Compare Avalanche vs Base

Avalanche vs Base Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Avalanche TPS is 84.19% lower than Base TPS

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20.09 tx/s
Base logo
127.1 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Avalanche max TPS is 90.31% lower than Base max TPS

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122.7 tx/s
Base logo
1,267 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 66.66% lower than Base max theoretical TPS

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1,191 tx/s
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3,571 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Avalanche transaction volume is 84.19% lower than Base transaction volume

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72.3K txns
Base logo
458K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Avalanche block time is 18.68% shorter than Base block time

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1.63s
Base logo
2s

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Finality

Avalanche finality is 99.74% shorter than Base finality

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2s
Base logo
13m 13s

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Type

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

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Layer 1 blockchain
Base logo
Layer 2 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Avalanche has 81.07% fewer total transactions than Base

Avalanche logo
754M txns
Base logo
3.98B txns

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Launch Date

Avalanche was launched 3 years before Base

Avalanche logo
Sep 21, 2020
Base logo
Aug 9, 2023

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Avalanche vs Base Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient is 27X higher than Base Nakamoto Coefficient

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27
Base logo
1

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Validators

Avalanche has 876X more validators than Base

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876
Base logo
1

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Stake

Avalanche stake is $4.939B, while Base has no data

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$4.939B
Base logo
—

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Consensus Mechanism

Avalanche is PoS, while Base is Rollup (Optimistic)

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Rollup (Optimistic)

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Governance

Avalanche on-chain governance is better than Base off-chain governance

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On-chain
Base logo
Off-chain

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Avalanche vs Base Developer Activity New

Developers

Avalanche has 1.15X more developers than Base

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753
Base logo
653

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Repos

Avalanche has 1.95X more repos than Base

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109
Base logo
56

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Commits

Avalanche has 6.63X more commits than Base

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61,186
Base logo
9,227

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Stars

Avalanche has 91.25% fewer stars than Base

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6,651
Base logo
76,043

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Watchers

Avalanche has 1.5X more watchers than Base

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1,202
Base logo
801

Data from Chainspect

Avalanche vs Base 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 Base

Base, an Ethereum-based blockchain developed by Coinbase, operates as a Layer 2 (L2) network, leveraging Optimism to provide a secure, cost-effective, and user-friendly environment for decentralized application (dApp) development. With a mission to onboard the next billion users to web3, Base ensures near-zero fees, quick transactions, and robust security supported by Ethereum's infrastructure. At its launch, Base had over 100 dApps and service providers, aiming to solve the blockchain trilemma by prioritizing interoperability and composability among participating rollups. This approach enhances scalability while preserving security and decentralization.

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