Base scores 1 point above Ink, led by track record. Base ranks #3 and Ink #4 of 15 published L2 blockchains. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Base77
vs
Ink76
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #3 and #4 of 15
Base scores 1 point above Ink, led by track record.
Base #3 of 1577
Ink #4 of 1576
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termBase leads on 1 of 8 published criteria; Ink on 0. The terms sum to the gap.
TermBaseInkWeightPoints
Track record6/104/102.4+1.2for Base+0.6 of 32
Net of the terms+1.2
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread+0.1
Reproduced gap+1.3
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below7776+1.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
BaseScore 77Coinbase-built OP Stack rollup, EVM-equivalent, no native tokenStrength: EVM equivalence — 10/10Watch-out: Younger than the 2021-era rollups, so a shorter production track recordInkScore 76Kraken's OP Stack rollup for DeFi, at L2BEAT Stage 1Strength: EVM equivalence — 10/10Watch-out: Younger than the 2021-era rollups: public mainnet since December 2024
Quick facts
At a glance
FactBaseInk
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalus, europe, global
Security postureSnapshotOptimistic rollup; data availability: Ethereum L1 (EIP-4844 blobs).Optimistic rollup; data availability: Ethereum L1 (EIP-4844 blobs).
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
Base
77#3 of 15
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Base if track record matters most — it scores 6/10 to Ink's 4/10 there (weight 10).
Strength
EVM equivalence — 10/10
Tradeoff
Younger than the 2021-era rollups, so a shorter production track record
Ink
76#4 of 15
Pick it when
Ink leads Base on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
Strength
EVM equivalence — 10/10
Tradeoff
Younger than the 2021-era rollups: public mainnet since December 2024
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
BaseLeads
Choose Base if track record matters most
Track record: 6/10 against 4/10 for Ink (weight 10)
BaseScore 77Coinbase-built OP Stack rollup, EVM-equivalent, no native tokenStrength: EVM equivalence — 10/10Watch-out: Younger than the 2021-era rollups, so a shorter production track record
Ink
Ink leads Base on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
InkScore 76Kraken's OP Stack rollup for DeFi, at L2BEAT Stage 1Strength: EVM equivalence — 10/10Watch-out: Younger than the 2021-era rollups: public mainnet since December 2024
Criterion by criterion
Scorecard
Published criteria · weight in points of 8616 of 16 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology
EVM equivalence
weight 2.4 of 86Tie
Base10/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Track record
by 2 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Base leads
Base6/10 out of 10
Ink4/10 out of 10
Data on Ethereum
weight 3.4 of 86Tie
Base10/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Rollup stage
weight 1.9 of 86Tie
Base7/10 out of 10
Ink7/10 out of 10
Proof system
weight 4.3 of 86Tie
Base10/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Exit window
weight 2.4 of 86Tie
Base0/10 out of 10
Ink0/10 out of 10
Forced withdrawals
weight 4.3 of 86Tie
Base10/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Censorship resistance
weight 2.9 of 86Tie
Base10/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Score dimensions
weights sum to 86
The published score is five dimensions, each weighted for the category. "Published criteria" is the criteria block above; the other four are the engine's own terms — availability, friction, trust record, measured data. Each bar is one side's points out of that dimension's maximum; the weight beside the name is its points of the 86-point weighted total. The published criteria above can fill 24 of the block’s 30. A weight marked “constant here” belongs to a dimension every ranked product in the category holds at the same value: it still counts in the total, and it orders nothing here.
Availabilityweight 20 of 86 · constant here
Base14/20Ink14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Base20.1/30Ink19.6/30
Base leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Base2.7/10Ink2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Base3.2/8Ink3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Base5.5/18Ink5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Base unless the term Ink leads on is the one you are buying.
Ink leads Base on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
The published order weighs every criterion the same way for everyone. To weigh them your way, run .
From the published order
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Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
Scored by Exit window before an upgrade · 10% (Base 0/10, Ink 0/10)
Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
Scored by Ethereum data availability · 14% (Base 10/10, Ink 10/10)
Scored by Proof system · 18% (Base 10/10, Ink 10/10)
Liveness failure: the operator stops, censors you or loses data.
Scored by Withdrawals if the operator stops · 18% (Base 10/10, Ink 10/10)
Scored by Transactions if the sequencer censors you · 12% (Base 10/10, Ink 10/10)
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