Compare Moonbeam vs Solana

Moonbeam vs Solana Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Moonbeam TPS is 99.96% lower than Solana TPS

Moonbeam logo
0.35 tx/s
Solana logo
950.4 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Moonbeam max TPS is 99.37% lower than Solana max TPS

Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s
Solana logo
4,709 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 99.91% lower than Solana max theoretical TPS

Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s
Solana logo
65,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Moonbeam transaction volume is 99.96% lower than Solana transaction volume

Moonbeam logo
1.25K txns
Solana logo
3.42M txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Moonbeam block time is 18X longer than Solana block time

Moonbeam logo
7.27s
Solana logo
0.39s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Moonbeam finality is 2.34X longer than Solana finality

Moonbeam logo
30s
Solana logo
12.8s

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Type

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

Moonbeam logo
Parachain
Solana logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Moonbeam has 99.91% fewer total transactions than Solana

Moonbeam logo
76.8M txns
Solana logo
92.6B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Moonbeam was launched 2 years after Solana

Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022
Solana logo
Mar 16, 2020

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Moonbeam vs Solana Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 9.2X higher than Solana Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam logo
184
Solana logo
20

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Validators

Moonbeam has 37.36% fewer validators than Solana

Moonbeam logo
600
Solana logo
958

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Stake

Moonbeam stake is 96.35% lower than Solana stake

Moonbeam logo
$3.391B
Solana logo
$93.11B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Solana is PoS

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

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Governance

Moonbeam on-chain governance is better than Solana off-chain governance

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On-chain
Solana logo
Off-chain

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Moonbeam vs Solana Developer Activity New

Developers

Moonbeam has 98.1% fewer developers than Solana

Moonbeam logo
203
Solana logo
10,709

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Moonbeam has 72.47% fewer repos than Solana

Moonbeam logo
30
Solana logo
109

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Moonbeam has 83.34% fewer commits than Solana

Moonbeam logo
14,220
Solana logo
85,366

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Moonbeam has 96.38% fewer stars than Solana

Moonbeam logo
1,379
Solana logo
38,173

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Moonbeam has 88.96% fewer watchers than Solana

Moonbeam logo
202
Solana logo
1,830

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Solana 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 Solana

Solana stands out as a high-performance blockchain, celebrated for its scalability, speed, and minimal transaction expenses. Featuring a distinctive consensus mechanism dubbed Proof of History (PoH), Solana achieves remarkable scalability and efficiency. Tailored to accommodate dApps, it excels in processing a vast number of transactions swiftly, thereby slashing processing durations and fees. These attributes make it a compelling platform for developers within the cryptocurrency realm.

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