Compare Arbitrum vs Ethereum

Arbitrum vs Ethereum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Arbitrum TPS is 1.55X higher than Ethereum TPS

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27.72 tx/s
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17.85 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Arbitrum max TPS is 22X higher than Ethereum max TPS

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1,358 tx/s
Ethereum logo
62.34 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Arbitrum max theoretical TPS is 336X higher than Ethereum max theoretical TPS

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40,000 tx/s
Ethereum logo
119.1 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Arbitrum transaction volume is 1.55X higher than Ethereum transaction volume

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99.8K txns
Ethereum logo
64.2K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Arbitrum block time is 97.92% shorter than Ethereum block time

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0.25s
Ethereum logo
12.04s

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Finality

Arbitrum finality is 1.08X longer than Ethereum finality

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13m 48s
Ethereum logo
12m 48s

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Type

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

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Layer 2 blockchain
Ethereum logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Arbitrum has 47.38% fewer total transactions than Ethereum

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1.59B txns
Ethereum logo
3.02B 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

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Arbitrum vs Ethereum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 50% lower than Ethereum Nakamoto Coefficient

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1
Ethereum logo
2

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Validators

Arbitrum has 99.99% fewer validators than Ethereum

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1
Ethereum logo
1,034,000

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Arbitrum has no data, while Ethereum stake is $155.7B

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—
Ethereum logo
$155.7B

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Consensus Mechanism

Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Ethereum is PoS

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

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Governance

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

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On-chain
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Off-chain

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Arbitrum vs Ethereum Developer Activity New

Developers

Arbitrum has 61.27% fewer developers than Ethereum

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2,318
Ethereum logo
5,986

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Arbitrum has 50.78% fewer repos than Ethereum

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126
Ethereum logo
256

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Commits

Arbitrum has 44.53% fewer commits than Ethereum

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185,239
Ethereum logo
333,997

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Arbitrum has 92.1% fewer stars than Ethereum

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10,354
Ethereum logo
131,161

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Arbitrum has 83.92% fewer watchers than Ethereum

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1,622
Ethereum logo
10,088

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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