Kusama vs Moonbeam Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Kusama TPS is 99.8% lower than Moonbeam TPS

Kusama logo
0.0028 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
1.47 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Kusama max TPS is 14X higher than Moonbeam max TPS

Kusama logo
401.7 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Kusama max theoretical TPS is 1,712X higher than Moonbeam max theoretical TPS

Kusama logo
100,000 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Kusama transaction volume is 99.81% lower than Moonbeam transaction volume

Kusama logo
10 txns
Moonbeam logo
5.27K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Kusama block time is 7.29% shorter than Moonbeam block time

Kusama logo
6.1s
Moonbeam logo
6.58s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Kusama finality is the same as Moonbeam finality

Kusama logo
30s
Moonbeam logo
30s

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Type

Kusama is a layer 1 blockchain, while Moonbeam is a parachain

Kusama logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Moonbeam logo
Parachain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Kusama has 40.9% fewer total transactions than Moonbeam

Kusama logo
50.7M txns
Moonbeam logo
85.7M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Kusama was launched 2 years before Moonbeam

Kusama logo
Nov 28, 2019
Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022

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Kusama vs Moonbeam Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama Nakamoto Coefficient is 99.43% lower than Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama logo
1
Moonbeam logo
178

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Kusama has 1.67X more validators than Moonbeam

Kusama logo
1,000
Moonbeam logo
600

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Kusama stake is 100% lower than Moonbeam stake

Kusama logo
$0
Moonbeam logo
$1.056B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Kusama and Moonbeam are both Nominated Proof of Stake

Kusama logo
Nominated Proof of Stake
Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Kusama and Moonbeam governance are both on-chain

Kusama logo
On-chain
Moonbeam logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Moonbeam Developer Activity

Developers

Kusama has 41X more developers than Moonbeam

Kusama logo
9,016
Moonbeam logo
220

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Kusama has 48X more commits than Moonbeam

Kusama logo
694,066
Moonbeam logo
14,609

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Kusama has 16X more repos than Moonbeam

Kusama logo
499
Moonbeam logo
31

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Kusama has 25X more stars than Moonbeam

Kusama logo
35,391
Moonbeam logo
1,402

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Kusama has 25X more watchers than Moonbeam

Kusama logo
5,093
Moonbeam logo
201

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Moonbeam Financials New

Chain Revenue

Kusama chain revenue is 94.2% lower than Moonbeam chain revenue

Kusama logo
$0.5054
Moonbeam logo
$8.722

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Kusama average transaction fee is 19X higher than Moonbeam average transaction fee

Kusama logo
$0.003949
Moonbeam logo
$0.0002032

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Kusama market cap is 6.53X higher than Moonbeam market cap

Kusama logo
$75.17M
Moonbeam logo
$11.5M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Kusama FDV is 5.82X higher than Moonbeam FDV

Kusama logo
$75.17M
Moonbeam logo
$12.91M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Kusama Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.12X higher than Moonbeam Market Cap to FDV ratio

Kusama logo
100.00%
Moonbeam logo
89.11%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Kusama price is 396X higher than Moonbeam price

Kusama logo
$4.172
Moonbeam logo
$0.01054

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Moonbeam 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 Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible smart contracts platform built in the Polkadot ecosystem. It's designed for seamless compatibility with Ethereum tooling to provide a user-friendly environment for porting existing and developing new dApps. Also, as the biggest Polkadot parachain Moonbeam encourages cross-chain communication with other parachains.

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