Gains Network vs Ostium
Gains Network wins on measured health — 6.76/10 against 6.58/10.
Last collection 2026-08-25: probed 252 services, measured 233, over a 90-day window.
| Measured | Gains Network | Ostium |
|---|---|---|
| Status now | Not published | Not published |
| Score On what we could measure: 100% of the criteria weight for Gains Network, 100% for Ostium. | 6.76/10 | 6.58/10 |
| Value locked | $9.7M | $17.2M |
| Audits | 2 | 2 |
| Age | 4.7 yr | 2.1 yr |
| Chains | 5 | 1 |
| Latency (our probe) | 76 ms | 173 ms |
| Status feed | none | none |
Gains Network
6.76 / 10100% measured$9.7M in value locked (DefiLlama). Capital is the market voting with its money — scored on a log scale, so the jump from $10M to $100M counts for more than $10B to $20B.
2 published audits with links (DefiLlama) — read the findings yourself. Audits reduce risk, they do not remove it.
Live 4.7 yr (time since DefiLlama listing (a floor on true age)). Most failures happen young, so time survived is real signal.
Deployed on 5 chains (DefiLlama). Breadth is a minor tie-breaker — a focused single-chain protocol can still be excellent.
Median 76 ms to first byte from the live interface, our own probe, slowest sample discarded, single location. Compared only within this category.
No public status page found. Nothing about its reliability can be verified from outside — including by us.
Status transparency: No public status page found. Nothing about its reliability can be verified from outside — including by us.
Anyone who needs to know when it breaks: no status feed, so you find out it is down by discovering it yourself.
Ostium
6.58 / 10100% measured$17.2M in value locked (DefiLlama). Capital is the market voting with its money — scored on a log scale, so the jump from $10M to $100M counts for more than $10B to $20B.
2 published audits with links (DefiLlama) — read the findings yourself. Audits reduce risk, they do not remove it.
Live 2.1 yr (time since DefiLlama listing (a floor on true age)). Most failures happen young, so time survived is real signal.
Deployed on 1 chain (DefiLlama). Breadth is a minor tie-breaker — a focused single-chain protocol can still be excellent.
Median 173 ms to first byte from the live interface, our own probe, slowest sample discarded, single location. Compared only within this category.
No public status page found. Nothing about its reliability can be verified from outside — including by us.
Status transparency: No public status page found. Nothing about its reliability can be verified from outside — including by us.
Anyone who needs to know when it breaks: no status feed, so you find out it is down by discovering it yourself.
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