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Starknet vs Manta Pacific Starknet leads by 20 points.

Starknet scores 20 points above Manta Pacific, led by proof system, forced withdrawals, and data on Ethereum. Starknet ranks #8 and Manta Pacific #14 of 15 published L2 blockchains. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.

Starknet63
Manta Pacific43
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #8 and #14 of 15
Methodology v2026.10.18Ranking snapshot Evidence verified through 8 published criteria5 score dimensions Receipt #cc-VS-STARKNET-VS-MANTA-PACIFIC-c8dea5ac
Published verdictRanking snapshot 3 November 2026

Starknet leads by 20 points

Starknet scores 20 points above Manta Pacific, led by proof system, forced withdrawals, and data on Ethereum.

Starknet #8 of 1563
Manta Pacific #14 of 1543
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 6 of 8 published criteria; Manta Pacific on 2. The terms sum to the gap.
TermStarknetManta PacificWeightPoints
Proof system10/100/104.3+11.2for Starknet+5.8 of 32
Forced withdrawals5/100/104.3+5.6for Starknet+2.9 of 32
Data on Ethereum9/100/103.4+7.9for Starknet+4.0 of 32
Censorship resistance5/1010/102.9−3.7for Manta Pacific−1.9 of 32
EVM equivalence0/1010/102.4−6.2for Manta Pacific−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 stage7/100/101.9+3.5for Starknet+1.8 of 32
Net of the terms+20.7
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread+0.1
Reproduced gap+20.8
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below6343+20.0

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.
FactStarknetManta Pacific
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalus, europe, global
Security postureSnapshotZK rollup; data availability: Ethereum L1 (blobs).No proof system; data availability: Celestia (external modular DA).
From the published criteria

Which should you pick?

Starknet

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

Manta Pacific

43#14 of 15
Pick it when
Pick Manta Pacific if censorship resistance matters most — it scores 10/10 to Starknet's 5/10 there (weight 12).
Strength
EVM equivalence — 10/10
Tradeoff
Data availability is on Celestia (external modular DA), not Ethereum L1 — a different DA trust model to weigh
Self-identify in 10 seconds

Which one is actually for you?

StarknetLeads

Choose Starknet if proof system matters most

  • Proof system: 10/10 against 0/10 for Manta Pacific (weight 18)
  • Forced withdrawals: 5/10 against 0/10 for Manta Pacific (weight 18)
  • Data on Ethereum: 9/10 against 0/10 for Manta Pacific (weight 14)
Manta Pacific

Choose Manta Pacific if censorship resistance matters most

  • Censorship resistance: 10/10 against 5/10 for Starknet (weight 12)
  • 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 86Manta Pacific leads
Starknet0 out of 10
Manta Pacific10 out of 10

Track record

by 2 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Starknet leads
Starknet8 out of 10
Manta Pacific6 out of 10

Data on Ethereum

by 9 of 10weight 3.4 of 86Starknet leads
Starknet9 out of 10
Manta Pacific0 out of 10

Rollup stage

by 7 of 10weight 1.9 of 86Starknet leads
Starknet7 out of 10
Manta Pacific0 out of 10

Proof system

by 10 of 10weight 4.3 of 86Starknet leads
Starknet10 out of 10
Manta Pacific0 out of 10

Exit window

by 2 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Starknet leads
Starknet2 out of 10
Manta Pacific0 out of 10

Forced withdrawals

by 5 of 10weight 4.3 of 86Starknet leads
Starknet5 out of 10
Manta Pacific0 out of 10

Censorship resistance

by 5 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Manta Pacific leads
Starknet5 out of 10
Manta Pacific10 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
Starknet14/20Manta Pacific14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Starknet14.7/30Manta Pacific6.7/30
Starknet leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Starknet2.7/10Manta Pacific2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Starknet3.2/8Manta Pacific3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Starknet5.5/18Manta Pacific5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order

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

Pick Manta Pacific if censorship resistance matters most — it scores 10/10 to Starknet's 5/10 there (weight 12).

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% (Starknet 2/10, Manta Pacific 0/10)
  • Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
    Scored by Ethereum data availability · 14% (Starknet 9/10, Manta Pacific 0/10)
    Scored by Proof system · 18% (Starknet 10/10, Manta Pacific 0/10)
  • Liveness failure: the operator stops, censors you or loses data.
    Scored by Withdrawals if the operator stops · 18% (Starknet 5/10, Manta Pacific 0/10)
    Scored by Transactions if the sequencer censors you · 12% (Starknet 5/10, Manta Pacific 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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Starknet scores 20 points above Manta Pacific, led by proof system, forced withdrawals, and data on Ethereum. Published scores, out of 100: Starknet 63 (rank 8 of 15 l2 blockchains), Manta Pacific 43 (rank 14 of 15).

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