Starknet vs Ethereum

Starknet vs Ethereum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Starknet TPS is 76.65% lower than Ethereum TPS

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4.75 tx/s
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20.34 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Starknet max TPS is 6.12X higher than Ethereum max TPS

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381.6 tx/s
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62.34 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Starknet max theoretical TPS is 8.33X higher than Ethereum max theoretical TPS

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992 tx/s
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119.1 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Starknet transaction volume is 76.65% lower than Ethereum transaction volume

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17.1K txns
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73.2K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Starknet block time is 79.4% shorter than Ethereum block time

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2.48s
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12.04s

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Finality

Starknet finality is 10X longer than Ethereum finality

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2h
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12m 48s

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Type

Starknet is a layer 2 blockchain, while Ethereum is a layer 1 blockchain

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Layer 2 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Starknet has 92.21% fewer total transactions than Ethereum

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234M txns
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3.01B txns

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Launch Date

Starknet was launched 6 years after Ethereum

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Nov 16, 2021
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Jul 30, 2015

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Starknet vs Ethereum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Starknet Nakamoto Coefficient is 50% lower than Ethereum Nakamoto Coefficient

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1
Ethereum logo
2

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Validators

Starknet has 99.99% fewer validators than Ethereum

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1
Ethereum logo
1,038,000

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Stake

Starknet has no data, while Ethereum stake is $160.6B

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—
Ethereum logo
$160.6B

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Consensus Mechanism

Starknet is Rollup (ZK), while Ethereum is PoS

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Rollup (ZK)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Starknet on-chain governance is better than Ethereum off-chain governance

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On-chain
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Off-chain

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Starknet vs Ethereum Developer Activity New

Developers

Starknet has 94.12% fewer developers than Ethereum

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351
Ethereum logo
5,971

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Repos

Starknet has 89.41% fewer repos than Ethereum

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27
Ethereum logo
255

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Commits

Starknet has 95.31% fewer commits than Ethereum

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15,648
Ethereum logo
333,729

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Stars

Starknet has 97.57% fewer stars than Ethereum

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3,176
Ethereum logo
131,053

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Watchers

Starknet has 98.54% fewer watchers than Ethereum

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150
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10,317

Data from Chainspect

Starknet vs Ethereum Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Starknet

Starknet stands as a permissionless blockchain solution, functioning as a Validity-Rollup, often referred to as a zero-knowledge rollup (ZK rollup) for Ethereum. It's a Layer 2 (L2) platform that empowers dApps to achieve significant computational scalability while upholding Ethereum's inherent composability and security standards.

About Ethereum

Ethereum emerges as a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform empowering developers to craft and deploy smart contracts alongside dApps. Pioneering the smart contract concept, Ethereum enables self-executing agreements with terms directly encoded into its blockchain, eliminating the need for intermediaries. Additionally, Ethereum serves as a hub for the creation and exchange of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and various digital assets. Its intrinsic cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), facilitates network transactions and incentivizes miners to uphold network security. Ethereum's evolution to Ethereum 2.0 introduces a proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism, aiming to enhance scalability and energy efficiency.

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Starknet Socials

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