Compare Moonbeam vs Waterfall
Moonbeam vs Waterfall Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
Moonbeam TPS is 2.34X higher than Waterfall TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
Moonbeam max TPS is 99.9% lower than Waterfall max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 99.85% lower than Waterfall max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
Moonbeam transaction volume is 2.34X higher than Waterfall transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
Moonbeam block time is 1.05X longer than Waterfall block time
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Finality
Moonbeam finality is 1.25X longer than Waterfall finality
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Type
Moonbeam is a parachain, while Waterfall is a layer 1 blockchain
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Total Transactions
Moonbeam has 3.54X more total transactions than Waterfall
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Launch Date
Moonbeam was launched 3 years before Waterfall
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Moonbeam vs Waterfall Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 183, while Waterfall has no data
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Validators
Moonbeam has 99.27% fewer validators than Waterfall
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Stake
Moonbeam stake is 1,485X higher than Waterfall stake
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Consensus Mechanism
Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Waterfall is PoS
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Governance
Moonbeam on-chain governance is better than Waterfall council governance
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Moonbeam vs Waterfall Developer Activity New
Developers
Moonbeam has 16X more developers than Waterfall
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Repos
Moonbeam has 3.75X more repos than Waterfall
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Commits
Moonbeam has 59X more commits than Waterfall
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Stars
Moonbeam has 460X more stars than Waterfall
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Watchers
Moonbeam has 101X more watchers than Waterfall
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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.