NEAR vs Cardano

NEAR vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS

Chainspect

NEAR TPS is 195X higher than Cardano TPS

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55.38 tx/s
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0.28 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
Cardano logo
18.02 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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NEAR transaction volume is 195X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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199,367 txns
Cardano logo
1,020 txns

Block Time

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NEAR block time is 97.1% shorter than Cardano block time

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0.6s
Cardano logo
20.54s

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
Cardano logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Launch Date

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NEAR was launched 3 years after Cardano

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Apr 22, 2020
Cardano logo
Sep 27, 2017

NEAR vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

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NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient is 60% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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10
Cardano logo
25

Validators

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NEAR has 85.17% fewer validators than Cardano

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320
Cardano logo
2,159

Stake

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NEAR stake is 92.46% lower than Cardano stake

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$1.419B
Cardano logo
$18.82B

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

NEAR vs Cardano Developer Activity New

Developers

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NEAR has 66.98% fewer developers than Cardano

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1,149
Cardano logo
3,480

Repos

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NEAR has 1.21X more repos than Cardano

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211
Cardano logo
175

Commits

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NEAR has 66.95% fewer commits than Cardano

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73,150
Cardano logo
221,393

Stars

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NEAR has 16.5% fewer stars than Cardano

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9,487
Cardano logo
11,362

Watchers

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NEAR has 28.76% fewer watchers than Cardano

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1,553
Cardano logo
2,180

NEAR vs Cardano 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 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