Compare Arbitrum vs Moonbeam
Arbitrum vs Moonbeam Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
Arbitrum TPS is 45X higher than Moonbeam TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
Arbitrum max TPS is 46X higher than Moonbeam max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
Arbitrum max theoretical TPS is 685X higher than Moonbeam max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
Arbitrum transaction volume is 45X higher than Moonbeam transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
Arbitrum block time is 96.25% shorter than Moonbeam block time
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Finality
Arbitrum finality is 28X longer than Moonbeam finality
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Type
Arbitrum is a layer 2 blockchain, while Moonbeam is a parachain
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Total Transactions
Arbitrum has 21X more total transactions than Moonbeam
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Launch Date
Arbitrum was launched 4 months before Moonbeam
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Arbitrum vs Moonbeam Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 99.45% lower than Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient
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Validators
Arbitrum has 99.83% fewer validators than Moonbeam
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Stake
Arbitrum has no data, while Moonbeam stake is $2.475B
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Consensus Mechanism
Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake
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Governance
Arbitrum and Moonbeam governance are both on-chain
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Arbitrum vs Moonbeam Developer Activity New
Developers
Arbitrum has 11X more developers than Moonbeam
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Repos
Arbitrum has 4.27X more repos than Moonbeam
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Commits
Arbitrum has 13X more commits than Moonbeam
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Stars
Arbitrum has 7.54X more stars than Moonbeam
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Watchers
Arbitrum has 8.01X more watchers than Moonbeam
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Arbitrum vs Moonbeam 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 Moonbeam
Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible smart contracts platform built in the Polkadot ecosystem. It's designed for seamless compatibility with Ethereum tooling to provide a user-friendly environment for porting existing and developing new dApps. Also, as the biggest Polkadot parachain Moonbeam encourages cross-chain communication with other parachains.