Cardano vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 99.1% lower than Avalanche TPS

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0.29 tx/s
Avalanche logo
32.07 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cardano max TPS is 90.52% lower than Avalanche max TPS

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11.62 tx/s
Avalanche logo
122.7 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Cardano max theoretical TPS is 98.48% lower than Avalanche max theoretical TPS

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18.02 tx/s
Avalanche logo
1,191 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Cardano transaction volume is 99.1% lower than Avalanche transaction volume

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1.03K txns
Avalanche logo
115K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 13X longer than Avalanche block time

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17.78s
Avalanche logo
1.39s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Cardano finality is 60X longer than Avalanche finality

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2m
Avalanche logo
2s

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Type

Cardano and Avalanche are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Avalanche logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Cardano has 87.77% fewer total transactions than Avalanche

Cardano logo
118M txns
Avalanche logo
962M txns

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Launch Date

Cardano was launched 3 years before Avalanche

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Sep 27, 2017
Avalanche logo
Sep 21, 2020

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Cardano vs Avalanche Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 21.42% lower than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient

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22
Avalanche logo
28

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Validators

Cardano has 2.96X more validators than Avalanche

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2,141
Avalanche logo
723

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Stake

Cardano stake is 3.1X higher than Avalanche stake

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$8.368B
Avalanche logo
$2.701B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Cardano and Avalanche are both PoS

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

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Governance

Cardano and Avalanche governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Avalanche logo
On-chain

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Cardano vs Avalanche Developer Activity

Developers

Cardano has 4.49X more developers than Avalanche

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3,564
Avalanche logo
793

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Cardano has 3.12X more commits than Avalanche

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233,051
Avalanche logo
74,581

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Cardano has 1.7X more repos than Avalanche

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187
Avalanche logo
110

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Stars

Cardano has 1.73X more stars than Avalanche

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11,674
Avalanche logo
6,742

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Cardano has 1.73X more watchers than Avalanche

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2,065
Avalanche logo
1,197

Data from Chainspect

Cardano vs Avalanche Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 76.85% lower than Avalanche chain revenue

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$3.709K
Avalanche logo
$16.03K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 23X higher than Avalanche average transaction fee

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$0.1372
Avalanche logo
$0.006089

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 2.38X higher than Avalanche market cap

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$15.13B
Avalanche logo
$6.345B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Cardano FDV is 1.79X higher than Avalanche FDV

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$18.94B
Avalanche logo
$10.55B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.33X higher than Avalanche Market Cap to FDV ratio

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79.91%
Avalanche logo
60.15%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Cardano price is 97.14% lower than Avalanche price

Cardano logo
$0.4208
Avalanche logo
$14.74

Data from Chainspect

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.

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