Real-time TPS

NEAR TPS is 90X more than Cardano TPS

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106 tx/s
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1.17 tx/s

Max Recorded TPS

NEAR max TPS is 93X more than Cardano max TPS

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1,080 tx/s
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11.62 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

NEAR max theoretical TPS is 666X more than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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12,000 tx/s
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18.02 tx/s

Block Time

NEAR block time is 94.47% less than Cardano block time

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1.17s
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21.14s

Finality

NEAR finality is 98.33% less than Cardano finality

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2s
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2m

Type

NEAR and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

Governance

NEAR council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

Launch Date

NEAR was launched 3 years after Cardano

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Apr 22, 2020
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Sep 27, 2017

Other Comparisons

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