Compare NEAR vs Moonbeam

NEAR vs Moonbeam Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

NEAR TPS is 40X higher than Moonbeam TPS

NEAR logo
56.3 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
1.39 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

NEAR max TPS is 141X higher than Moonbeam max TPS

NEAR logo
4,135 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

NEAR max theoretical TPS is 274X higher than Moonbeam max theoretical TPS

NEAR logo
16,000 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

NEAR transaction volume is 40X higher than Moonbeam transaction volume

NEAR logo
203K txns
Moonbeam logo
5.02K txns

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Block Time (1H)

NEAR block time is 91.16% shorter than Moonbeam block time

NEAR logo
0.61s
Moonbeam logo
6.9s

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Finality

NEAR finality is 98% shorter than Moonbeam finality

NEAR logo
0.6s
Moonbeam logo
30s

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Type

NEAR is a layer 1 blockchain, while Moonbeam is a parachain

NEAR logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Moonbeam logo
Parachain

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Total Transactions

NEAR has 60X more total transactions than Moonbeam

NEAR logo
4.68B txns
Moonbeam logo
77.5M txns

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Launch Date

NEAR was launched 2 years before Moonbeam

NEAR logo
Apr 22, 2020
Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022

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NEAR vs Moonbeam Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient is 95.08% lower than Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient

NEAR logo
9
Moonbeam logo
183

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Validators

NEAR has 42% fewer validators than Moonbeam

NEAR logo
348
Moonbeam logo
600

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Stake

NEAR stake is 48.12% lower than Moonbeam stake

NEAR logo
$1.232B
Moonbeam logo
$2.374B

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Consensus Mechanism

NEAR is PoS, while Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake

NEAR logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)
Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

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Governance

NEAR council governance is worse than Moonbeam on-chain governance

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Council
Moonbeam logo
On-chain

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NEAR vs Moonbeam Developer Activity New

Developers

NEAR has 5.68X more developers than Moonbeam

NEAR logo
1,158
Moonbeam logo
204

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Repos

NEAR has 7.03X more repos than Moonbeam

NEAR logo
211
Moonbeam logo
30

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Commits

NEAR has 5.17X more commits than Moonbeam

NEAR logo
73,651
Moonbeam logo
14,234

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Stars

NEAR has 6.98X more stars than Moonbeam

NEAR logo
9,640
Moonbeam logo
1,381

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Watchers

NEAR has 6.74X more watchers than Moonbeam

NEAR logo
1,361
Moonbeam logo
202

Data from Chainspect

NEAR vs Moonbeam 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 Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible smart contracts platform built in the Polkadot ecosystem. It's designed for seamless compatibility with Ethereum tooling to provide a user-friendly environment for porting existing and developing new dApps. Also, as the biggest Polkadot parachain Moonbeam encourages cross-chain communication with other parachains.

Blockchains Socials

NEAR Socials

Moonbeam Socials