Cardano vs Tezos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 32.5% lower than Tezos TPS

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0.41 tx/s
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0.6 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cardano max TPS is 77.02% lower than Tezos max TPS

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11.62 tx/s
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50.58 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Cardano max theoretical TPS is 98.24% lower than Tezos max theoretical TPS

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18.02 tx/s
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1,026 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Cardano transaction volume is 32.5% lower than Tezos transaction volume

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1.47K txns
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2.18K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 3.02X longer than Tezos block time

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18.36s
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6.08s

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Finality

Cardano finality is 7.5X longer than Tezos finality

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2m
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16s

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Type

Cardano and Tezos are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Cardano has 65.96% fewer total transactions than Tezos

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118M txns
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347M txns

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Launch Date

Cardano was launched 1 year before Tezos

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Sep 27, 2017
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Sep 17, 2018

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Cardano vs Tezos Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 1.24X higher than Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient

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21
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17

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Validators

Cardano has 8.86X more validators than Tezos

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2,144
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242

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Stake

Cardano stake is 21X higher than Tezos stake

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$6.165B
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$290.7M

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Consensus Mechanism

Cardano and Tezos 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 and Tezos governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
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On-chain

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Cardano vs Tezos Developer Activity

Developers

Cardano has 9.04X more developers than Tezos

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3,569
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395

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Commits

Cardano has 2.91X more commits than Tezos

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234,735
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80,684

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Repos

Cardano has 4.09X more repos than Tezos

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188
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46

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Stars

Cardano has 6.42X more stars than Tezos

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11,692
Tezos logo
1,820

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Watchers

Cardano has 5.49X more watchers than Tezos

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2,064
Tezos logo
376

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Cardano vs Tezos Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 38X higher than Tezos chain revenue

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$3.366K
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$88.88

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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 154X higher than Tezos average transaction fee

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$0.1008
Tezos logo
$0.0006535

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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 21X higher than Tezos market cap

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$10.45B
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$499M

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FDV

Cardano FDV is 26X higher than Tezos FDV

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$13.05B
Tezos logo
$508.3M

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Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 18.4% lower than Tezos Market Cap to FDV ratio

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80.10%
Tezos logo
98.17%

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Price

Cardano price is 37.58% lower than Tezos price

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$0.29
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$0.4646

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Cardano vs Tezos 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 Tezos

Tezos is an open-source platform for assets and applications backed by a global community of validators, researchers, and builders.

Explore the full ecosystem here: Tezos Ecosystem

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