Nethermind: stats, trends and alternatives

ethereum/go-ethereum

Go Ethereum, the original and still most-deployed Ethereum execution client.

paradigmxyz/reth

Modular, high-performance Rust execution client from Paradigm; also an SDK for building custom chains.

erigontech/erigon

Storage-efficient Ethereum execution client optimized for archive nodes and fast sync.

besu-eth/besu

Java Ethereum execution client for public and permissioned networks; popular with enterprises.

sigp/lighthouse

Sigma Prime's Rust consensus client for Ethereum proof-of-stake; the most widely run beacon node.

OffchainLabs/prysm

Go consensus client for Ethereum proof-of-stake, now maintained by Offchain Labs.

anza-xyz/agave

Anza's Solana validator, the reference client forked from the original Solana Labs code (Jito builds on it).

firedancer-io/firedancer

Jump Crypto's independent, high-throughput Solana validator written in C; on mainnet with growing stake.

bitcoin/bitcoin

Reference Bitcoin full node and wallet implementation that defines the network's consensus rules.

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