Avalanche vs Cardano

Avalanche vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS

Chainspect

Avalanche TPS is 12X higher than Cardano TPS

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6.33 tx/s
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0.53 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Avalanche max TPS is 11X higher than Cardano max TPS

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122.7 tx/s
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11.62 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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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

Transaction Volume

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Avalanche transaction volume is 12X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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22,770 txns
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1,904 txns

Block Time

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Avalanche block time is 91.09% shorter than Cardano block time

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1.6s
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18.01s

Finality

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Avalanche finality is 98.33% shorter than Cardano finality

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2s
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2m

Type

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Avalanche and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

Launch Date

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Avalanche was launched 3 years after Cardano

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Sep 21, 2020
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Sep 27, 2017

Avalanche vs Cardano Decentralization New

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient is 31, while Cardano has no data

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31
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Validators

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Avalanche has 1,403 validators, while Cardano has no data

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1,403
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Stake

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Avalanche stake is 235.2M AVAX, while Cardano has no data

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235.2M AVAX
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Consensus Mechanism

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Avalanche and Cardano are both PoS

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

Governance

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Avalanche and Cardano governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
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On-chain

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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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