# Cardano vs IoTeX

Side-by-side fundamentals for Cardano and IoTeX tracked by Chainspect.

| Metric                       | Cardano              | IoTeX                |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------- | -------------------- |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 0.97 tx/s            | 0.05 tx/s            |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 11.77 tx/s           | 829.7 tx/s           |
| Theoretical TPS              | 18.02 tx/s           | 2K tx/s              |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 3.49K txns           | 169 txns             |
| Block Time (1H)              | 17.15s               | 2.5s                 |
| Finality Time                | 2m                   | Instant              |
| Total Transactions           | 127M txns            | 425M txns            |
| Launch Date                  | Sep 27, 2017         | Apr 22, 2019         |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 15                   | 9                    |
| Validators/Miners            | 2,069                | 68                   |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $3.98B               | $11.7M               |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Proof of Stake (PoS) | Proof of Stake (PoS) |
| Governance                   | On-chain             | On-chain             |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $2.46K               | $5.78                |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.0412              | $0.00118             |
| Price                        | $0.1844              | $0.003142            |
| Market Cap                   | $6.79B               | $29.7M               |
| FDV                          | $8.3B                | $31.4M               |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 81.84%               | 94.41%               |
| Developers                   | 3,888                | 394                  |
| Commits                      | 318,024              | 21,645               |
| Repos                        | 243                  | 139                  |
| Stars                        | 12,598               | 2,707                |

Source: https://chainspect.app/compare/cardano-vs-iotex