The features seem like a very close match ("Naming Service" - Aliases; "Colored Coins" / Asset Exchange; "Arbitrary Transactions" / Arbitrary Messages; "Transaction Boosting" / Transparent Forging; etc).
But, I've seen that a public will be available during the IPO phase so we can see for ourselves.
Ofcourse there are similar features.
Users have been asking for decentralized naming service, colored coins and arbitrary transactions for quite some time.
Bitcoin also has arbitrary transactions.
I don't know anything about their POS algorithm or transparant forging so I can't comment on that.
Only the future will tell which currency will be able to adapt the best to its users needs.