Real-time TPS

Avalanche TPS is 81.1% less than Arbitrum TPS

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5.45 tx/s
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28.84 tx/s

Max Recorded TPS

Avalanche max TPS is 90.17% less than Arbitrum max TPS

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92.74 tx/s
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944 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 99.1% less than Arbitrum max theoretical TPS

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357 tx/s
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40,000 tx/s

Block Time

Avalanche block time is 7.83X more than Arbitrum block time

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1.99s
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0.25s

Finality

Avalanche finality is 100% less than Arbitrum finality

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0s
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16m

Type

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

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 2 blockchain

Governance

Avalanche and Arbitrum governance are both coming soon

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On-chain
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On-chain

Launch Date

Avalanche was launched 11 months before Arbitrum

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Sep 21, 2020
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Aug 31, 2021

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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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