Compare Avalanche vs Solana

Avalanche vs Solana Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Avalanche TPS is 97.64% lower than Solana TPS

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22.45 tx/s
Solana logo
955.1 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Avalanche max TPS is 97.68% lower than Solana max TPS

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122.7 tx/s
Solana logo
5,289 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 98.16% lower than Solana max theoretical TPS

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1,191 tx/s
Solana logo
65,000 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Avalanche transaction volume is 97.64% lower than Solana transaction volume

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80.8K txns
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3.44M txns

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Block Time (1H)

Avalanche block time is 4.16X longer than Solana block time

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1.65s
Solana logo
0.4s

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Finality

Avalanche finality is 84.37% shorter than Solana finality

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2s
Solana logo
12.8s

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Type

Avalanche and Solana 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 99.15% fewer total transactions than Solana

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793M txns
Solana logo
94.2B txns

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Launch Date

Avalanche was launched 6 months after Solana

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Sep 21, 2020
Solana logo
Mar 16, 2020

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Avalanche vs Solana Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient is 1.3X higher than Solana Nakamoto Coefficient

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26
Solana logo
20

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Validators

Avalanche has 5.09% fewer validators than Solana

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857
Solana logo
903

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Stake

Avalanche stake is 95.24% lower than Solana stake

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$3.921B
Solana logo
$82.48B

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Consensus Mechanism

Avalanche and Solana 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 on-chain governance is better than Solana off-chain governance

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On-chain
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Off-chain

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Avalanche vs Solana Developer Activity New

Developers

Avalanche has 92.87% fewer developers than Solana

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764
Solana logo
10,723

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Repos

Avalanche has 3.53% fewer repos than Solana

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109
Solana logo
113

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Commits

Avalanche has 27.76% fewer commits than Solana

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61,982
Solana logo
85,810

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Stars

Avalanche has 82.65% fewer stars than Solana

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6,672
Solana logo
38,469

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Watchers

Avalanche has 34.33% fewer watchers than Solana

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1,199
Solana logo
1,826

Data from Chainspect

Avalanche vs Solana 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 Solana

Solana stands out as a high-performance blockchain, celebrated for its scalability, speed, and minimal transaction expenses. Featuring a distinctive consensus mechanism dubbed Proof of History (PoH), Solana achieves remarkable scalability and efficiency. Tailored to accommodate dApps, it excels in processing a vast number of transactions swiftly, thereby slashing processing durations and fees. These attributes make it a compelling platform for developers within the cryptocurrency realm.

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