Kusama vs Tezos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Kusama TPS is 100% lower than Tezos TPS

Kusama logo
0 tx/s
Tezos logo
1.29 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 100% lower than Tezos transaction volume

Kusama logo
0 txns
Tezos logo
4.62K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Kusama block time is 1.02X longer than Tezos block time

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6.16s
Tezos logo
6.05s

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 86.17% fewer total transactions than Tezos

Kusama logo
50.7M txns
Tezos logo
367M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Kusama was launched 1 year after Tezos

Kusama logo
Nov 28, 2019
Tezos logo
Sep 17, 2018

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Tezos Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama Nakamoto Coefficient is 92.85% lower than Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama logo
1
Tezos logo
14

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Kusama has 4.61X more validators than Tezos

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1,000
Tezos logo
217

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Kusama stake is 100% lower than Tezos stake

Kusama logo
$0
Tezos logo
$139.9M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Kusama is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Tezos is PoS

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

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Kusama and Tezos governance are both on-chain

Kusama logo
On-chain
Tezos logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Tezos Developer Activity

Developers

Kusama has 21X more developers than Tezos

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9,063
Tezos logo
422

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Kusama has 7.9X more commits than Tezos

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699,732
Tezos logo
88,573

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Kusama has 8.84X more repos than Tezos

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548
Tezos logo
62

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Kusama has 19X more stars than Tezos

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35,513
Tezos logo
1,855

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Kusama has 5.67X more watchers than Tezos

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2,154
Tezos logo
380

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Tezos Financials New

Chain Revenue

Kusama chain revenue is 99.98% lower than Tezos chain revenue

Kusama logo
$0.004612
Tezos logo
$41.12

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Kusama average transaction fee is 4.9X higher than Tezos average transaction fee

Kusama logo
$0.001537
Tezos logo
$0.0003135

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Kusama market cap is 74.12% lower than Tezos market cap

Kusama logo
$60.4M
Tezos logo
$233.4M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Kusama FDV is 74.58% lower than Tezos FDV

Kusama logo
$60.4M
Tezos logo
$237.7M

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
98.20%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Kusama price is 15X higher than Tezos price

Kusama logo
$3.28
Tezos logo
$0.2144

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.

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Tezos is an open-source platform for assets and applications backed by a global community of validators, researchers, and builders.

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