Kusama vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Kusama TPS is 100% lower than Cardano TPS

Kusama logo
0 tx/s
Cardano logo
0.62 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Kusama max TPS is 35X higher than Cardano max TPS

Kusama logo
401.7 tx/s
Cardano logo
11.62 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Kusama max theoretical TPS is 5,549X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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100,000 tx/s
Cardano logo
18.02 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Kusama transaction volume is 100% lower than Cardano transaction volume

Kusama logo
0 txns
Cardano logo
2.2K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Kusama block time is 62.59% shorter than Cardano block time

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6.14s
Cardano logo
16.42s

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Finality

Kusama finality is 75% shorter than Cardano finality

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30s
Cardano logo
2m

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Type

Kusama and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains

Kusama logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Cardano logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Kusama has 58.23% fewer total transactions than Cardano

Kusama logo
50.7M txns
Cardano logo
121M txns

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Launch Date

Kusama was launched 2 years after Cardano

Kusama logo
Nov 28, 2019
Cardano logo
Sep 27, 2017

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Kusama vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama Nakamoto Coefficient is 95.45% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama logo
1
Cardano logo
22

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Validators

Kusama has 53.57% fewer validators than Cardano

Kusama logo
1,000
Cardano logo
2,154

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Stake

Kusama stake is 100% lower than Cardano stake

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$0
Cardano logo
$3.521B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Kusama is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Cardano is PoS

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

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Governance

Kusama and Cardano governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Cardano logo
On-chain

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Kusama vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Kusama has 2.44X more developers than Cardano

Kusama logo
9,047
Cardano logo
3,713

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Commits

Kusama has 2.45X more commits than Cardano

Kusama logo
698,014
Cardano logo
284,895

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Kusama has 2.38X more repos than Cardano

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525
Cardano logo
221

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Stars

Kusama has 2.86X more stars than Cardano

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35,458
Cardano logo
12,382

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Kusama has 4.36% fewer watchers than Cardano

Kusama logo
2,148
Cardano logo
2,246

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Cardano Financials New

Chain Revenue

Kusama has no data, while Cardano chain revenue is $3.674K

Kusama logo
—
Cardano logo
$3.674K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Kusama has no data, while Cardano average transaction fee is $0.05971

Kusama logo
—
Cardano logo
$0.05971

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Kusama market cap is 98.84% lower than Cardano market cap

Kusama logo
$66.8M
Cardano logo
$5.803B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Kusama FDV is 99.07% lower than Cardano FDV

Kusama logo
$66.8M
Cardano logo
$7.208B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Kusama Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.24X higher than Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio

Kusama logo
100.00%
Cardano logo
80.51%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Kusama price is 23X higher than Cardano price

Kusama logo
$3.646
Cardano logo
$0.1602

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Cardano 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 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.

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