taiko (Taiko Alethia) scores 3
- Published economics and MEV policy3/10 here; Taiko (Taiko Alethia) scores 9
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What will Espresso Network cost you?
Not priced on this basis
- Usage per month
- 10
How safe is Espresso Network?
- Evidence: verified4 of 4 criteria rest on quoted, sourced receipts. Read August 2026.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no register record on file here.
Alternatives to Espresso Network
Compare all 4- 1Taiko (Taiko Alethia)3 points above · stronger on published economics MEV (9 against 3)79
- 3Spire (Based Stack / Pylon)12 points below · stronger on published economics MEV (4 against 3)64
- 4Rome Protocol12 points below · stronger on published economics MEV (5 against 3)64
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Why this rank
Why Espresso Network ranks #2
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (16.5 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
357+7.843.57#1/6Loading evidence…
252+1.602.54#4/6Loading evidence…
203+1.923.59#4/6Loading evidence…
208+5.124.08#1/6Loading evidence…
Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
Margin−3behind Taiko (Taiko Alethia), #1
RobustnessHoldsacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 73–78 and stays #2
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 Espresso Network’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.
Named mainnet rollups sequencing today 7 → 9 on its ladder · passes Taiko (Taiko Alethia)+279#2 → #1
Sequencer set and halt power 2 → 5 on its ladder · passes Taiko (Taiko Alethia)+379#2 → #1
Published economics and MEV policy 3 → 6 on its ladder · passes Taiko (Taiko Alethia)+379#2 → #1
Named mainnet rollups sequencing today 7 → 1 on its ladder · Spire (Based Stack / Pylon) passes it−662#2 → #4
Smallest climb: named mainnet rollups sequencing today 7 → 9 passes Taiko (Taiko Alethia), #1.
Strengths
2 from the score dataWhere it leads
Best for readers who weight
- Named mainnet rollups sequencing today — 7/10, the category best
- What the documentation says happens the day it stops — 8/10, the category best
Tradeoffs
2 from the score dataWhere it trails
Not for readers who put first
- Sequencer set and halt power — 2/10 against a category best of 4/10
- Published economics and MEV policy — 3/10 against a category best of 9/10
Record watch-outs
- The best-adopted product in the shared sequencer category no longer describes itself as a sequencer. Its glossary is explicit — "Espresso does not replace the sequencer. Instead, it provides decentralized settlement and finality for the blocks a chain's own sequencer produces" — and the homepage read on 2026-08-06 leads with "Crosschain collateral management" and "At scale", with the phrase 'shared sequencer' absent from the page entirely. A buyer evaluating Espresso to decentralise ordering, or to get cross-rollup atomicity out of shared ordering, is evaluating it for something the current documentation does not offer; what is on sale is fast decentralised finality on top of the single sequencer they already run. Second thing to know before signing: the vendor's own live-chains list is stale — six of the eight mainnet RPC endpoints it publishes were unreachable when called on 2026-08-06.
Competitive position
Where Espresso Network 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#1 / 614.0 of 20 · constant here
Published criteria#2 / 612.4 of 30 · best 13.7
Friction#1 / 62.7 of 10 · constant here
Trust record#1 / 63.2 of 8 · constant here
Measured data#1 / 68.3 of 18 · constant here
Where Espresso Network leads
- Named mainnet rollups sequencing today#1 / 6
- What the documentation says happens the day it stops#1 / 6
Where it trailsNo criterion in the bottom third of its pool.
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.
Taiko (Taiko Alethia)#1 of 6 · score 79 · 3.0 points ahead
Espresso Network leads on
- Named mainnet rollups sequencing today7 vs 5
- What the documentation says happens the day it stops8 vs 7
Taiko (Taiko Alethia) leads on
- Sequencer set and halt power3 vs 2
- Published economics and MEV policy9 vs 3
Largest single reason Taiko (Taiko Alethia) is ahead: published criteria (+3.4 display points).Scenario cost: Taiko (Taiko Alethia) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Spire (Based Stack / Pylon)#3 of 6 · score 64 · 12.0 points behind
Espresso Network leads on
- Named mainnet rollups sequencing today7 vs 3
- What the documentation says happens the day it stops8 vs 5
Spire (Based Stack / Pylon) leads on
- Published economics and MEV policy4 vs 3
Largest single reason Espresso Network is ahead: published criteria (+11.4 display points).Scenario cost: Spire (Based Stack / Pylon) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Rome Protocol#4 of 6 · score 64 · 12.0 points behind
Espresso Network leads on
- Named mainnet rollups sequencing today7 vs 4
- What the documentation says happens the day it stops8 vs 2
Rome Protocol leads on
- Published economics and MEV policy5 vs 3
Largest single reason Espresso Network is ahead: published criteria (+11.7 display points).Scenario cost: Rome Protocol has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Against the leader
79 vs 76 · gap 3.0Why Taiko (Taiko Alethia) ranks above Espresso Network
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 3.0 to within rounding.
DimensionThisTaiko (Taiko Alethia)Gap share
Availability · 23% weight · constant here14.014.0same
Published criteria · 35% weight12.413.7−3.4, worse
Friction · 12% weight · constant here2.72.7same
Trust record · 9% weight · constant here3.23.2same
Measured data · 21% weight · constant here8.38.3same
Published criterionThisTaiko (Taiko Alethia)Points
Named mainnet rollups sequencing today · w3575+2.24, better
Sequencer set and halt power · w2523−0.80, worse
Published economics and MEV policy · w2039−3.84, worse
What the documentation says happens the day it stops · w2087+0.64, better
Net7679−3.0
Your scenario
Espresso Network is not priced for this scenario
Metered usage beyond whatever the plan includes, for a year. Excludes egress, support tiers and enterprise minimums. 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
Usage per month · your input10
Rate read from the provider’s published pricing ↗ on 28 October 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.
Not priced on this basis
Under the default inputs · USDCategory medianNot priced0 of 6 rows priced
Cheapest pricedNone pricedDifference not stated · availability not applied — set your country to filter
6 of 6 rows in this ranking have no verified rate for this scenario and are absent from the median, not counted as free.
Evidence
Evidence read 6 August 2026
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.RobustnessHoldsrank #2 across every one-point re-run
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.The newest evidence read on the platform is 3 November 2026; this category's reading is older. The scores stand as read on 6 August 2026.
Reading the evidence ledger…
CriterionSourceTypeReadFreshnessStatusReceipt
Named mainnet rollups sequencing todaystrength 7 · weight 35Report an error—6 August 2026*
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.Sequencer set and halt powerstrength 2 · weight 25Report an error—6 August 2026*
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.Published economics and MEV policystrength 3 · weight 20Report an error—6 August 2026*
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.What the documentation says happens the day it stopsstrength 8 · weight 20Report an error—6 August 2026*
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 (Espresso Network 2/10): an invalid state or transfer is accepted.Scored by Sequencer set and halt power · 25%
- Liveness failure (Espresso Network 8/10): the operator stops, censors you or loses data.Scored by What the documentation says happens the day it stops · 20%
- Execution failure (Espresso Network 3/10): you get a worse price, later, or nothing.Scored by Published economics and MEV policy · 20%
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control 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: Named mainnet rollups sequencing today (35%).
Facts
facts, not scoresWhat the record publishes
- Pricing
- No price, rate, revenue share or fee schedule appears on any Espresso page read on 28 October 2026. The integration guide still ends at a sales step: "Not sure which path fits? [Contact Espresso](https://
form .typeform .com /to /KgayxNsX ?typeform-source =www .espressosys .com) to schedule an architecture review." and the get-started page repeats it as step one: "[Schedule an architecture review](https:// form .typeform .com /to /KgayxNsX ?typeform-source =www .espressosys .com) with the Espresso team." (docs.espressosys.com/network/developer/rollup-developers.md and /network/learn/quickstart.md, both HTTP 200, fetched 28 October 2026, both sentences still on the pages, unchanged since 6 August 2026). The market-design research note still describes a fee structure without a rate: "The marketplace charges a small fee. That fee is burned and designed to disincentivize, setting a dishonestly high reserve price. The fee consists of two components: a fee proportional to the reserve price and a fee proportional to the shared sequencing revenue." (hackmd.io/@EspressoSystems/market-design/download, HTTP 200, fetched 28 October 2026). So a fee STRUCTURE is published; no rate, percentage or amount is. The Networks page names a "Fee Contract" that "Holds ETH deposits used to pay Espresso fees" but states no amount (docs.espressosys.com/network/network/networks.md, fetched 28 October 2026). NOT NORMALISED: a cost per chain per month cannot be computed from any Espresso source read in this session, and none is estimated here. — no list price is published, so cost cannot be compared before a sales conversation.Espresso Network — official pricing page ↗ · 28 October 2026 - Prices published in
- USDEspresso Network — official pricing page ↗ · 28 October 2026
- Licences held
- Not published
- Compliance level
- partial
- Regulatory note
- Not published
- Supported chains
- Multi-chain
- Markets served
- global
- Primary markets
- Not published
- Restricted markets
- Not published
- Operating limits
- Not published
- Availability note
- Not published
No confirmed legal entity is on file for this record. Nothing is inferred from the brand name.
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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.
10 methodology entries
- 6 August 2026Current verified snapshot · methodology 2026.10.18Score 76, #2 of 6. 4 of 4 criteria scored. History starts here; earlier values are not interpolated.
- 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.
- 16 September 2026
2026.09.15Dimension scores carry tenths, and eleven more categories are re-read from primary sources · platform-wide- changed Dimension scores resolve to tenths of a point (O-04b), and weightedTotal is rounded to six decimal places before the order is read. 518 published scores move across 107 categories that were not re-read; none of them moves by more than 4 points, and most move by 1.
- fixed 66 published scores change in the eleven re-read categories, against a verbatim source each. The largest moves are Reflexer RAI (−16), Beefy and Unrekt (−11), Aztec (−10) and Golem (+9) — all of them rows whose sources had moved since their last read.
- changed Published order moves in 38 of 119 categories and three #1s change: smart_contract_audits (Zellic → Certora) and travel_rule_compliance (Sumsub Travel Rule → CodeVASP) on the finer resolution, kyc_compliance (Veriff → Sumsub) on the re-read.
- added availabilitySource (O-04g): for a reader who states a country, a row whose availability in that country rests on a region tag its record gives no source for sorts below every sourced row. It is inert in every order published here, which states no country.
Methodology 2026.10.18, the same published run every visitor sees · receipt shared_sequencers:espresso_network:2026.10.18:ff73f1eafe36
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