Top 10 coins. Yes, that's generally if I mention top 10 or top 100 coins that have good potential, because that's the truth in my opinion. In particular, the ones with good potential are BNB, Cardano, Solana, Polygon. Not to match Ethereum, but they have potential like Ethereum.
Of course, it's not easy to compete with ethereum at this point and I totally agree with you, but being a partner to complement each other, where the current need is there must be an alternative as a necessity that is really needed.
Of course, the top ranking in CMC/CG is very reliable to be used as an alternative, such as BNB, ADA, SOL, DOT maybe now can be considered, but all decisions and analyzes you can do yourself to make sure whether it is correct and can be used as a guideline.
The phrase "compete" can be used as motivation to be even more enthusiastic about being able to achieve something better. For us, maybe ETH and BNB can support each other. Not necessarily for them it may not be suitable.