Moonbeam vs NEAR

Moonbeam vs NEAR Scalability

Real-time TPS

Chainspect

Moonbeam TPS is 95.92% lower than NEAR TPS

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1.39 tx/s
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34.17 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Moonbeam max TPS is 99.29% lower than NEAR max TPS

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29.3 tx/s
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4,135 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 99.63% lower than NEAR max theoretical TPS

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58.4 tx/s
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16,000 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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Moonbeam transaction volume is 95.92% lower than NEAR transaction volume

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5,008 txns
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123,016 txns

Block Time

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Moonbeam block time is 10X longer than NEAR block time

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6.14s
NEAR logo
0.6s

Finality

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Moonbeam finality is 50X longer than NEAR finality

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30s
NEAR logo
0.6s

Type

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

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Parachain
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Layer 1 blockchain

Launch Date

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Moonbeam was launched 2 years after NEAR

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Jan 11, 2022
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Apr 22, 2020

Moonbeam vs NEAR Decentralization New

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 17X higher than NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient

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174
NEAR logo
10

Validators

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Moonbeam has 1.88X more validators than NEAR

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600
NEAR logo
320

Stake

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Moonbeam stake is 2.08X higher than NEAR stake

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$2.947B
NEAR logo
$1.419B

Consensus Mechanism

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Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake, while NEAR is PoS

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Nominated Proof of Stake
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

Governance

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Moonbeam on-chain governance is better than NEAR council governance

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On-chain
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Council

Moonbeam vs NEAR 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 NEAR

NEAR is the chain abstraction stack, empowering builders to create apps that scale to billions of users and across all blockchains.

Blockchains Socials

Moonbeam Socials

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