NEAR vs Cardano

NEAR vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS

Chainspect

NEAR TPS is 280X higher than Cardano TPS

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89.16 tx/s
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0.32 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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NEAR max TPS is 356X higher than Cardano max TPS

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4,135 tx/s
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11.62 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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NEAR max theoretical TPS is 888X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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16,000 tx/s
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18.02 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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NEAR transaction volume is 280X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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320,961 txns
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1,148 txns

Block Time

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NEAR block time is 96.53% shorter than Cardano block time

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0.64s
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18.38s

Finality

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NEAR finality is 99.5% shorter than Cardano finality

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0.6s
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2m

Type

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NEAR and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

Launch Date

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NEAR was launched 3 years after Cardano

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Apr 22, 2020
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Sep 27, 2017

NEAR vs Cardano Decentralization New

Nakamoto Coefficient

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NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient is 56% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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11
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25

Validators

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NEAR has 85.78% fewer validators than Cardano

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307
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2,159

Stake

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NEAR stake is 558.9M NEAR, while Cardano stake is 21.96B ADA

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558.9M NEAR
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21.96B ADA

Consensus Mechanism

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NEAR and Cardano are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

Governance

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NEAR council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

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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.

Blockchains Socials

NEAR Socials

Cardano Socials