Kusama vs Tezos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Kusama TPS is 100% lower than Tezos TPS

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0 tx/s
Tezos logo
0.78 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
2.79K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Kusama block time is 1.02X longer than Tezos block time

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6.22s
Tezos logo
6.11s

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 85.65% fewer total transactions than Tezos

Kusama logo
50.6M txns
Tezos logo
353M 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 94.11% lower than Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama logo
1
Tezos logo
17

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Kusama has 4.03X more validators than Tezos

Kusama logo
1,000
Tezos logo
248

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Kusama stake is 100% lower than Tezos stake

Kusama logo
$0
Tezos logo
$259.9M

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

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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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8,992
Tezos logo
411

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Kusama has 8.17X more commits than Tezos

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686,635
Tezos logo
84,043

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Kusama has 9.15X more repos than Tezos

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494
Tezos logo
54

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Kusama has 19X more stars than Tezos

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35,006
Tezos logo
1,835

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Kusama has 13X more watchers than Tezos

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5,069
Tezos logo
383

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Tezos Financials New

Chain Revenue

Kusama chain revenue is 99.98% lower than Tezos chain revenue

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$0.005174
Tezos logo
$47.68

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Kusama average transaction fee is 97.71% lower than Tezos average transaction fee

Kusama logo
$0.000008829
Tezos logo
$0.0003857

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Kusama market cap is 80.2% lower than Tezos market cap

Kusama logo
$86.12M
Tezos logo
$435.1M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Kusama FDV is 80.56% lower than Tezos FDV

Kusama logo
$86.12M
Tezos logo
$443.2M

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

Kusama logo
$4.814
Tezos logo
$0.4034

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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