Cardano vs Moonbeam Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 30.3% lower than Moonbeam TPS

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0.28 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
0.41 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 30.31% lower than Moonbeam transaction volume

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1.02K txns
Moonbeam logo
1.47K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 2.88X longer than Moonbeam block time

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19.11s
Moonbeam logo
6.64s

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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 1.41X more total transactions than Moonbeam

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119M txns
Moonbeam logo
85M 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 87.64% lower than Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient

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22
Moonbeam logo
178

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Validators

Cardano has 3.6X more validators than Moonbeam

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2,158
Moonbeam logo
600

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Stake

Cardano stake is 4.82X higher than Moonbeam stake

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$5.685B
Moonbeam logo
$1.18B

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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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3,670
Moonbeam logo
219

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Commits

Cardano has 19X more commits than Moonbeam

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273,903
Moonbeam logo
14,590

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Repos

Cardano has 7X more repos than Moonbeam

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217
Moonbeam logo
31

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Stars

Cardano has 8.78X more stars than Moonbeam

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12,285
Moonbeam logo
1,399

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Watchers

Cardano has 11X more watchers than Moonbeam

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2,277
Moonbeam logo
200

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Cardano vs Moonbeam Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 187X higher than Moonbeam chain revenue

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$1.912K
Moonbeam logo
$10.21

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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 322X higher than Moonbeam average transaction fee

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$0.0853
Moonbeam logo
$0.0002649

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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 744X higher than Moonbeam market cap

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$9.518B
Moonbeam logo
$12.79M

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FDV

Cardano FDV is 827X higher than Moonbeam FDV

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$11.87B
Moonbeam logo
$14.35M

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Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 9.97% lower than Moonbeam Market Cap to FDV ratio

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80.21%
Moonbeam logo
89.10%

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Price

Cardano price is 22X higher than Moonbeam price

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$0.2637
Moonbeam logo
$0.01174

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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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