Compare Cardano vs Tezos

Cardano vs Tezos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 36.17% lower than Tezos TPS

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0.51 tx/s
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0.8 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 36.17% lower than Tezos transaction volume

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1.84K txns
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2.88K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 2.57X longer than Tezos block time

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20.58s
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8s

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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 65.47% fewer total transactions than Tezos

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115M txns
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332M 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 1.16X higher than Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient

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22
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19

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Validators

Cardano has 8.45X more validators than Tezos

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2,137
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253

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Stake

Cardano stake is 37X higher than Tezos stake

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$14.75B
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$398.2M

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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 New

Developers

Cardano has 9.18X more developers than Tezos

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3,505
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382

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Repos

Cardano has 4.39X more repos than Tezos

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180
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41

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Commits

Cardano has 2.98X more commits than Tezos

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224,967
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75,390

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Stars

Cardano has 6.4X more stars than Tezos

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11,549
Tezos logo
1,804

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Watchers

Cardano has 5.49X more watchers than Tezos

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2,081
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379

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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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