NEAR vs Moonbeam

NEAR vs Moonbeam Scalability

Real-time TPS

Chainspect

NEAR TPS is 43X higher than Moonbeam TPS

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64.74 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
1.52 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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NEAR max TPS is 141X higher than Moonbeam max TPS

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

Max Theoretical TPS

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

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

Transaction Volume

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NEAR transaction volume is 43X higher than Moonbeam transaction volume

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233,061 txns
Moonbeam logo
5,478 txns

Block Time

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NEAR block time is 90.72% shorter than Moonbeam block time

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0.61s
Moonbeam logo
6.52s

Finality

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NEAR finality is 98% shorter than Moonbeam finality

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0.6s
Moonbeam logo
30s

Type

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

NEAR logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Moonbeam logo
Parachain

Launch Date

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NEAR was launched 2 years before Moonbeam

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Apr 22, 2020
Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022

NEAR vs Moonbeam Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

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NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient is 94.59% lower than Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient

NEAR logo
10
Moonbeam logo
185

Validators

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NEAR has 48.16% fewer validators than Moonbeam

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311
Moonbeam logo
600

Stake

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NEAR stake is 55.02% lower than Moonbeam stake

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$1.514B
Moonbeam logo
$3.367B

Consensus Mechanism

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NEAR is PoS, while Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake

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

Governance

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NEAR council governance is worse than Moonbeam on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

NEAR vs Moonbeam Developer Activity New

Developers

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NEAR has 5.72X more developers than Moonbeam

NEAR logo
1,150
Moonbeam logo
201

Repos

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NEAR has 7.03X more repos than Moonbeam

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211
Moonbeam logo
30

Commits

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NEAR has 5.17X more commits than Moonbeam

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73,231
Moonbeam logo
14,169

Stars

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NEAR has 6.91X more stars than Moonbeam

NEAR logo
9,533
Moonbeam logo
1,380

Watchers

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NEAR has 6.88X more watchers than Moonbeam

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1,547
Moonbeam logo
225

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