Cardano vs Tezos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 48.7% lower than Tezos TPS

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0.39 tx/s
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0.75 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 48.69% lower than Tezos transaction volume

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1.39K txns
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2.72K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 2.62X longer than Tezos block time

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21.04s
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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

Cardano has 65.75% fewer total transactions than Tezos

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117M txns
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340M 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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2,145
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266

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Stake

Cardano stake is 27X higher than Tezos stake

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$8.769B
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$320.7M

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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 9.21X more developers than Tezos

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3,554
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386

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Commits

Cardano has 2.96X more commits than Tezos

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230,980
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77,955

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Repos

Cardano has 4.38X more repos than Tezos

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184
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42

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Stars

Cardano has 6.41X more stars than Tezos

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11,626
Tezos logo
1,815

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Watchers

Cardano has 5.47X more watchers than Tezos

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2,058
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376

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Cardano vs Tezos Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 56X higher than Tezos chain revenue

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$4.257K
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$75.93

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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 251X higher than Tezos average transaction fee

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$0.1413
Tezos logo
$0.0005624

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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 27X higher than Tezos market cap

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$14.73B
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$539.3M

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FDV

Cardano FDV is 34X higher than Tezos FDV

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$18.46B
Tezos logo
$549.5M

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Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 18.7% lower than Tezos Market Cap to FDV ratio

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79.80%
Tezos logo
98.16%

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Price

Cardano price is 18.71% lower than Tezos price

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$0.4103
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$0.5047

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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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