Kusama vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Kusama TPS is 100% lower than Avalanche TPS

Kusama logo
0 tx/s
Avalanche logo
37.56 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Kusama max TPS is 1.66X higher than Avalanche max TPS

Kusama logo
401.7 tx/s
Avalanche logo
241.3 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Kusama max theoretical TPS is 84X higher than Avalanche max theoretical TPS

Kusama logo
100,000 tx/s
Avalanche logo
1,191 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Kusama transaction volume is 100% lower than Avalanche transaction volume

Kusama logo
0 txns
Avalanche logo
135K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Kusama block time is 5.97X longer than Avalanche block time

Kusama logo
6.16s
Avalanche logo
1.03s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Kusama finality is 15X longer than Avalanche finality

Kusama logo
30s
Avalanche logo
2s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Kusama and Avalanche are both layer 1 blockchains

Kusama logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Avalanche logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Kusama has 96.41% fewer total transactions than Avalanche

Kusama logo
50.7M txns
Avalanche logo
1.41B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Kusama was launched 10 months before Avalanche

Kusama logo
Nov 28, 2019
Avalanche logo
Sep 21, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Avalanche Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama Nakamoto Coefficient is 95.83% lower than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama logo
1
Avalanche logo
24

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Kusama has 1.17X more validators than Avalanche

Kusama logo
700
Avalanche logo
600

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Kusama stake is 100% lower than Avalanche stake

Kusama logo
$0
Avalanche logo
$1.386B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Kusama is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Avalanche is PoS

Kusama logo
Nominated Proof of Stake
Avalanche logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Kusama and Avalanche governance are both on-chain

Kusama logo
On-chain
Avalanche logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Avalanche Developer Activity

Developers

Kusama has 11X more developers than Avalanche

Kusama logo
9,066
Avalanche logo
831

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Kusama has 8.71X more commits than Avalanche

Kusama logo
700,289
Avalanche logo
80,360

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Kusama has 4.69X more repos than Avalanche

Kusama logo
549
Avalanche logo
117

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Kusama has 5.21X more stars than Avalanche

Kusama logo
35,534
Avalanche logo
6,814

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Kusama has 2.41X more watchers than Avalanche

Kusama logo
2,174
Avalanche logo
903

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Avalanche Financials New

Chain Revenue

Kusama chain revenue is 99.99% lower than Avalanche chain revenue

Kusama logo
$0.03599
Avalanche logo
$1.626K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Kusama average transaction fee is 17X higher than Avalanche average transaction fee

Kusama logo
$0.007199
Avalanche logo
$0.0004337

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Kusama market cap is 97.96% lower than Avalanche market cap

Kusama logo
$60.87M
Avalanche logo
$2.986B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Kusama FDV is 98.77% lower than Avalanche FDV

Kusama logo
$60.87M
Avalanche logo
$4.95B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Kusama Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.66X higher than Avalanche Market Cap to FDV ratio

Kusama logo
100.00%
Avalanche logo
60.32%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Kusama price is 52.32% lower than Avalanche price

Kusama logo
$3.297
Avalanche logo
$6.916

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Avalanche Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Kusama

Kusama is a scalable multi-chain network for radical innovation and early stage Polkadot deployments. Expect Chaos. No promises.

About Avalanche

Avalanche emerges as a rapid, scalable blockchain platform facilitating the seamless creation and deployment of dApps. Distinguished by its unique consensus mechanism, it's particularly good for DeFi applications, allowing high throughput and nearly instant finality. Its architecture allows for a network of interconnected blockchains, each safeguarded by dynamic subsets of validators, ensuring scalability while maintaining speed, reliability, and security.

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