Staking · Alternatives
The best iAero Protocol alternatives in 2026
iAero Protocol is a liquid staking protocol on Base that automates voting and reward harvesting for Aerodrome veAERO holders. If iAero Protocol is not the right fit, these 12 reviewed Staking options are the closest matches, ranked by DappsAtlas score. Read our full iAero Protocol review
At a glance
iAero Protocol vs the alternatives
| dApp | Score | TVL | Chains |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score 6.4 out of 10 | $2.88M | 1 | |
| Score 7.8 out of 10 | $4.22B | 6 | |
| Score 7.0 out of 10 | $21.4M | 2 | |
| Score 7.4 out of 10 | $52.4M | 3 | |
| Score 7.6 out of 10 | $11.7B | 1 | |
| Score 7.2 out of 10 | $1.20B | 1 | |
| Score 7.4 out of 10 | $3.08B | 1 | |
| Score 8.0 out of 10 | $918M | 1 | |
| Score 8.0 out of 10 | $202M | 1 | |
| Score 7.8 out of 10 | $807M | 1 | |
| Score 7.8 out of 10 | $78.2M | 1 | |
| Score 7.6 out of 10 | $611M | 1 | |
| Score 7.6 out of 10 | $23.6M | 8 |
Ranked
Top iAero Protocol alternatives
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ether.fi Stake
Staking · Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum +3
ether.fi Stake is a non-custodial Ethereum liquid staking protocol with about $4.6 billion in TVL. It has grown into a wider app for earning, borrowing and spending crypto, which adds scope but also complexity.
ScoreScore 7.8 out of 10TVL $4.22B−1.9% - 2
GLIF
Staking · Filecoin, Base
GLIF is an on-chain credit and liquid staking protocol for DePIN assets, starting with Filecoin and Impossible Cloud. It has visible backing and press coverage, but public sources show no listed audits and no published fee details.
ScoreScore 7.0 out of 10TVL $21.4M−7.1% - 3
Origin Ether
Staking · Ethereum, Base, Plume
Origin Ether (OETH) is a rebasing ETH liquid staking token from Origin Protocol, with yield from Origin-run validators and Curve liquidity. It has a multi-year record and two listed audits, but yield is modest and variable.
ScoreScore 7.4 out of 10TVL $52.4M−1.2% - 4
SSV Network
Staking · Ethereum
SSV Network is a distributed validator technology (DVT) layer for Ethereum that splits validator duties across several independent operators. It holds roughly $12.7B in TVL on DefiLlama, and its main appeal is fault tolerance for institutional and protocol-level stakers.
ScoreScore 7.6 out of 10TVL $11.7B−0.9% - 5
Obol
Staking · Ethereum
Obol is Ethereum staking infrastructure built around Distributed Validators, which split one validator across several operators. DefiLlama tracks roughly $1.2B in TVL, but audit data is not listed and the Obol Stack is still early.
ScoreScore 7.2 out of 10TVL $1.20B+15.0% - 6
Babylon Protocol
Staking · Bitcoin
Babylon is a Bitcoin collateral infrastructure project that lets holders stake native BTC or lock it in vaults without wrapping or bridging. DefiLlama shows about $3.27 billion in TVL, but its newest vault product was still on testnet.
ScoreScore 7.4 out of 10TVL $3.08B−3.7% - 7
Jito Liquid Staking
Staking · Solana
Jito Liquid Staking issues JitoSOL, a Solana liquid staking token that accrues staking and MEV rewards. It is one of the larger Solana staking products by TVL, with the usual smart-contract and Solana network risks.
ScoreScore 8.0 out of 10TVL $918M−9.5% - 8
Marinade Liquid Staking
Staking · Solana
Marinade is a Solana staking protocol offering both native delegation and liquid staking through mSOL, with an auction that has validators bid for stake. It holds about $215 million in TVL and suits SOL holders who want automated validator selection.
ScoreScore 8.0 out of 10TVL $202M−8.5% - 9
Kinetiq kHYPE
Staking · Hyperliquid L1
Kinetiq is a non-custodial liquid staking protocol on Hyperliquid where users stake HYPE and receive kHYPE, a yield-bearing token usable in DeFi. It holds about $883 million in TVL, but fees and unstaking details are not published publicly.
ScoreScore 7.8 out of 10TVL $807M−17.6% - 10
BlazeStake
Staking · Solana
BlazeStake is a non-custodial liquid staking protocol on Solana that issues bSOL, with a delegation pool spread across many validators. It suits SOL holders who want staking yield and DeFi flexibility, but they still carry smart-contract and bSOL pricing risk.
ScoreScore 7.8 out of 10TVL $78.2M−8.7% - 11
Liquid Collective
Staking · Ethereum
Liquid Collective is a non-custodial liquid staking protocol on Ethereum aimed at institutions, issuing LsETH. Its main strengths are curated node operators and compliance design; the trade-off is mandatory KYC/AML for minting and burning.
ScoreScore 7.6 out of 10TVL $611M−0.9% - 12
Ankr
Staking · Ethereum, Flow, BNB Chain +5
Ankr is a Web3 infrastructure company that offers multichain RPC nodes, rollup services and liquid staking across several chains. Its staking product is one piece of a wider developer-focused platform, and fees are not published publicly.
ScoreScore 7.6 out of 10TVL $23.6M−2.5%