Compare Cardano vs Ethereum

Cardano vs Ethereum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 98.5% lower than Ethereum TPS

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0.28 tx/s
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19.11 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cardano max TPS is 81.36% lower than Ethereum max TPS

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11.62 tx/s
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62.34 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Cardano max theoretical TPS is 84.86% lower than Ethereum max theoretical TPS

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18.02 tx/s
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119.1 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Cardano transaction volume is 98.5% lower than Ethereum transaction volume

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1.03K txns
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68.8K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 1.76X longer than Ethereum block time

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21.22s
Ethereum logo
12.08s

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Finality

Cardano finality is 84.37% shorter than Ethereum finality

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2m
Ethereum logo
12m 48s

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Type

Cardano and Ethereum are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Ethereum logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Cardano has 96.2% fewer total transactions than Ethereum

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114M txns
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3.01B txns

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Launch Date

Cardano was launched 2 years after Ethereum

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Sep 27, 2017
Ethereum logo
Jul 30, 2015

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Cardano vs Ethereum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 13X higher than Ethereum Nakamoto Coefficient

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25
Ethereum logo
2

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Validators

Cardano has 99.79% fewer validators than Ethereum

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2,159
Ethereum logo
1,036,000

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Stake

Cardano stake is 88.75% lower than Ethereum stake

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$18.17B
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$161.5B

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Consensus Mechanism

Cardano and Ethereum are both PoS

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

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Governance

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

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On-chain
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Off-chain

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Cardano vs Ethereum Developer Activity New

Developers

Cardano has 41.47% fewer developers than Ethereum

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3,502
Ethereum logo
5,984

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Repos

Cardano has 30.46% fewer repos than Ethereum

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178
Ethereum logo
256

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Commits

Cardano has 32.8% fewer commits than Ethereum

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224,414
Ethereum logo
333,980

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Stars

Cardano has 91.21% fewer stars than Ethereum

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11,526
Ethereum logo
131,129

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Watchers

Cardano has 79.44% fewer watchers than Ethereum

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2,073
Ethereum logo
10,087

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Cardano vs Ethereum 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 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

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