Compare NEAR vs Stellar

NEAR vs Stellar Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

NEAR TPS is 28.53% lower than Stellar TPS

NEAR logo
69.53 tx/s
Stellar logo
97.3 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

NEAR max TPS is 22X higher than Stellar max TPS

NEAR logo
4,135 tx/s
Stellar logo
186.8 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

NEAR max theoretical TPS is 7.87X higher than Stellar max theoretical TPS

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16,000 tx/s
Stellar logo
2,032 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

NEAR transaction volume is 28.53% lower than Stellar transaction volume

NEAR logo
250K txns
Stellar logo
350K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

NEAR block time is 89.17% shorter than Stellar block time

NEAR logo
0.61s
Stellar logo
5.64s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

NEAR finality is 100% longer than Stellar finality

NEAR logo
0.6s
Stellar logo
0s

Data from Chainspect

Type

NEAR and Stellar are both layer 1 blockchains

NEAR logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Stellar logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

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Total Transactions

NEAR has 77.42% fewer total transactions than Stellar

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4.71B txns
Stellar logo
20.9B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

NEAR was launched 5 years after Stellar

NEAR logo
Apr 22, 2020
Stellar logo
Sep 30, 2015

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NEAR vs Stellar Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient is 3X higher than Stellar Nakamoto Coefficient

NEAR logo
9
Stellar logo
3

Data from Chainspect

Validators

NEAR has 4.17X more validators than Stellar

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350
Stellar logo
84

Data from Chainspect

Stake

NEAR stake is $1.242B, while Stellar has no data

NEAR logo
$1.242B
Stellar logo
—

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

NEAR is PoS, while Stellar is Stellar Consensus Protocol

NEAR logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)
Stellar logo
Stellar Consensus Protocol

Data from Chainspect

Governance

NEAR council governance is worse than Stellar on-chain governance

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Council
Stellar logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

NEAR vs Stellar Developer Activity New

Developers

NEAR has 1.74X more developers than Stellar

NEAR logo
1,159
Stellar logo
666

Data from Chainspect

Repos

NEAR has 1.79X more repos than Stellar

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211
Stellar logo
118

Data from Chainspect

Commits

NEAR has 1.47X more commits than Stellar

NEAR logo
73,677
Stellar logo
50,120

Data from Chainspect

Stars

NEAR has 10.11% fewer stars than Stellar

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9,628
Stellar logo
10,711

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

NEAR has 41.73% fewer watchers than Stellar

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1,357
Stellar logo
2,329

Data from Chainspect

NEAR vs Stellar 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 Stellar

Stellar empowers builders to unlock human and economic potential. It combines a powerful, decentralized blockchain network with a global ecosystem of innovators to create opportunities as borderless as ideas. It offers the tools to make a difference in the real world through new digital asset products and services that enhance access to the global financial system.

Blockchains Socials

NEAR Socials

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