Tezos vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Tezos TPS is 1.72X higher than Cardano TPS

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0.77 tx/s
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0.45 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Tezos max TPS is 4.35X higher than Cardano max TPS

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50.58 tx/s
Cardano logo
11.62 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Tezos max theoretical TPS is 57X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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1,026 tx/s
Cardano logo
18.02 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Tezos transaction volume is 1.72X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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2.78K txns
Cardano logo
1.62K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Tezos block time is 54.72% shorter than Cardano block time

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8s
Cardano logo
17.67s

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Finality

Tezos finality is 86.66% shorter than Cardano finality

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16s
Cardano logo
2m

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Type

Tezos and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Cardano logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Tezos has 2.92X more total transactions than Cardano

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340M txns
Cardano logo
117M txns

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Launch Date

Tezos was launched 1 year after Cardano

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Sep 17, 2018
Cardano logo
Sep 27, 2017

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Tezos vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient is 9.09% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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20
Cardano logo
22

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Validators

Tezos has 87.59% fewer validators than Cardano

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266
Cardano logo
2,145

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Stake

Tezos stake is 96.36% lower than Cardano stake

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$318.7M
Cardano logo
$8.763B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Tezos and Cardano are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Tezos and Cardano governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Cardano logo
On-chain

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Tezos vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Tezos has 89.13% fewer developers than Cardano

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386
Cardano logo
3,554

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Tezos has 66.23% fewer commits than Cardano

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77,955
Cardano logo
230,865

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Repos

Tezos has 77.17% fewer repos than Cardano

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42
Cardano logo
184

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Stars

Tezos has 84.38% fewer stars than Cardano

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1,815
Cardano logo
11,623

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Tezos has 81.72% fewer watchers than Cardano

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376
Cardano logo
2,058

Data from Chainspect

Tezos vs Cardano Financials New

Chain Revenue

Tezos chain revenue is 98.71% lower than Cardano chain revenue

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$76.01
Cardano logo
$5.926K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Tezos average transaction fee is 99.56% lower than Cardano average transaction fee

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$0.0006166
Cardano logo
$0.143

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Tezos market cap is 96.38% lower than Cardano market cap

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$532.8M
Cardano logo
$14.74B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Tezos FDV is 97.06% lower than Cardano FDV

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$542.8M
Cardano logo
$18.48B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Tezos Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.23X higher than Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio

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98.16%
Cardano logo
79.80%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Tezos price is 1.21X higher than Cardano price

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$0.4986
Cardano logo
$0.4106

Data from Chainspect

Tezos vs Cardano Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Tezos

Tezos is an open-source platform for assets and applications backed by a global community of validators, researchers, and builders.

Explore the full ecosystem here: Tezos Ecosystem

About Cardano

Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform: the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines pioneering technologies to provide unparalleled security and sustainability to decentralized applications, systems, and societies.

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