Real-Time TPS
Avalanche TPS is 86.5% less than Algorand TPS
Max Recorded TPS
Avalanche max TPS is 98.37% less than Algorand max TPS
Max Theoretical TPS
Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 96.19% less than Algorand max theoretical TPS
Block Time
Avalanche block time is 25.34% less than Algorand block time
Finality
Avalanche finality is the same as Algorand finality
Type
Avalanche and Algorand are both layer 1 blockchains
Governance Model
The governance types of Avalanche and Algorand are both on-chain
Launch Date
Avalanche was launched 1 year after Algorand
Other Comparisons
Algorand Comparisons
About Blockchains
What is Avalanche?
Avalanche emerges as a rapid, scalable blockchain platform facilitating the seamless creation and deployment of dApps. Distinguished by its unique consensus mechanism, it's particularly good for DeFi applications, allowing high throughput and nearly instant finality. Its architecture allows for a network of interconnected blockchains, each safeguarded by dynamic subsets of validators, ensuring scalability while maintaining speed, reliability, and security.
What is Algorand?
Algorand emerges as a blockchain platform committed to fostering transparency and enabling the growth of decentralized projects and applications. Operating as a public, decentralized blockchain, it leverages a Pure Proof-of-Stake (PPoS) consensus mechanism to uphold network security, efficiency, and decentralization. Powered by the Algorand Consensus Algorithm, the network employs a combination of cryptographic techniques and random selection to attain consensus, effectively addressing the constraints of traditional consensus mechanisms.