Arbitrum vs Ethereum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Arbitrum TPS is 1.28X higher than Ethereum TPS

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32.1 tx/s
Ethereum logo
25.12 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Arbitrum max TPS is 22X higher than Ethereum max TPS

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1,402 tx/s
Ethereum logo
62.34 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Arbitrum max theoretical TPS is 34X higher than Ethereum max theoretical TPS

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6,095 tx/s
Ethereum logo
178.6 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Arbitrum transaction volume is 1.28X higher than Ethereum transaction volume

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116K txns
Ethereum logo
90.4K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Arbitrum block time is 97.93% shorter than Ethereum block time

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0.25s
Ethereum logo
12.08s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Arbitrum finality is 1.08X longer than Ethereum finality

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13m 48s
Ethereum logo
12m 48s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Arbitrum is a layer 2 blockchain, while Ethereum is a layer 1 blockchain

Arbitrum logo
Layer 2 blockchain
Ethereum logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions

Arbitrum has 43.79% fewer total transactions than Ethereum

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1.74B txns
Ethereum logo
3.1B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Arbitrum was launched 6 years after Ethereum

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Aug 31, 2021
Ethereum logo
Jul 30, 2015

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Ethereum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 50% lower than Ethereum Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum logo
1
Ethereum logo
2

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Arbitrum has 99.99% fewer validators than Ethereum

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1
Ethereum logo
994,900

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Arbitrum has no data, while Ethereum stake is $100.2B

Arbitrum logo
—
Ethereum logo
$100.2B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Ethereum is PoS

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Rollup (Optimistic)
Ethereum logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Arbitrum on-chain governance is better than Ethereum off-chain governance

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On-chain
Ethereum logo
Off-chain

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Ethereum Developer Activity

Developers

Arbitrum has 71.3% fewer developers than Ethereum

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2,365
Ethereum logo
8,242

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Arbitrum has 67.5% fewer repos than Ethereum

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129
Ethereum logo
397

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Arbitrum has 60.87% fewer commits than Ethereum

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189,407
Ethereum logo
484,080

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Arbitrum has 94.4% fewer stars than Ethereum

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10,509
Ethereum logo
187,750

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Arbitrum has 86.34% fewer watchers than Ethereum

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1,617
Ethereum logo
11,839

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Ethereum Financials New

Chain Revenue

Arbitrum chain revenue is 93.6% lower than Ethereum chain revenue

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$30.51K
Ethereum logo
$477.1K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Arbitrum average transaction fee is 96.73% lower than Ethereum average transaction fee

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$0.008437
Ethereum logo
$0.2588

Data from Chainspect

Price

Arbitrum price is 99.99% lower than Ethereum price

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$0.1934
Ethereum logo
$2,795

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Arbitrum market cap is 99.67% lower than Ethereum market cap

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$1.087B
Ethereum logo
$337.3B

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Ethereum Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Arbitrum

Arbitrum serves as a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, leveraging rollups to significantly boost scalability and reduce transaction costs while maintaining robust security. It enables developers to execute EVM-compatible smart contracts with a substantially higher transaction throughput and lower fees compared to Ethereum's main chain, making it a compelling platform for decentralized application development.

About Ethereum

Ethereum emerges as a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform empowering developers to craft and deploy smart contracts alongside dApps. Pioneering the smart contract concept, Ethereum enables self-executing agreements with terms directly encoded into its blockchain, eliminating the need for intermediaries. Additionally, Ethereum serves as a hub for the creation and exchange of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and various digital assets. Its intrinsic cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), facilitates network transactions and incentivizes miners to uphold network security. Ethereum's evolution to Ethereum 2.0 introduces a proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism, aiming to enhance scalability and energy efficiency.

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