Compare Cardano vs NEAR

Cardano vs NEAR Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 98.87% lower than NEAR TPS

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0.28 tx/s
NEAR logo
24.53 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cardano max TPS is 99.71% lower than NEAR max TPS

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11.62 tx/s
NEAR logo
4,135 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Cardano max theoretical TPS is 99.88% lower than NEAR max theoretical TPS

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18.02 tx/s
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16,000 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Cardano transaction volume is 98.87% lower than NEAR transaction volume

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990 txns
NEAR logo
88.3K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 29X longer than NEAR block time

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17.17s
NEAR logo
0.6s

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Finality

Cardano finality is 200X longer than NEAR finality

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2m
NEAR logo
0.6s

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Type

Cardano and NEAR are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
NEAR logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Cardano has 97.56% fewer total transactions than NEAR

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115M txns
NEAR logo
4.72B txns

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Launch Date

Cardano was launched 3 years before NEAR

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Sep 27, 2017
NEAR logo
Apr 22, 2020

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Cardano vs NEAR Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 4.4X higher than NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient

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22
NEAR logo
5

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Validators

Cardano has 20X more validators than NEAR

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2,136
NEAR logo
105

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Stake

Cardano stake is 22X higher than NEAR stake

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$14.37B
NEAR logo
$647.2M

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Consensus Mechanism

Cardano and NEAR are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Cardano on-chain governance is better than NEAR council governance

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On-chain
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Council

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Cardano vs NEAR Developer Activity New

Developers

Cardano has 3.03X more developers than NEAR

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3,517
NEAR logo
1,159

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Repos

Cardano has 14.69% fewer repos than NEAR

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180
NEAR logo
211

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Commits

Cardano has 3.07X more commits than NEAR

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226,198
NEAR logo
73,692

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Stars

Cardano has 1.2X more stars than NEAR

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11,570
NEAR logo
9,631

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Watchers

Cardano has 1.53X more watchers than NEAR

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2,072
NEAR logo
1,357

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Cardano vs NEAR 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 NEAR

NEAR is the chain abstraction stack, empowering builders to create apps that scale to billions of users and across all blockchains.

Blockchains Socials

Cardano Socials

NEAR Socials