NEAR vs Cardano Scalability
Real-time TPS
NEAR TPS is 272X higher than Cardano TPS
Max TPS (100 blocks)
NEAR max TPS is 356X higher than Cardano max TPS
Max Theoretical TPS
NEAR max theoretical TPS is 888X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS
Transaction Volume
NEAR transaction volume is 272X higher than Cardano transaction volume
Block Time
NEAR block time is 97.08% shorter than Cardano block time
Finality
NEAR finality is 99.5% shorter than Cardano finality
Type
NEAR and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains
Launch Date
NEAR was launched 3 years after Cardano
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Nakamoto Coefficient
NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient is 60% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient
Validators
NEAR has 85.4% fewer validators than Cardano
Stake
NEAR stake is 92.26% lower than Cardano stake
Consensus Mechanism
NEAR and Cardano are both PoS
Governance
NEAR council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance
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.