# Stellar vs Avalanche

Side-by-side fundamentals for Stellar and Avalanche tracked by Chainspect.

| Metric                       | Stellar                    | Avalanche            |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------- | -------------------- |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 108.1 tx/s                 | 4.88 tx/s            |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 218.1 tx/s                 | 241.3 tx/s           |
| Theoretical TPS              | 3.35K tx/s                 | 1.19K tx/s           |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 389K txns                  | 17.6K txns           |
| Block Time (1H)              | 4.99s                      | 940ms                |
| Finality Time                | Instant                    | 2s                   |
| Total Transactions           | 25.1B txns                 | 1.6B txns            |
| Launch Date                  | Sep 30, 2015               | Sep 21, 2020         |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 4                          | 24                   |
| Validators/Miners            | 103                        | 542                  |
| Stake/Hashrate               | —                          | $1.66B               |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Stellar Consensus Protocol | Proof of Stake (PoS) |
| Governance                   | On-chain                   | On-chain             |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $608                       | $15.4K               |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.0₄583                   | $0.0502              |
| Price                        | $0.1448                    | $8.51                |
| Market Cap                   | $5.12B                     | $3.79B               |
| FDV                          | $7.24B                     | $6.09B               |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 70.75%                     | 62.29%               |
| Developers                   | 771                        | 847                  |
| Commits                      | 70,888                     | 84,740               |
| Repos                        | 132                        | 119                  |
| Stars                        | 11,171                     | 6,851                |

Source: https://chainspect.app/compare/avalanche-vs-stellar