Compare Avalanche vs Cardano

Avalanche vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Avalanche TPS is 51X higher than Cardano TPS

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20.09 tx/s
Cardano logo
0.39 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Avalanche max TPS is 11X higher than Cardano max TPS

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122.7 tx/s
Cardano logo
11.62 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 66X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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1,191 tx/s
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18.02 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Avalanche transaction volume is 51X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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72.3K txns
Cardano logo
1.41K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Avalanche block time is 91.65% shorter than Cardano block time

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1.63s
Cardano logo
19.49s

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Finality

Avalanche finality is 98.33% shorter than Cardano finality

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2s
Cardano logo
2m

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Type

Avalanche and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Avalanche has 6.59X more total transactions than Cardano

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754M txns
Cardano logo
114M txns

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Launch Date

Avalanche was launched 3 years after Cardano

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Sep 21, 2020
Cardano logo
Sep 27, 2017

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Avalanche vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient is 1.08X higher than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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27
Cardano logo
25

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Validators

Avalanche has 59.42% fewer validators than Cardano

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876
Cardano logo
2,159

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Stake

Avalanche stake is 72.81% lower than Cardano stake

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$4.939B
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$18.17B

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Consensus Mechanism

Avalanche and Cardano are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Avalanche and Cardano governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
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On-chain

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Avalanche vs Cardano Developer Activity New

Developers

Avalanche has 78.49% fewer developers than Cardano

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753
Cardano logo
3,502

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Repos

Avalanche has 38.76% fewer repos than Cardano

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109
Cardano logo
178

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Commits

Avalanche has 72.73% fewer commits than Cardano

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61,186
Cardano logo
224,414

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Stars

Avalanche has 42.29% fewer stars than Cardano

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6,651
Cardano logo
11,526

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Watchers

Avalanche has 42.01% fewer watchers than Cardano

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1,202
Cardano logo
2,073

Data from Chainspect

Avalanche vs Cardano 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 Cardano

Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform: the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines pioneering technologies to provide unparalleled security and sustainability to decentralized applications, systems, and societies.

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