Compare Arbitrum vs Moonbeam

Arbitrum vs Moonbeam Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Arbitrum TPS is 45X higher than Moonbeam TPS

Arbitrum logo
49 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
1.08 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Arbitrum max TPS is 46X higher than Moonbeam max TPS

Arbitrum logo
1,358 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Arbitrum max theoretical TPS is 685X higher than Moonbeam max theoretical TPS

Arbitrum logo
40,000 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Arbitrum transaction volume is 45X higher than Moonbeam transaction volume

Arbitrum logo
176K txns
Moonbeam logo
3.88K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Arbitrum block time is 96.25% shorter than Moonbeam block time

Arbitrum logo
0.25s
Moonbeam logo
6.66s

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Finality

Arbitrum finality is 28X longer than Moonbeam finality

Arbitrum logo
13m 48s
Moonbeam logo
30s

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Type

Arbitrum is a layer 2 blockchain, while Moonbeam is a parachain

Arbitrum logo
Layer 2 blockchain
Moonbeam logo
Parachain

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Total Transactions

Arbitrum has 21X more total transactions than Moonbeam

Arbitrum logo
1.63B txns
Moonbeam logo
78.1M txns

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Launch Date

Arbitrum was launched 4 months before Moonbeam

Arbitrum logo
Aug 31, 2021
Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022

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Arbitrum vs Moonbeam Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 99.45% lower than Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum logo
1
Moonbeam logo
184

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Validators

Arbitrum has 99.83% fewer validators than Moonbeam

Arbitrum logo
1
Moonbeam logo
600

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Stake

Arbitrum has no data, while Moonbeam stake is $2.475B

Arbitrum logo
—
Moonbeam logo
$2.475B

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Consensus Mechanism

Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake

Arbitrum logo
Rollup (Optimistic)
Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

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Governance

Arbitrum and Moonbeam governance are both on-chain

Arbitrum logo
On-chain
Moonbeam logo
On-chain

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Arbitrum vs Moonbeam Developer Activity New

Developers

Arbitrum has 11X more developers than Moonbeam

Arbitrum logo
2,325
Moonbeam logo
204

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Repos

Arbitrum has 4.27X more repos than Moonbeam

Arbitrum logo
128
Moonbeam logo
30

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Commits

Arbitrum has 13X more commits than Moonbeam

Arbitrum logo
188,398
Moonbeam logo
14,243

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Stars

Arbitrum has 7.54X more stars than Moonbeam

Arbitrum logo
10,414
Moonbeam logo
1,382

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Watchers

Arbitrum has 8.01X more watchers than Moonbeam

Arbitrum logo
1,619
Moonbeam logo
202

Data from Chainspect

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.

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