Compare Lido and Rocket Pool for liquid staking. Decentralization, yields, integration, and node operator models.
Quick Verdict
Choose Lido for liquidity; Choose Rocket Pool for decentralization
| Feature | Lido | Rocket Pool |
|---|---|---|
| TVL | $30B+✓ | $3B+ |
| Decentralization | Lower | Higher✓ |
| DeFi Integration | Deepest✓ | Growing |
| Token Type | Rebasing | Value accruing |
| Node Operators | Curated | Permissionless✓ |
DeFi collateral
Lido
Better integrations
Decentralization values
Rocket Pool
Permissionless design
## Quick Verdict
Lido and Rocket Pool are the leading liquid staking protocols for Ethereum.
Largest liquid staking protocol with stETH having deepest DeFi integration.
More decentralized approach with permissionless node operators and rETH token.
**Lido**: Curated, professional operators
**Rocket Pool**: Permissionless, anyone can run
**Lido**: More centralized, larger scale
**Rocket Pool**: More decentralized, smaller scale
**Lido**: stETH (rebasing)
**Rocket Pool**: rETH (value accruing)
**Lido**: Deepest integrations
**Rocket Pool**: Growing, but less than Lido
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