Real-time TPS
Cardano TPS is 80.6% less than Avalanche TPS
0.33 tx/s
1.71 tx/s
Max Recorded TPS
Cardano max TPS is 87.47% less than Avalanche max TPS
11.62 tx/s
92.74 tx/s
Max Theoretical TPS
Cardano max theoretical TPS is 94.95% less than Avalanche max theoretical TPS
18.02 tx/s
357 tx/s
Block Time
Cardano block time is 9.87X more than Avalanche block time
20.45s
2.07s
Finality
Cardano finality is 100% more than Avalanche finality
2m
0s
Type
Cardano and Avalanche are both layer 1 blockchains
Layer 1 blockchain
Layer 1 blockchain
Governance
The governance types of Cardano and Avalanche are both on-chain
On-chain
On-chain
Launch Date
Cardano was launched 3 years before Avalanche
Sep 27, 2017
Sep 21, 2020
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About Blockchains
About Blockchains
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.
About Blockchains
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.