Compare Tezos vs Cardano

Tezos vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Tezos TPS is 1.04X higher than Cardano TPS

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0.84 tx/s
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0.8 tx/s

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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

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Max Theoretical TPS

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

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1,026 tx/s
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18.02 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Tezos transaction volume is 1.04X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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3.01K txns
Cardano logo
2.9K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Tezos block time is 60.94% shorter than Cardano block time

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8.03s
Cardano logo
20.55s

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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 2.9X more total transactions than Cardano

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334M txns
Cardano logo
115M 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 9.52% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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19
Cardano logo
21

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Validators

Tezos has 87.96% fewer validators than Cardano

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257
Cardano logo
2,135

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Stake

Tezos stake is 97.14% lower than Cardano stake

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$370M
Cardano logo
$12.97B

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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 89.16% fewer developers than Cardano

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382
Cardano logo
3,527

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Repos

Tezos has 77.22% fewer repos than Cardano

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41
Cardano logo
180

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Commits

Tezos has 66.37% fewer commits than Cardano

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76,304
Cardano logo
226,895

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Stars

Tezos has 84.42% fewer stars than Cardano

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1,805
Cardano logo
11,587

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Watchers

Tezos has 81.82% fewer watchers than Cardano

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377
Cardano logo
2,074

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Tezos vs Cardano Financials New

Chain Revenue

Tezos chain revenue is 98% lower than Cardano chain revenue

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$98.73
Cardano logo
$4.96K

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Average Transaction Fee

Tezos average transaction fee is 99.58% lower than Cardano average transaction fee

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$0.0007569
Cardano logo
$0.1842

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Price

Tezos price is 4.93% lower than Cardano price

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$0.5694
Cardano logo
$0.599

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Market Cap

Tezos market cap is 97.17% lower than Cardano market cap

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$605.8M
Cardano logo
$21.48B

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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