Cardano vs Tezos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 65.33% lower than Tezos TPS

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0.34 tx/s
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0.99 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 65.33% lower than Tezos transaction volume

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1.23K txns
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3.55K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 2.35X longer than Tezos block time

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18.86s
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8.03s

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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 65.79% fewer total transactions than Tezos

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117M txns
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343M 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 1.1X higher than Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient

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22
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20

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Validators

Cardano has 8.06X more validators than Tezos

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2,143
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266

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Stake

Cardano stake is 26X higher than Tezos stake

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$7.524B
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$287.6M

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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 9.22X more developers than Tezos

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3,560
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386

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Commits

Cardano has 2.96X more commits than Tezos

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232,258
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78,486

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Repos

Cardano has 4.28X more repos than Tezos

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184
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43

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Stars

Cardano has 6.42X more stars than Tezos

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11,669
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1,818

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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 60X higher than Tezos chain revenue

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$4.79K
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$80.35

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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 198X higher than Tezos average transaction fee

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$0.1262
Tezos logo
$0.0006385

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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 25X higher than Tezos market cap

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$14.11B
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$564M

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FDV

Cardano FDV is 31X higher than Tezos FDV

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$17.67B
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$574.5M

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Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 18.62% lower than Tezos Market Cap to FDV ratio

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79.87%
Tezos logo
98.16%

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Price

Cardano price is 25.44% lower than Tezos price

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$0.3926
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$0.5267

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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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