Cardano vs Moonbeam Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 33.83% lower than Moonbeam TPS

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0.29 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
0.43 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 33.82% lower than Moonbeam transaction volume

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1.03K txns
Moonbeam logo
1.56K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 3.19X longer than Moonbeam block time

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21.16s
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 1.43X more total transactions than Moonbeam

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118M txns
Moonbeam logo
82.2M 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 3.57X more validators than Moonbeam

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2,141
Moonbeam logo
600

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Stake

Cardano stake is 4.67X higher than Moonbeam stake

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$8.454B
Moonbeam logo
$1.811B

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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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3,563
Moonbeam logo
214

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Commits

Cardano has 16X more commits than Moonbeam

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233,450
Moonbeam logo
14,492

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Repos

Cardano has 6.03X more repos than Moonbeam

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187
Moonbeam logo
31

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Stars

Cardano has 8.37X more stars than Moonbeam

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11,679
Moonbeam logo
1,395

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Watchers

Cardano has 10X more watchers than Moonbeam

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2,065
Moonbeam logo
198

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Cardano vs Moonbeam Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 73X higher than Moonbeam chain revenue

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$2.335K
Moonbeam logo
$31.81

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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 186X higher than Moonbeam average transaction fee

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$0.1238
Moonbeam logo
$0.0006663

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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 528X higher than Moonbeam market cap

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$14.2B
Moonbeam logo
$26.89M

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FDV

Cardano FDV is 567X higher than Moonbeam FDV

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$17.77B
Moonbeam logo
$31.32M

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Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 6.93% lower than Moonbeam Market Cap to FDV ratio

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79.91%
Moonbeam logo
85.86%

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Price

Cardano price is 15X higher than Moonbeam price

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$0.3948
Moonbeam logo
$0.02583

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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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