Real-time TPS
NEAR TPS is 83X more than Cardano TPS
95.16 tx/s
1.15 tx/s
Max Recorded TPS
NEAR max TPS is 280X more than Cardano max TPS
3,252 tx/s
11.62 tx/s
Max Theoretical TPS
NEAR max theoretical TPS is 666X more than Cardano max theoretical TPS
12,000 tx/s
18.02 tx/s
Block Time
NEAR block time is 94.17% less than Cardano block time
1.17s
19.98s
Finality
NEAR finality is 98.33% less than Cardano finality
2s
2m
Type
NEAR and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains
Layer 1 blockchain
Layer 1 blockchain
Governance
NEAR council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance
Council
On-chain
Launch Date
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.