Unichain scores 18 points above Linea, led by forced withdrawals, censorship resistance, and rollup stage. Linea ranks #12 and Unichain #5 of 15 published L2 blockchains. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Linea57
vs
Unichain75
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #12 and #5 of 15
Unichain scores 18 points above Linea, led by forced withdrawals, censorship resistance, and rollup stage.
Linea #12 of 1557
Unichain #5 of 1575
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termUnichain leads on 3 of 8 published criteria; Linea on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermUnichainLineaWeightPoints
Forced withdrawals10/100/104.3+11.2for Unichain+5.8 of 32
Censorship resistance10/100/102.9+7.5for Unichain+3.8 of 32
Track record2/106/102.4−2.5for Linea−1.3 of 32
Rollup stage7/103/101.9+2.0for Unichain+1.0 of 32
Net of the terms+18.2
Reproduced gap+18.2
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below7557+18.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
UnichainScore 75Uniswap Labs' DeFi-native OP Stack optimistic rollup, EVM-equivalentStrength: EVM equivalence — 10/10Watch-out: Newest chain here (mainnet 2025) — the shortest production track recordLineaScore 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.
FactLineaUnichain
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalus, europe, global
Security postureSnapshotZK rollup; data availability: Ethereum L1 (blobs).Optimistic rollup; data availability: Ethereum L1 (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 Unichain's 2/10 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)
Unichain
75#5 of 15
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Unichain if forced withdrawals matters most — it scores 10/10 to Linea's 0/10 there (weight 18).
Strength
EVM equivalence — 10/10
Tradeoff
Newest chain here (mainnet 2025) — the shortest production track record
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
Linea
Choose Linea if track record matters most
Track record: 6/10 against 2/10 for Unichain (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)
UnichainLeads
Choose Unichain 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)
UnichainScore 75Uniswap Labs' DeFi-native OP Stack optimistic rollup, EVM-equivalentStrength: EVM equivalence — 10/10Watch-out: Newest chain here (mainnet 2025) — the shortest production track record
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
Unichain10/10 out of 10
Track record
by 4 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Linea leads
Linea6/10 out of 10
Unichain2/10 out of 10
Data on Ethereum
weight 3.4 of 86Tie
Linea10/10 out of 10
Unichain10/10 out of 10
Rollup stage
by 4 of 10weight 1.9 of 86Unichain leads
Linea3/10 out of 10
Unichain7/10 out of 10
Proof system
weight 4.3 of 86Tie
Linea10/10 out of 10
Unichain10/10 out of 10
Exit window
weight 2.4 of 86Tie
Linea0/10 out of 10
Unichain0/10 out of 10
Forced withdrawals
by 10 of 10weight 4.3 of 86Unichain leads
Linea0/10 out of 10
Unichain10/10 out of 10
Censorship resistance
by 10 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Unichain leads
Linea0/10 out of 10
Unichain10/10 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
Linea14/20Unichain14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Linea12.1/30Unichain19.1/30
Unichain leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Linea2.7/10Unichain2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Linea3.2/8Unichain3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Linea5.5/18Unichain5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Unichain unless the term Linea leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick Linea if track record matters most — it scores 6/10 to Unichain's 2/10 there (weight 10).
The published order weighs every criterion the same way for everyone. To weigh them your way, run .
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Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
Scored by Exit window before an upgrade · 10% (Linea 0/10, Unichain 0/10)
Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
Scored by Ethereum data availability · 14% (Linea 10/10, Unichain 10/10)
Scored by Proof system · 18% (Linea 10/10, Unichain 10/10)
Liveness failure: the operator stops, censors you or loses data.
Scored by Withdrawals if the operator stops · 18% (Linea 0/10, Unichain 10/10)
Scored by Transactions if the sequencer censors you · 12% (Linea 0/10, Unichain 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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Unichain scores 18 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), Unichain 75 (rank 5 of 15).
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