NEAR vs Arbitrum

NEAR vs Arbitrum Scalability

Real-time TPS

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NEAR TPS is 3.08X higher than Arbitrum TPS

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53.58 tx/s
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17.41 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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NEAR max TPS is 3.04X higher than Arbitrum max TPS

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4,135 tx/s
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1,358 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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NEAR max theoretical TPS is 60% lower than Arbitrum max theoretical TPS

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16,000 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
40,000 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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NEAR transaction volume is 3.08X higher than Arbitrum transaction volume

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192,892 txns
Arbitrum logo
62,674 txns

Block Time

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NEAR block time is 2.39X longer than Arbitrum block time

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0.6s
Arbitrum logo
0.25s

Finality

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NEAR finality is 99.92% shorter than Arbitrum finality

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0.6s
Arbitrum logo
13m 48s

Type

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NEAR is a layer 1 blockchain, while Arbitrum is a layer 2 blockchain

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Layer 1 blockchain
Arbitrum logo
Layer 2 blockchain

Launch Date

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NEAR was launched 1 year before Arbitrum

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Apr 22, 2020
Arbitrum logo
Aug 31, 2021

NEAR vs Arbitrum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

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NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient is 10X higher than Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient

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10
Arbitrum logo
1

Validators

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NEAR has 314X more validators than Arbitrum

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314
Arbitrum logo
1

Stake

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NEAR stake is $1.554B, while Arbitrum has no data

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$1.554B
Arbitrum logo
—

Consensus Mechanism

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NEAR is PoS, while Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic)

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Rollup (Optimistic)

Governance

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NEAR council governance is worse than Arbitrum on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

NEAR vs Arbitrum Developer Activity New

Developers

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NEAR has 49.95% fewer developers than Arbitrum

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1,150
Arbitrum logo
2,298

Repos

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NEAR has 1.67X more repos than Arbitrum

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211
Arbitrum logo
126

Commits

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NEAR has 60.32% fewer commits than Arbitrum

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73,211
Arbitrum logo
184,536

Stars

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NEAR has 7.32% fewer stars than Arbitrum

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9,523
Arbitrum logo
10,276

Watchers

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NEAR has 9.62% fewer watchers than Arbitrum

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1,549
Arbitrum logo
1,714

NEAR vs Arbitrum Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About NEAR

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

About Arbitrum

Arbitrum serves as a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, leveraging rollups to significantly boost scalability and reduce transaction costs while maintaining robust security. It enables developers to execute EVM-compatible smart contracts with a substantially higher transaction throughput and lower fees compared to Ethereum's main chain, making it a compelling platform for decentralized application development.

Blockchains Socials

NEAR Socials

Arbitrum Socials