Real-time TPS

Avalanche TPS is 68.63% less than Ethereum TPS

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5.45 tx/s
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17.38 tx/s

Max Recorded TPS

Avalanche max TPS is 1.49X more than Ethereum max TPS

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92.74 tx/s
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62.34 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 3X more than Ethereum max theoretical TPS

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357 tx/s
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119 tx/s

Block Time

Avalanche block time is 83.6% less than Ethereum block time

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1.99s
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12.12s

Finality

Avalanche finality is 100% less than Ethereum finality

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0s
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16m

Type

Avalanche and Ethereum are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

Governance

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

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On-chain
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Off-chain

Launch Date

Avalanche was launched 5 years after Ethereum

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Sep 21, 2020
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Jul 30, 2015

Other Comparisons

About Blockchains

About Avalanche

Avalanche emerges as a rapid, scalable blockchain platform facilitating the seamless creation and deployment of dApps. Distinguished by its unique consensus mechanism, it's particularly good for DeFi applications, allowing high throughput and nearly instant finality. Its architecture allows for a network of interconnected blockchains, each safeguarded by dynamic subsets of validators, ensuring scalability while maintaining speed, reliability, and security.

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.

Blockchains Socials

Avalanche Socials

Ethereum Socials