Compare Concordium vs Cardano

Concordium vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Concordium TPS is 87.49% lower than Cardano TPS

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0.04 tx/s
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0.28 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Concordium max TPS is 5.56X higher than Cardano max TPS

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64.62 tx/s
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11.62 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Concordium max theoretical TPS is 111X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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2,000 tx/s
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18.02 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Concordium transaction volume is 87.51% lower than Cardano transaction volume

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128 txns
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1.03K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Concordium block time is 90.57% shorter than Cardano block time

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2s
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21.22s

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Finality

Concordium finality is 98.33% shorter than Cardano finality

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2s
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2m

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Type

Concordium and Cardano 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

Concordium has 1.51X more total transactions than Cardano

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173M txns
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114M txns

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Launch Date

Concordium was launched 4 years after Cardano

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Jun 9, 2021
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Sep 27, 2017

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Concordium vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Concordium Nakamoto Coefficient is 72% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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7
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25

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Validators

Concordium has 96.47% fewer validators than Cardano

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76
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2,159

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Stake

Concordium stake is 99.19% lower than Cardano stake

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$145.4M
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$18.17B

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Consensus Mechanism

Concordium and Cardano are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Concordium council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

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Concordium vs Cardano Developer Activity New

Developers

Concordium has 94.66% fewer developers than Cardano

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187
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3,502

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Repos

Concordium has 64.6% fewer repos than Cardano

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63
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178

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Commits

Concordium has 72.9% fewer commits than Cardano

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60,812
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224,414

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Stars

Concordium has 92.66% fewer stars than Cardano

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845
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11,526

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Watchers

Concordium has 87.4% fewer watchers than Cardano

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261
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2,073

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Concordium vs Cardano Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Concordium

Concordium is a public Layer 1 blockchain platform designed for security, privacy, and scalability. Concordium was among the first to mandate identity verification at the blockchain consensus level while integrating zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) for selective disclosure. Launched on Mainnet in 2021, it embeds encrypted identity into every transaction at the protocol level, enabling accountability while preserving user confidentiality.

Its native cryptocurrency, CCD, powers the ecosystem, facilitating transaction fees, staking, voting, node operator rewards, and serving as collateral in Concordium's DeFi landscape.

The newly appointed CEO and Executive Management team have revealed a focused strategic direction to double down on PayFi, enabling stablecoin issuers, financial institutions, and payment providers to accelerate real-world adoption. With stablecoin settlement volumes projected to reach $300 billion per day by 2025, Concordium delivers an enterprise-ready blockchain infrastructure uniquely suited for secure, programmable money solutions, as well as compliance as required by new regulatory frameworks.

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.

Blockchains Socials

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