Where does Manta Pacific beat zkSync Era?

On censorship resistance (10/10 vs 5/10, weight 12) and EVM equivalence (10/10 vs 6/10, weight 10). zkSync Era keeps the higher published score because the criteria it leads on carry more of the gap.

Which costs less, zkSync Era or Manta Pacific?

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Is this comparison updated?

This head-to-head is read from the published l2 blockchains ranking on every build; the current ranking snapshot is 3 November 2026. The scores are the same ones that order the category page — the published criteria (EVM equivalence, track record, data on Ethereum, rollup stage, proof system, exit window, forced withdrawals, and censorship resistance) plus the engine's availability, friction, trust and measured-data terms.

Head-to-head · L2 Blockchains

zkSync Era vs Manta Pacific zkSync Era leads by 20 points.

zkSync Era scores 20 points above Manta Pacific, led by proof system, forced withdrawals, and data on Ethereum. zkSync Era ranks #9 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.

zkSync Era63

Manta Pacific43

Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #9 and #14 of 15

Methodology v2026.10.18Ranking snapshot 3 November 2026Evidence verified through 1 October 20268 published criteria5 score dimensions Receipt #cc-VS-ZKSYNC-ERA-VS-MANTA-PACIFIC-93a39881

Published verdictRanking snapshot 3 November 2026

zkSync Era leads by 20 points

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

zkSync Era #9 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 termzkSync Era leads on 5 of 8 published criteria; Manta Pacific on 2. The terms sum to the gap.

TermzkSync EraManta PacificWeightPoints

Proof system10/100/104.3+11.2for zkSync Era+5.8 of 32

Forced withdrawals5/100/104.3+5.6for zkSync Era+2.9 of 32

Data on Ethereum9/100/103.4+7.9for zkSync Era+4.0 of 32

Censorship resistance5/1010/102.9−3.7for Manta Pacific−1.9 of 32

EVM equivalence6/1010/102.4−2.5for Manta Pacific−1.3 of 32

Exit window1/100/102.4+0.6for zkSync Era+0.3 of 32

Rollup stage3/100/101.9+1.5for zkSync Era+0.8 of 32

Net of the terms+20.6

Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread−0.1

Reproduced gap+20.5

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.

A row-above bound on one row means the criterion arithmetic does not reproduce the displayed gap exactly.

Quick facts

At a glance

2 of 3 rows read the same for both.

FactzkSync EraManta 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?

zkSync Era

63#9 of 15

Leads

Pick it when: Pick zkSync Era if proof system matters most — it scores 10/10 to Manta Pacific's 0/10 there (weight 18).
Strength: Proof system — 10/10
Tradeoff: EVM-compatible, not equivalent — some contracts need recompilation/adaptation

Manta Pacific

43#14 of 15

Pick it when: Pick Manta Pacific if censorship resistance matters most — it scores 10/10 to zkSync Era'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

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Which one is actually for you?

zkSync EraLeads

Choose zkSync Era 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 zkSync Era (weight 12)
EVM equivalence: 10/10 against 6/10 for zkSync Era (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 86Manta Pacific leads

zkSync Era6 out of 10

Manta Pacific10 out of 10

Track record

weight 2.4 of 86Tie

zkSync Era6 out of 10

Manta Pacific6 out of 10

Data on Ethereum

by 9 of 10weight 3.4 of 86zkSync Era leads

zkSync Era9 out of 10

Manta Pacific0 out of 10

Rollup stage

by 3 of 10weight 1.9 of 86zkSync Era leads

zkSync Era3 out of 10

Manta Pacific0 out of 10

Proof system

by 10 of 10weight 4.3 of 86zkSync Era leads

zkSync Era10 out of 10

Manta Pacific0 out of 10

Exit window

by 1 of 10weight 2.4 of 86zkSync Era leads

zkSync Era1 out of 10

Manta Pacific0 out of 10

Forced withdrawals

by 5 of 10weight 4.3 of 86zkSync Era leads

zkSync Era5 out of 10

Manta Pacific0 out of 10

Censorship resistance

by 5 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Manta Pacific leads

zkSync Era5 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

zkSync Era14/20Manta Pacific14/20

Tie

Published criteriaweight 30 of 86

zkSync Era14.6/30Manta Pacific6.7/30

zkSync Era leads

Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here

zkSync Era2.7/10Manta Pacific2.7/10

Tie

Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here

zkSync Era3.2/8Manta Pacific3.2/8

Tie

Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here

zkSync Era5.5/18Manta Pacific5.5/18

Tie

Decision rulePublished order

Choose zkSync Era 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 zkSync Era's 5/10 there (weight 12).

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% (zkSync Era 1/10, Manta Pacific 0/10)
Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
Scored by Ethereum data availability · 14% (zkSync Era 9/10, Manta Pacific 0/10)
Scored by Proof system · 18% (zkSync Era 10/10, Manta Pacific 0/10)
Liveness failure: the operator stops, censors you or loses data.
Scored by Withdrawals if the operator stops · 18% (zkSync Era 5/10, Manta Pacific 0/10)
Scored by Transactions if the sequencer censors you · 12% (zkSync Era 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%).

Questions

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zkSync Era scores 20 points above Manta Pacific, led by proof system, forced withdrawals, and data on Ethereum. Published scores, out of 100: zkSync Era 63 (rank 9 of 15 l2 blockchains), Manta Pacific 43 (rank 14 of 15).

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Reviewed 1 October 2026Next review by 15 November 2026Methodology v2026.10.18

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zkSync Era leads by 20 points

At a glance

Which should you pick?

zkSync Era

Manta Pacific

Which one is actually for you?

Choose zkSync Era if proof system matters most

Choose Manta Pacific if censorship resistance matters most

Scorecard

EVM equivalence

Track record

Data on Ethereum

Rollup stage

Proof system

Exit window

Forced withdrawals

Censorship resistance

Score dimensions

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

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Frequently asked questions

Which scores higher, zkSync Era or Manta Pacific?

Where does Manta Pacific beat zkSync Era?

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