Cardano vs Moonbeam Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 37.83% lower than Moonbeam TPS

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0.25 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
0.4 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cardano max TPS is 60.33% lower than Moonbeam max TPS

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11.62 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Cardano max theoretical TPS is 69.14% lower than Moonbeam max theoretical TPS

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18.02 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Cardano transaction volume is 37.96% lower than Moonbeam transaction volume

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884 txns
Moonbeam logo
1.43K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 3.06X longer than Moonbeam block time

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19.07s
Moonbeam logo
6.23s

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Finality

Cardano finality is 4X longer than Moonbeam finality

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2m
Moonbeam logo
30s

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Type

Cardano is a layer 1 blockchain, while Moonbeam is a parachain

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Layer 1 blockchain
Moonbeam logo
Parachain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Cardano has 1.37X more total transactions than Moonbeam

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120M txns
Moonbeam logo
88M txns

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Launch Date

Cardano was launched 4 years before Moonbeam

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Sep 27, 2017
Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022

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Cardano vs Moonbeam Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 1.29X higher than Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient

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22
Moonbeam logo
17

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Validators

Cardano has 28X more validators than Moonbeam

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2,154
Moonbeam logo
76

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Stake

Cardano stake is 1,342X higher than Moonbeam stake

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$5.414B
Moonbeam logo
$4.033M

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Consensus Mechanism

Cardano is PoS, while Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

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Governance

Cardano and Moonbeam governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Moonbeam logo
On-chain

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Cardano vs Moonbeam Developer Activity

Developers

Cardano has 17X more developers than Moonbeam

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3,687
Moonbeam logo
221

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Commits

Cardano has 19X more commits than Moonbeam

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277,978
Moonbeam logo
14,632

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Repos

Cardano has 7.06X more repos than Moonbeam

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219
Moonbeam logo
31

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Stars

Cardano has 8.79X more stars than Moonbeam

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12,317
Moonbeam logo
1,402

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Watchers

Cardano has 11X more watchers than Moonbeam

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2,276
Moonbeam logo
199

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Cardano vs Moonbeam Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 98X higher than Moonbeam chain revenue

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$1.603K
Moonbeam logo
$16.32

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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 372X higher than Moonbeam average transaction fee

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$0.07736
Moonbeam logo
$0.0002078

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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 475X higher than Moonbeam market cap

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$8.975B
Moonbeam logo
$18.88M

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FDV

Cardano FDV is 526X higher than Moonbeam FDV

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$11.16B
Moonbeam logo
$21.2M

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Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 9.71% lower than Moonbeam Market Cap to FDV ratio

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80.42%
Moonbeam logo
89.07%

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Price

Cardano price is 14X higher than Moonbeam price

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$0.248
Moonbeam logo
$0.01725

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Cardano vs Moonbeam 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 Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible smart contracts platform built in the Polkadot ecosystem. It's designed for seamless compatibility with Ethereum tooling to provide a user-friendly environment for porting existing and developing new dApps. Also, as the biggest Polkadot parachain Moonbeam encourages cross-chain communication with other parachains.

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