Moonbeam vs Kusama Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Moonbeam TPS is 979X higher than Kusama TPS

Moonbeam logo
1.37 tx/s
Kusama logo
0.0014 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Moonbeam max TPS is 92.7% lower than Kusama max TPS

Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s
Kusama logo
401.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 99.94% lower than Kusama max theoretical TPS

Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s
Kusama logo
100,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Moonbeam transaction volume is 985X higher than Kusama transaction volume

Moonbeam logo
4.93K txns
Kusama logo
5 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Moonbeam block time is 1.03X longer than Kusama block time

Moonbeam logo
6.29s
Kusama logo
6.13s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Moonbeam finality is the same as Kusama finality

Moonbeam logo
30s
Kusama logo
30s

Data from Chainspect

Type

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

Moonbeam logo
Parachain
Kusama logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Moonbeam has 1.72X more total transactions than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
87.1M txns
Kusama logo
50.7M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Moonbeam was launched 2 years after Kusama

Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022
Kusama logo
Nov 28, 2019

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Kusama Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 17X higher than Kusama Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam logo
17
Kusama logo
1

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Moonbeam has 92.4% fewer validators than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
76
Kusama logo
1,000

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Moonbeam stake is 100% higher than Kusama stake

Moonbeam logo
$3.283M
Kusama logo
$0

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Moonbeam and Kusama are both Nominated Proof of Stake

Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake
Kusama logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Moonbeam and Kusama governance are both on-chain

Moonbeam logo
On-chain
Kusama logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Kusama Developer Activity

Developers

Moonbeam has 97.56% fewer developers than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
220
Kusama logo
9,024

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Moonbeam has 97.89% fewer commits than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
14,621
Kusama logo
694,952

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Moonbeam has 93.86% fewer repos than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
31
Kusama logo
505

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Moonbeam has 96.03% fewer stars than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
1,403
Kusama logo
35,415

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Moonbeam has 96.09% fewer watchers than Kusama

Moonbeam logo
199
Kusama logo
5,094

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Kusama Financials New

Chain Revenue

Moonbeam chain revenue is 17X higher than Kusama chain revenue

Moonbeam logo
$15.7
Kusama logo
$0.9319

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Moonbeam average transaction fee is 47.26% lower than Kusama average transaction fee

Moonbeam logo
$0.0001501
Kusama logo
$0.0002846

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Moonbeam market cap is 82.23% lower than Kusama market cap

Moonbeam logo
$15.38M
Kusama logo
$86.56M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Moonbeam FDV is 80.05% lower than Kusama FDV

Moonbeam logo
$17.26M
Kusama logo
$86.56M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Moonbeam Market Cap to FDV ratio is 10.91% lower than Kusama Market Cap to FDV ratio

Moonbeam logo
89.09%
Kusama logo
100.00%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Moonbeam price is 99.7% lower than Kusama price

Moonbeam logo
$0.01406
Kusama logo
$4.784

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Kusama 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 Kusama

Kusama is a scalable multi-chain network for radical innovation and early stage Polkadot deployments. Expect Chaos. No promises.

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