Compare Arbitrum vs NEAR

Arbitrum vs NEAR Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Arbitrum TPS is 42.79% lower than NEAR TPS

Arbitrum logo
36.81 tx/s
NEAR logo
64.35 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Arbitrum max TPS is 67.14% lower than NEAR max TPS

Arbitrum logo
1,358 tx/s
NEAR logo
4,135 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Arbitrum max theoretical TPS is 2.5X higher than NEAR max theoretical TPS

Arbitrum logo
40,000 tx/s
NEAR logo
16,000 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Arbitrum transaction volume is 42.79% lower than NEAR transaction volume

Arbitrum logo
133K txns
NEAR logo
232K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Arbitrum block time is 59.35% shorter than NEAR block time

Arbitrum logo
0.25s
NEAR logo
0.61s

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Finality

Arbitrum finality is 1,380X longer than NEAR finality

Arbitrum logo
13m 48s
NEAR logo
0.6s

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Type

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

Arbitrum logo
Layer 2 blockchain
NEAR logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Arbitrum has 65.85% fewer total transactions than NEAR

Arbitrum logo
1.58B txns
NEAR logo
4.64B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Arbitrum was launched 1 year after NEAR

Arbitrum logo
Aug 31, 2021
NEAR logo
Apr 22, 2020

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Arbitrum vs NEAR Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 75% lower than NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum logo
1
NEAR logo
4

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Validators

Arbitrum has 98.27% fewer validators than NEAR

Arbitrum logo
1
NEAR logo
58

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Stake

Arbitrum has no data, while NEAR stake is $677.5M

Arbitrum logo
—
NEAR logo
$677.5M

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Consensus Mechanism

Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while NEAR is PoS

Arbitrum logo
Rollup (Optimistic)
NEAR logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Arbitrum on-chain governance is better than NEAR council governance

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On-chain
NEAR logo
Council

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Arbitrum vs NEAR Developer Activity New

Developers

Arbitrum has 2X more developers than NEAR

Arbitrum logo
2,318
NEAR logo
1,157

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Arbitrum has 40.28% fewer repos than NEAR

Arbitrum logo
126
NEAR logo
211

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Commits

Arbitrum has 2.52X more commits than NEAR

Arbitrum logo
185,234
NEAR logo
73,514

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Arbitrum has 1.08X more stars than NEAR

Arbitrum logo
10,353
NEAR logo
9,613

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Arbitrum has 1.19X more watchers than NEAR

Arbitrum logo
1,622
NEAR logo
1,361

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs NEAR 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 NEAR

NEAR is the chain abstraction stack, empowering builders to create apps that scale to billions of users and across all blockchains.

Blockchains Socials

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