Compare NEAR vs Arbitrum

NEAR vs Arbitrum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

NEAR TPS is 1.01X higher than Arbitrum TPS

NEAR logo
47.51 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
47.07 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

NEAR max TPS is 3.04X higher than Arbitrum max TPS

NEAR logo
4,135 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
1,358 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

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

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

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Transaction Volume (1H)

NEAR transaction volume is 1.01X higher than Arbitrum transaction volume

NEAR logo
171K txns
Arbitrum logo
169K txns

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Block Time (1H)

NEAR block time is 2.51X longer than Arbitrum block time

NEAR logo
0.63s
Arbitrum logo
0.25s

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Finality

NEAR finality is 99.92% shorter than Arbitrum finality

NEAR logo
0.6s
Arbitrum logo
13m 48s

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Type

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

NEAR logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Arbitrum logo
Layer 2 blockchain

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Total Transactions

NEAR has 2.86X more total transactions than Arbitrum

NEAR logo
4.75B txns
Arbitrum logo
1.66B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

NEAR was launched 1 year before Arbitrum

NEAR logo
Apr 22, 2020
Arbitrum logo
Aug 31, 2021

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NEAR vs Arbitrum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient is 8X higher than Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient

NEAR logo
8
Arbitrum logo
1

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Validators

NEAR has 393X more validators than Arbitrum

NEAR logo
393
Arbitrum logo
1

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Stake

NEAR stake is $1.316B, while Arbitrum has no data

NEAR logo
$1.316B
Arbitrum logo
—

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Consensus Mechanism

NEAR is PoS, while Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic)

NEAR logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)
Arbitrum logo
Rollup (Optimistic)

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Governance

NEAR council governance is worse than Arbitrum on-chain governance

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Council
Arbitrum logo
On-chain

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NEAR vs Arbitrum Developer Activity

Developers

NEAR has 50.17% fewer developers than Arbitrum

NEAR logo
1,159
Arbitrum logo
2,326

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Repos

NEAR has 1.65X more repos than Arbitrum

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211
Arbitrum logo
128

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Commits

NEAR has 60.83% fewer commits than Arbitrum

NEAR logo
73,813
Arbitrum logo
188,486

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Stars

NEAR has 7.51% fewer stars than Arbitrum

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9,639
Arbitrum logo
10,422

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Watchers

NEAR has 16.36% fewer watchers than Arbitrum

NEAR logo
1,354
Arbitrum logo
1,619

Data from Chainspect

NEAR vs Arbitrum Financials New

Chain Revenue

NEAR chain revenue is 43.87% lower than Arbitrum chain revenue

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$7.178K
Arbitrum logo
$12.79K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

NEAR average transaction fee is 60.66% lower than Arbitrum average transaction fee

NEAR logo
$0.001652
Arbitrum logo
$0.004201

Data from Chainspect

Price

NEAR price is 7.08X higher than Arbitrum price

NEAR logo
$2.128
Arbitrum logo
$0.3005

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

NEAR market cap is 1.64X higher than Arbitrum market cap

NEAR logo
$2.722B
Arbitrum logo
$1.656B

Data from Chainspect

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

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