Compare Avalanche vs Ethereum

Avalanche vs Ethereum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Avalanche TPS is 1X higher than Ethereum TPS

Avalanche logo
20.09 tx/s
Ethereum logo
20.05 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Avalanche max TPS is 1.97X higher than Ethereum max TPS

Avalanche logo
122.7 tx/s
Ethereum logo
62.34 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 10X higher than Ethereum max theoretical TPS

Avalanche logo
1,191 tx/s
Ethereum logo
119.1 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Avalanche transaction volume is 1X higher than Ethereum transaction volume

Avalanche logo
72.3K txns
Ethereum logo
72.2K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Avalanche block time is 86.44% shorter than Ethereum block time

Avalanche logo
1.63s
Ethereum logo
12s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Avalanche finality is 99.73% shorter than Ethereum finality

Avalanche logo
2s
Ethereum logo
12m 48s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Avalanche and Ethereum are both layer 1 blockchains

Avalanche logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Ethereum logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

New

Total Transactions

Avalanche has 74.99% fewer total transactions than Ethereum

Avalanche logo
754M txns
Ethereum logo
3.01B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Avalanche was launched 5 years after Ethereum

Avalanche logo
Sep 21, 2020
Ethereum logo
Jul 30, 2015

Data from Chainspect

Avalanche vs Ethereum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient is 14X higher than Ethereum Nakamoto Coefficient

Avalanche logo
27
Ethereum logo
2

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Avalanche has 99.91% fewer validators than Ethereum

Avalanche logo
876
Ethereum logo
1,036,000

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Avalanche stake is 96.94% lower than Ethereum stake

Avalanche logo
$4.939B
Ethereum logo
$161.5B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Avalanche and Ethereum are both PoS

Avalanche logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)
Ethereum logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

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

Avalanche logo
On-chain
Ethereum logo
Off-chain

Data from Chainspect

Avalanche vs Ethereum Developer Activity New

Developers

Avalanche has 87.41% fewer developers than Ethereum

Avalanche logo
753
Ethereum logo
5,984

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Avalanche has 57.42% fewer repos than Ethereum

Avalanche logo
109
Ethereum logo
256

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Avalanche has 81.67% fewer commits than Ethereum

Avalanche logo
61,186
Ethereum logo
333,980

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Avalanche has 94.92% fewer stars than Ethereum

Avalanche logo
6,651
Ethereum logo
131,129

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Avalanche has 88.08% fewer watchers than Ethereum

Avalanche logo
1,202
Ethereum logo
10,087

Data from Chainspect

Avalanche vs Ethereum Real-Time TPS Chart

Loading Data

Other Comparisons

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 Ethereum

Ethereum emerges as a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform empowering developers to craft and deploy smart contracts alongside dApps. Pioneering the smart contract concept, Ethereum enables self-executing agreements with terms directly encoded into its blockchain, eliminating the need for intermediaries. Additionally, Ethereum serves as a hub for the creation and exchange of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and various digital assets. Its intrinsic cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), facilitates network transactions and incentivizes miners to uphold network security. Ethereum's evolution to Ethereum 2.0 introduces a proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism, aiming to enhance scalability and energy efficiency.

Blockchains Socials

Avalanche Socials

Ethereum Socials