Compare Cardano vs Moonbeam

Cardano vs Moonbeam Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 82.2% lower than Moonbeam TPS

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0.24 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
1.37 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 82.21% lower than Moonbeam transaction volume

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879 txns
Moonbeam logo
4.94K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 3.03X longer than Moonbeam block time

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21.15s
Moonbeam logo
6.99s

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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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New

Total Transactions

Cardano has 1.48X more total transactions than Moonbeam

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115M txns
Moonbeam logo
77.6M 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 88.46% lower than Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient

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21
Moonbeam logo
182

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Validators

Cardano has 3.56X more validators than Moonbeam

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2,135
Moonbeam logo
600

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Stake

Cardano stake is 5.74X higher than Moonbeam stake

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$13.74B
Moonbeam logo
$2.394B

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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 New

Developers

Cardano has 17X more developers than Moonbeam

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3,510
Moonbeam logo
204

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Repos

Cardano has 6X more repos than Moonbeam

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180
Moonbeam logo
30

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Commits

Cardano has 16X more commits than Moonbeam

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225,374
Moonbeam logo
14,234

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Stars

Cardano has 8.37X more stars than Moonbeam

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11,557
Moonbeam logo
1,381

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Watchers

Cardano has 10X more watchers than Moonbeam

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2,082
Moonbeam logo
202

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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.

Blockchains Socials

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