Compare Moonbeam vs Waterfall

Moonbeam vs Waterfall Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Moonbeam TPS is 1.32X higher than Waterfall TPS

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0.55 tx/s
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0.42 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Moonbeam max TPS is 99.9% lower than Waterfall max TPS

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29.3 tx/s
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32,434 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 99.85% lower than Waterfall max theoretical TPS

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58.4 tx/s
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41,666 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Moonbeam transaction volume is 1.32X higher than Waterfall transaction volume

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1.98K txns
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1.5K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Moonbeam block time is 2.05X longer than Waterfall block time

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7.44s
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3.63s

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Finality

Moonbeam finality is 1.25X longer than Waterfall finality

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30s
Waterfall logo
24s

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Type

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

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Parachain
Waterfall logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Moonbeam has 3.52X more total transactions than Waterfall

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78M txns
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22.1M txns

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Launch Date

Moonbeam was launched 3 years before Waterfall

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Jan 11, 2022
Waterfall logo
Jul 17, 2024

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Moonbeam vs Waterfall Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 184, while Waterfall has no data

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184
Waterfall logo
—

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Validators

Moonbeam has 99.46% fewer validators than Waterfall

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600
Waterfall logo
111,500

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Stake

Moonbeam stake is 1,334X higher than Waterfall stake

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$2.475B
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$1.855M

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Consensus Mechanism

Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Waterfall is PoS

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Nominated Proof of Stake
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Moonbeam on-chain governance is better than Waterfall council governance

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On-chain
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Council

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Moonbeam vs Waterfall Developer Activity New

Developers

Moonbeam has 16X more developers than Waterfall

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204
Waterfall logo
13

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Repos

Moonbeam has 3.75X more repos than Waterfall

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30
Waterfall logo
8

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Commits

Moonbeam has 59X more commits than Waterfall

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14,243
Waterfall logo
242

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Stars

Moonbeam has 461X more stars than Waterfall

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1,382
Waterfall logo
3

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Watchers

Moonbeam has 101X more watchers than Waterfall

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202
Waterfall logo
2

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Waterfall 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 Waterfall

Waterfall is a highly scalable and decentralized BlockDAG EVM-compatible Layer 1 protocol. Low transaction fees and EVM compatibility make Waterfall the platform of choice for Dapps.

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