Moonbeam vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Moonbeam TPS is 98.35% lower than Avalanche TPS

Moonbeam logo
0.57 tx/s
Avalanche logo
34.8 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Moonbeam max TPS is 83.41% lower than Avalanche max TPS

Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s
Avalanche logo
176.6 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 95.09% lower than Avalanche max theoretical TPS

Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s
Avalanche logo
1,191 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Moonbeam transaction volume is 98.35% lower than Avalanche transaction volume

Moonbeam logo
2.06K txns
Avalanche logo
125K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Moonbeam block time is 6.51X longer than Avalanche block time

Moonbeam logo
6.84s
Avalanche logo
1.05s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Moonbeam finality is 15X longer than Avalanche finality

Moonbeam logo
30s
Avalanche logo
2s

Data from Chainspect

Type

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

Moonbeam logo
Parachain
Avalanche logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Moonbeam has 92.41% fewer total transactions than Avalanche

Moonbeam logo
84.5M txns
Avalanche logo
1.11B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Moonbeam was launched 1 year after Avalanche

Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022
Avalanche logo
Sep 21, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Avalanche Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 6.14X higher than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam logo
178
Avalanche logo
29

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Moonbeam has 16.66% fewer validators than Avalanche

Moonbeam logo
600
Avalanche logo
720

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Moonbeam stake is 45.3% lower than Avalanche stake

Moonbeam logo
$1.245B
Avalanche logo
$2.276B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Avalanche is PoS

Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake
Avalanche logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Moonbeam and Avalanche governance are both on-chain

Moonbeam logo
On-chain
Avalanche logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Avalanche Developer Activity

Developers

Moonbeam has 72.72% fewer developers than Avalanche

Moonbeam logo
219
Avalanche logo
803

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Moonbeam has 81.01% fewer commits than Avalanche

Moonbeam logo
14,581
Avalanche logo
76,804

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Moonbeam has 72.56% fewer repos than Avalanche

Moonbeam logo
31
Avalanche logo
113

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Moonbeam has 79.38% fewer stars than Avalanche

Moonbeam logo
1,398
Avalanche logo
6,783

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Moonbeam has 83.34% fewer watchers than Avalanche

Moonbeam logo
200
Avalanche logo
1,201

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Avalanche Financials New

Chain Revenue

Moonbeam chain revenue is 99.9% lower than Avalanche chain revenue

Moonbeam logo
$7.566
Avalanche logo
$8.055K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Moonbeam average transaction fee is 94.57% lower than Avalanche average transaction fee

Moonbeam logo
$0.0001558
Avalanche logo
$0.002874

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Moonbeam market cap is 99.68% lower than Avalanche market cap

Moonbeam logo
$13.35M
Avalanche logo
$4.192B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Moonbeam FDV is 99.78% lower than Avalanche FDV

Moonbeam logo
$14.97M
Avalanche logo
$6.95B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Moonbeam Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.48X higher than Avalanche Market Cap to FDV ratio

Moonbeam logo
89.17%
Avalanche logo
60.32%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Moonbeam price is 99.87% lower than Avalanche price

Moonbeam logo
$0.01226
Avalanche logo
$9.709

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Avalanche Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

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.

About Avalanche

Avalanche emerges as a rapid, scalable blockchain platform facilitating the seamless creation and deployment of dApps. Distinguished by its unique consensus mechanism, it's particularly good for DeFi applications, allowing high throughput and nearly instant finality. Its architecture allows for a network of interconnected blockchains, each safeguarded by dynamic subsets of validators, ensuring scalability while maintaining speed, reliability, and security.

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