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Starknet vs Linea Starknet leads by 6 points.

Starknet scores 6 points above Linea, led by forced withdrawals, censorship resistance, and track record. Starknet ranks #8 and Linea #12 of 15 published L2 blockchains. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.

Starknet63
Linea57
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #8 and #12 of 15
Methodology v2026.10.18Ranking snapshot Evidence verified through 8 published criteria5 score dimensions Receipt #cc-VS-STARKNET-VS-LINEA-3c434100
Published verdictRanking snapshot 3 November 2026

Starknet leads by 6 points

Starknet scores 6 points above Linea, led by forced withdrawals, censorship resistance, and track record.

Starknet #8 of 1563
Linea #12 of 1557
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termStarknet leads on 5 of 8 published criteria; Linea on 2. The terms sum to the gap.
TermStarknetLineaWeightPoints
Forced withdrawals5/100/104.3+5.6for Starknet+2.9 of 32
Data on Ethereum9/1010/103.4−0.9for Linea−0.4 of 32
Censorship resistance5/100/102.9+3.7for Starknet+1.9 of 32
EVM equivalence0/1010/102.4−6.2for Linea−3.2 of 32
Track record8/106/102.4+1.2for Starknet+0.6 of 32
Exit window2/100/102.4+1.2for Starknet+0.6 of 32
Rollup stage7/103/101.9+2.0for Starknet+1.0 of 32
Net of the terms+6.7
Reproduced gap+6.8
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below6357+6.0

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

FactStarknetLinea
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalus, europe, global
Security postureSnapshotZK rollup; data availability: Ethereum L1 (blobs).ZK rollup; data availability: Ethereum L1 (blobs).
From the published criteria

Which should you pick?

Starknet

63#8 of 15
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Starknet if forced withdrawals matters most — it scores 5/10 to Linea's 0/10 there (weight 18).
Strength
Proof system — 10/10
Tradeoff
Non-EVM (Cairo) — existing Solidity contracts do not run unchanged

Linea

57#12 of 15
Pick it when
Pick Linea if data on Ethereum matters most — it scores 10/10 to Starknet's 9/10 there (weight 14).
Strength
EVM equivalence — 10/10
Tradeoff
Only whitelisted proposers can publish state roots, so withdrawals freeze if they stop (L2BEAT proposer failure: Cannot withdraw)
Self-identify in 10 seconds

Which one is actually for you?

StarknetLeads

Choose Starknet if forced withdrawals matters most

  • Forced withdrawals: 5/10 against 0/10 for Linea (weight 18)
  • Censorship resistance: 5/10 against 0/10 for Linea (weight 12)
  • Track record: 8/10 against 6/10 for Linea (weight 10)
Linea

Choose Linea if data on Ethereum matters most

  • Data on Ethereum: 10/10 against 9/10 for Starknet (weight 14)
  • EVM equivalence: 10/10 against 0/10 for Starknet (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 10 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Linea leads
Starknet0 out of 10
Linea10 out of 10

Track record

by 2 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Starknet leads
Starknet8 out of 10
Linea6 out of 10

Data on Ethereum

by 1 of 10weight 3.4 of 86Linea leads
Starknet9 out of 10
Linea10 out of 10

Rollup stage

by 4 of 10weight 1.9 of 86Starknet leads
Starknet7 out of 10
Linea3 out of 10

Proof system

weight 4.3 of 86Tie
Starknet10 out of 10
Linea10 out of 10

Exit window

by 2 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Starknet leads
Starknet2 out of 10
Linea0 out of 10

Forced withdrawals

by 5 of 10weight 4.3 of 86Starknet leads
Starknet5 out of 10
Linea0 out of 10

Censorship resistance

by 5 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Starknet leads
Starknet5 out of 10
Linea0 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
Starknet14/20Linea14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Starknet14.7/30Linea12.1/30
Starknet leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Starknet2.7/10Linea2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Starknet3.2/8Linea3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Starknet5.5/18Linea5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order

Choose Starknet unless the term Linea leads on is the one you are buying.

Pick Linea if data on Ethereum matters most — it scores 10/10 to Starknet's 9/10 there (weight 14).

The published order weighs every criterion the same way for everyone. To weigh them your way, run .

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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% (Starknet 2/10, Linea 0/10)
  • Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
    Scored by Ethereum data availability · 14% (Starknet 9/10, Linea 10/10)
    Scored by Proof system · 18% (Starknet 10/10, Linea 10/10)
  • Liveness failure: the operator stops, censors you or loses data.
    Scored by Withdrawals if the operator stops · 18% (Starknet 5/10, Linea 0/10)
    Scored by Transactions if the sequencer censors you · 12% (Starknet 5/10, Linea 0/10)
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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Starknet scores 6 points above Linea, led by forced withdrawals, censorship resistance, and track record. Published scores, out of 100: Starknet 63 (rank 8 of 15 l2 blockchains), Linea 57 (rank 12 of 15).

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Reviewed Next review by Methodology v2026.10.18
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