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Mantle vs Arbitrum Nova Arbitrum Nova leads by 11 points.

Arbitrum Nova scores 11 points above Mantle, led by forced withdrawals, EVM equivalence, and track record. Mantle ranks #10 and Arbitrum Nova #6 of 15 published L2 blockchains. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.

Mantle62
Arbitrum Nova73
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #10 and #6 of 15
Methodology v2026.10.18Ranking snapshot Evidence verified through 8 published criteria5 score dimensions Receipt #cc-VS-MANTLE-VS-ARBITRUM-NOVA-4b40d23e
Published verdictRanking snapshot 3 November 2026

Arbitrum Nova leads by 11 points

Arbitrum Nova scores 11 points above Mantle, led by forced withdrawals, EVM equivalence, and track record.

Mantle #10 of 1562
Arbitrum Nova #6 of 1573
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termArbitrum Nova leads on 4 of 8 published criteria; Mantle on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermArbitrum NovaMantleWeightPoints
Forced withdrawals10/100/104.3+11.2for Arbitrum Nova+5.8 of 32
Proof system6/1010/104.3−4.5for Mantle−2.3 of 32
EVM equivalence10/106/102.4+2.5for Arbitrum Nova+1.3 of 32
Track record8/106/102.4+1.2for Arbitrum Nova+0.6 of 32
Exit window2/100/102.4+1.2for Arbitrum Nova+0.6 of 32
Net of the terms+11.7
Reproduced gap+11.7
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below7362+11.0

Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.

Quick facts

At a glance

2 of 3 rows read the same for both.
FactMantleArbitrum Nova
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) since 31 August 2026; the AnyTrust committee is dormant.
From the published criteria

Which should you pick?

Mantle

62#10 of 15
Pick it when
Pick Mantle if proof system matters most — it scores 10/10 to Arbitrum Nova's 6/10 there (weight 18).
Strength
Ethereum data availability — 10/10
Tradeoff
Only whitelisted proposers can publish state roots, so withdrawals freeze if they stop (L2BEAT proposer failure: Cannot withdraw)

Arbitrum Nova

73#6 of 15
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Arbitrum Nova if forced withdrawals matters most — it scores 10/10 to Mantle's 0/10 there (weight 18).
Strength
EVM equivalence — 10/10
Tradeoff
Being wound down: the Arbitrum DAO's minimisation proposal moves Nova into "a minimized, maintenance-oriented state with reduced capacity and deprioritized support" and says "steps will be taken to help prevent additional user funds being bridged to Arbitrum Nova" (forum.arbitrum.foundation, posted 15 May 2026)
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Which one is actually for you?

Mantle

Choose Mantle if proof system matters most

  • Proof system: 10/10 against 6/10 for Arbitrum Nova (weight 18)
Arbitrum NovaLeads

Choose Arbitrum Nova if forced withdrawals matters most

  • Forced withdrawals: 10/10 against 0/10 for Mantle (weight 18)
  • EVM equivalence: 10/10 against 6/10 for Mantle (weight 10)
  • Track record: 8/10 against 6/10 for Mantle (weight 10)
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

by 4 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Arbitrum Nova leads
Mantle6 out of 10
Arbitrum Nova10 out of 10

Track record

by 2 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Arbitrum Nova leads
Mantle6 out of 10
Arbitrum Nova8 out of 10

Data on Ethereum

weight 3.4 of 86Tie
Mantle10 out of 10
Arbitrum Nova10 out of 10

Rollup stage

weight 1.9 of 86Tie
Mantle3 out of 10
Arbitrum Nova3 out of 10

Proof system

by 4 of 10weight 4.3 of 86Mantle leads
Mantle10 out of 10
Arbitrum Nova6 out of 10

Exit window

by 2 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Arbitrum Nova leads
Mantle0 out of 10
Arbitrum Nova2 out of 10

Forced withdrawals

by 10 of 10weight 4.3 of 86Arbitrum Nova leads
Mantle0 out of 10
Arbitrum Nova10 out of 10

Censorship resistance

weight 2.9 of 86Tie
Mantle10 out of 10
Arbitrum Nova10 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
Mantle14/20Arbitrum Nova14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Mantle14/30Arbitrum Nova18.5/30
Arbitrum Nova leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Mantle2.7/10Arbitrum Nova2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Mantle3.2/8Arbitrum Nova3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Mantle5.5/18Arbitrum Nova5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order

Choose Arbitrum Nova unless the term Mantle leads on is the one you are buying.

Pick Mantle if proof system matters most — it scores 10/10 to Arbitrum Nova's 6/10 there (weight 18).

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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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% (Mantle 0/10, Arbitrum Nova 2/10)
  • Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
    Scored by Ethereum data availability · 14% (Mantle 10/10, Arbitrum Nova 10/10)
    Scored by Proof system · 18% (Mantle 10/10, Arbitrum Nova 6/10)
  • Liveness failure: the operator stops, censors you or loses data.
    Scored by Withdrawals if the operator stops · 18% (Mantle 0/10, Arbitrum Nova 10/10)
    Scored by Transactions if the sequencer censors you · 12% (Mantle 10/10, Arbitrum Nova 10/10)
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Execution 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: EVM equivalence (10%), Maturity & track record (10%), Rollup stage (8%).
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Arbitrum Nova scores 11 points above Mantle, led by forced withdrawals, EVM equivalence, and track record. Published scores, out of 100: Mantle 62 (rank 10 of 15 l2 blockchains), Arbitrum Nova 73 (rank 6 of 15).

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