Compare Avalanche vs Arbitrum

Avalanche vs Arbitrum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Avalanche TPS is 31.49% lower than Arbitrum TPS

Avalanche logo
17.21 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
25.13 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Avalanche max TPS is 90.96% lower than Arbitrum max TPS

Avalanche logo
122.7 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
1,358 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 97.02% lower than Arbitrum max theoretical TPS

Avalanche logo
1,191 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
40,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Avalanche transaction volume is 31.49% lower than Arbitrum transaction volume

Avalanche logo
62K txns
Arbitrum logo
90.5K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Avalanche block time is 6.7X longer than Arbitrum block time

Avalanche logo
1.67s
Arbitrum logo
0.25s

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Finality

Avalanche finality is 99.75% shorter than Arbitrum finality

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2s
Arbitrum logo
13m 48s

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Type

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

Avalanche logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Arbitrum logo
Layer 2 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Avalanche has 52.35% fewer total transactions than Arbitrum

Avalanche logo
751M txns
Arbitrum logo
1.58B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Avalanche was launched 11 months before Arbitrum

Avalanche logo
Sep 21, 2020
Arbitrum logo
Aug 31, 2021

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Avalanche vs Arbitrum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient is 27X higher than Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient

Avalanche logo
27
Arbitrum logo
1

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Validators

Avalanche has 874X more validators than Arbitrum

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874
Arbitrum logo
1

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Avalanche stake is $5.383B, while Arbitrum has no data

Avalanche logo
$5.383B
Arbitrum logo
—

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Avalanche is PoS, while Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic)

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

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Governance

Avalanche and Arbitrum governance are both on-chain

Avalanche logo
On-chain
Arbitrum logo
On-chain

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Avalanche vs Arbitrum Developer Activity New

Developers

Avalanche has 67.51% fewer developers than Arbitrum

Avalanche logo
753
Arbitrum logo
2,318

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Avalanche has 13.49% fewer repos than Arbitrum

Avalanche logo
109
Arbitrum logo
126

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Avalanche has 67.01% fewer commits than Arbitrum

Avalanche logo
61,095
Arbitrum logo
185,210

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Stars

Avalanche has 35.79% fewer stars than Arbitrum

Avalanche logo
6,647
Arbitrum logo
10,352

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Avalanche has 25.89% fewer watchers than Arbitrum

Avalanche logo
1,202
Arbitrum logo
1,622

Data from Chainspect

Avalanche vs Arbitrum Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About 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.

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.

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