Real-time TPS
Cardano TPS is 99.34% less than NEAR TPS
0.63 tx/s
95.56 tx/s
Max Recorded TPS
Cardano max TPS is 96.59% less than NEAR max TPS
11.62 tx/s
342 tx/s
Max Theoretical TPS
Cardano max theoretical TPS is 99.84% less than NEAR max theoretical TPS
18.02 tx/s
12,000 tx/s
Block Time
Cardano block time is 16X more than NEAR block time
18.07s
1.13s
Finality
Cardano finality is 60X more than NEAR finality
2m
2s
Type
Cardano and NEAR are both layer 1 blockchains
Layer 1 blockchain
Layer 1 blockchain
Governance
Cardano on-chain governance is better than NEAR council governance
On-chain
Council
Launch Date
Cardano was launched 3 years before NEAR
Sep 27, 2017
Apr 22, 2020
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About Blockchains
About Blockchains
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 Blockchains
NEAR is the chain abstraction stack, empowering builders to create apps that scale to billions of users and across all blockchains.