MEM vs alternatives

Comparing MEM with alternative existing solutions

In this section, we'll take a closer look at MEM and its alternatives. In the table below, we compare their features, scalability, and limitations.

Feature	MEM	Warp	SmartWeave	Glome
Core features
Trustlessly verifiable	✅	✅	✅	✅
Near-instant finality	✅	🟡	❌	🟡
Free interactions	✅	✅	❌	✅
Sandboxed runtime	✅	✅	❌	✅
Cross-contract calls	✅	✅	✅	❌
Bundlr Support	✅	❌	✅	✅
Walletless optional	✅	✅	❌	✅
Verifiable randomness	✅	✅	❌	🟡
Multichain Authentication	✅ (Arweave, EVM, non-EVM)	🟡 (Arweave, EVM)	❌ (Arweave only)	✅ (Arweave, networks supported by Irys)
Fetch any data source	✅	❌	❌	🟡
Guaranteed Determinstic Behavior	✅	❌	❌	🟡
EVM bytecode interpretation	🟡	❌	❌	❌
Serverless Functions	✅	❌	❌	❌
Usable as RESTful API	✅	❌	❌	✅
Open Source	✅	✅	✅	✅
Developer Experience
JavaScript/TS support	✅	✅	✅	✅
WASM support	✅	✅	✅	❌
SDK	✅	✅	✅	❌
API	✅	✅	✅	✅
CLI	✅	✅	✅	❌
Explorer	✅	✅	❌	❌
Indexer	✅	✅	❌	✅