Moonbeam vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Moonbeam TPS is 1.77X higher than Cardano TPS

Moonbeam logo
0.3 tx/s
Cardano logo
0.17 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Moonbeam max TPS is 2.52X higher than Cardano max TPS

Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s
Cardano logo
11.62 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 3.24X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s
Cardano logo
18.02 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Moonbeam transaction volume is 1.77X higher than Cardano transaction volume

Moonbeam logo
1.08K txns
Cardano logo
612 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Moonbeam block time is 64.09% shorter than Cardano block time

Moonbeam logo
7.3s
Cardano logo
20.34s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Moonbeam finality is 75% shorter than Cardano finality

Moonbeam logo
30s
Cardano logo
2m

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Type

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

Moonbeam logo
Parachain
Cardano logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Moonbeam has 30.88% fewer total transactions than Cardano

Moonbeam logo
80.3M txns
Cardano logo
116M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Moonbeam was launched 4 years after Cardano

Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022
Cardano logo
Sep 27, 2017

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Moonbeam vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 7.74X higher than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam logo
178
Cardano logo
23

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Validators

Moonbeam has 72.01% fewer validators than Cardano

Moonbeam logo
600
Cardano logo
2,144

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Stake

Moonbeam stake is 80.09% lower than Cardano stake

Moonbeam logo
$1.793B
Cardano logo
$9.005B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Cardano is PoS

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

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Governance

Moonbeam and Cardano governance are both on-chain

Moonbeam logo
On-chain
Cardano logo
On-chain

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Moonbeam vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Moonbeam has 94.08% fewer developers than Cardano

Moonbeam logo
210
Cardano logo
3,551

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Moonbeam has 83.15% fewer repos than Cardano

Moonbeam logo
31
Cardano logo
184

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Commits

Moonbeam has 93.75% fewer commits than Cardano

Moonbeam logo
14,354
Cardano logo
229,917

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Moonbeam has 88.05% fewer stars than Cardano

Moonbeam logo
1,386
Cardano logo
11,601

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Moonbeam has 90.25% fewer watchers than Cardano

Moonbeam logo
201
Cardano logo
2,063

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Cardano Financials New

Chain Revenue

Moonbeam chain revenue is 97.64% lower than Cardano chain revenue

Moonbeam logo
$59.38
Cardano logo
$2.516K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Moonbeam average transaction fee is 98.43% lower than Cardano average transaction fee

Moonbeam logo
$0.001938
Cardano logo
$0.1236

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Moonbeam market cap is 99.81% lower than Cardano market cap

Moonbeam logo
$28.05M
Cardano logo
$14.92B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Moonbeam FDV is 99.82% lower than Cardano FDV

Moonbeam logo
$32.83M
Cardano logo
$18.7B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Moonbeam Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.07X higher than Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio

Moonbeam logo
85.47%
Cardano logo
79.78%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Moonbeam price is 93.44% lower than Cardano price

Moonbeam logo
$0.02722
Cardano logo
$0.4155

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Cardano 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 Cardano

Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform: the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines pioneering technologies to provide unparalleled security and sustainability to decentralized applications, systems, and societies.

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