Ink scores 19 points above Linea, led by forced withdrawals, censorship resistance, and rollup stage. Linea ranks #12 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.
Linea57
vs
Ink76
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #12 and #4 of 15
Ink scores 19 points above Linea, led by forced withdrawals, censorship resistance, and rollup stage.
Linea #12 of 1557
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 termInk leads on 3 of 8 published criteria; Linea on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermInkLineaWeightPoints
Forced withdrawals10/100/104.3+11.2for Ink+5.8 of 32
Censorship resistance10/100/102.9+7.5for Ink+3.8 of 32
Track record4/106/102.4−1.2for Linea−0.6 of 32
Rollup stage7/103/101.9+2.0for Ink+1.0 of 32
Net of the terms+19.5
Reproduced gap+19.5
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below7657+19.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
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 2024LineaScore 57Consensys-built EVM-equivalent ZK rollupStrength: EVM equivalence — 10/10Watch-out: Only whitelisted proposers can publish state roots, so withdrawals freeze if they stop (L2BEAT proposer failure: Cannot withdraw)
Quick facts
At a glance
2 of 3 rows read the same for both.
FactLineaInk
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalus, europe, global
Security postureSnapshotZK rollup; data availability: Ethereum L1 (blobs).Optimistic rollup; data availability: Ethereum L1 (EIP-4844 blobs).
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
Linea
57#12 of 15
Pick it when
Pick Linea if track record matters most — it scores 6/10 to Ink's 4/10 there (weight 10).
Strength
EVM equivalence — 10/10
Tradeoff
Only whitelisted proposers can publish state roots, so withdrawals freeze if they stop (L2BEAT proposer failure: Cannot withdraw)
Ink
76#4 of 15
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Ink if forced withdrawals matters most — it scores 10/10 to Linea's 0/10 there (weight 18).
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?
Linea
Choose Linea if track record matters most
Track record: 6/10 against 4/10 for Ink (weight 10)
LineaScore 57Consensys-built EVM-equivalent ZK rollupStrength: EVM equivalence — 10/10Watch-out: Only whitelisted proposers can publish state roots, so withdrawals freeze if they stop (L2BEAT proposer failure: Cannot withdraw)
InkLeads
Choose Ink if forced withdrawals matters most
Forced withdrawals: 10/10 against 0/10 for Linea (weight 18)
Censorship resistance: 10/10 against 0/10 for Linea (weight 12)
Rollup stage: 7/10 against 3/10 for Linea (weight 8)
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
Linea10/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Track record
by 2 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Linea leads
Linea6/10 out of 10
Ink4/10 out of 10
Data on Ethereum
weight 3.4 of 86Tie
Linea10/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Rollup stage
by 4 of 10weight 1.9 of 86Ink leads
Linea3/10 out of 10
Ink7/10 out of 10
Proof system
weight 4.3 of 86Tie
Linea10/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Exit window
weight 2.4 of 86Tie
Linea0/10 out of 10
Ink0/10 out of 10
Forced withdrawals
by 10 of 10weight 4.3 of 86Ink leads
Linea0/10 out of 10
Ink10/10 out of 10
Censorship resistance
by 10 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Ink leads
Linea0/10 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
Linea14/20Ink14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Linea12.1/30Ink19.6/30
Ink leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Linea2.7/10Ink2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Linea3.2/8Ink3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Linea5.5/18Ink5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Ink unless the term Linea leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick Linea if track record matters most — it scores 6/10 to Ink's 4/10 there (weight 10).
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How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
Scored by Exit window before an upgrade · 10% (Linea 0/10, Ink 0/10)
Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
Scored by Ethereum data availability · 14% (Linea 10/10, Ink 10/10)
Scored by Proof system · 18% (Linea 10/10, Ink 10/10)
Liveness failure: the operator stops, censors you or loses data.
Scored by Withdrawals if the operator stops · 18% (Linea 0/10, Ink 10/10)
Scored by Transactions if the sequencer censors you · 12% (Linea 0/10, Ink 10/10)
Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: EVM equivalence (10%), Maturity & track record (10%), Rollup stage (8%).
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Ink scores 19 points above Linea, led by forced withdrawals, censorship resistance, and rollup stage. Published scores, out of 100: Linea 57 (rank 12 of 15 l2 blockchains), Ink 76 (rank 4 of 15).
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