Kusama vs Tezos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Kusama TPS is 99.59% lower than Tezos TPS

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0.0017 tx/s
Tezos logo
0.42 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Kusama max TPS is 7.94X higher than Tezos max TPS

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401.7 tx/s
Tezos logo
50.58 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Kusama max theoretical TPS is 98X higher than Tezos max theoretical TPS

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100,000 tx/s
Tezos logo
1,026 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Kusama transaction volume is 99.6% lower than Tezos transaction volume

Kusama logo
6 txns
Tezos logo
1.51K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Kusama block time is 1.01X longer than Tezos block time

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6.07s
Tezos logo
6.04s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Kusama finality is 2.5X longer than Tezos finality

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30s
Tezos logo
12s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Kusama and Tezos are both layer 1 blockchains

Kusama logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Tezos logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Kusama has 85.81% fewer total transactions than Tezos

Kusama logo
50.7M txns
Tezos logo
357M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Kusama was launched 1 year after Tezos

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Nov 28, 2019
Tezos logo
Sep 17, 2018

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Tezos Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama Nakamoto Coefficient is 93.33% lower than Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient

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1
Tezos logo
15

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Kusama has 4.17X more validators than Tezos

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1,000
Tezos logo
240

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Kusama stake is 100% lower than Tezos stake

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$0
Tezos logo
$225M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Kusama is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Tezos is PoS

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Nominated Proof of Stake
Tezos logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Kusama and Tezos governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Tezos logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Tezos Developer Activity

Developers

Kusama has 22X more developers than Tezos

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9,020
Tezos logo
412

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Kusama has 8.1X more commits than Tezos

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694,731
Tezos logo
85,725

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Kusama has 8.82X more repos than Tezos

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503
Tezos logo
57

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Kusama has 19X more stars than Tezos

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35,394
Tezos logo
1,832

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Kusama has 13X more watchers than Tezos

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5,095
Tezos logo
380

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Tezos Financials New

Chain Revenue

Kusama chain revenue is 97.46% lower than Tezos chain revenue

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$1.002
Tezos logo
$39.47

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Kusama average transaction fee is 13X higher than Tezos average transaction fee

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$0.003976
Tezos logo
$0.000303

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Kusama market cap is 79.74% lower than Tezos market cap

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$75.84M
Tezos logo
$374.4M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Kusama FDV is 80.1% lower than Tezos FDV

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$75.84M
Tezos logo
$381.3M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Kusama Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.02X higher than Tezos Market Cap to FDV ratio

Kusama logo
100.00%
Tezos logo
98.18%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Kusama price is 12X higher than Tezos price

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$4.199
Tezos logo
$0.3461

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Tezos 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 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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