Real-time TPS
Chainspect
NEAR TPS is 266X more than Cardano TPS
89.29 tx/s
0.34 tx/s
Max TPS (100 blocks)
Chainspect
NEAR max TPS is 301X more than Cardano max TPS
3,499 tx/s
11.62 tx/s
Max Theoretical TPS
Chainspect
NEAR max theoretical TPS is 666X more than Cardano max theoretical TPS
12,000 tx/s
18.02 tx/s
Block Time
Chainspect
NEAR block time is 94.63% less than Cardano block time
1.12s
20.88s
Finality
Chainspect
NEAR finality is 98.33% less than Cardano finality
2s
2m
Type
Chainspect
NEAR and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains
Layer 1 blockchain
Layer 1 blockchain
Governance
Chainspect
NEAR council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance
Council
On-chain
Launch Date
Chainspect
NEAR was launched 3 years after Cardano
Apr 22, 2020
Sep 27, 2017
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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 Cardano
Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform: the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines pioneering technologies to provide unparalleled security and sustainability to decentralized applications, systems, and societies.