Compare Cardano vs Avalanche
Cardano vs Avalanche Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
Cardano TPS is 98.81% lower than Avalanche TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
Cardano max TPS is 90.52% lower than Avalanche max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
Cardano max theoretical TPS is 98.48% lower than Avalanche max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
Cardano transaction volume is 98.81% lower than Avalanche transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
Cardano block time is 12X longer than Avalanche block time
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Finality
Cardano finality is 60X longer than Avalanche finality
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Type
Cardano and Avalanche are both layer 1 blockchains
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Total Transactions
Cardano has 85.35% fewer total transactions than Avalanche
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Launch Date
Cardano was launched 3 years before Avalanche
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Cardano vs Avalanche Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 18.51% lower than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient
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Validators
Cardano has 2.48X more validators than Avalanche
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Stake
Cardano stake is 3.48X higher than Avalanche stake
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Consensus Mechanism
Cardano and Avalanche are both PoS
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Governance
Cardano and Avalanche governance are both on-chain
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Cardano vs Avalanche Developer Activity New
Developers
Cardano has 4.61X more developers than Avalanche
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Repos
Cardano has 1.65X more repos than Avalanche
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Commits
Cardano has 3.65X more commits than Avalanche
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Stars
Cardano has 1.73X more stars than Avalanche
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Watchers
Cardano has 1.73X more watchers than Avalanche
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Cardano vs Avalanche Real-Time TPS Chart
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About Blockchains
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.
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.