Cardano vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 99.3% lower than Avalanche TPS

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0.23 tx/s
Avalanche logo
32.61 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cardano max TPS is 93.42% lower than Avalanche max TPS

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11.62 tx/s
Avalanche logo
176.6 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Cardano max theoretical TPS is 98.48% lower than Avalanche max theoretical TPS

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18.02 tx/s
Avalanche logo
1,191 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Cardano transaction volume is 99.3% lower than Avalanche transaction volume

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817 txns
Avalanche logo
117K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 20X longer than Avalanche block time

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20.34s
Avalanche logo
1.02s

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Finality

Cardano finality is 60X longer than Avalanche finality

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2m
Avalanche logo
2s

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Type

Cardano and Avalanche are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Avalanche logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Cardano has 89.57% fewer total transactions than Avalanche

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119M txns
Avalanche logo
1.15B txns

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Launch Date

Cardano was launched 3 years before Avalanche

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Sep 27, 2017
Avalanche logo
Sep 21, 2020

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Cardano vs Avalanche Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 24.13% lower than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient

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22
Avalanche logo
29

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Validators

Cardano has 2.97X more validators than Avalanche

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2,158
Avalanche logo
726

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Stake

Cardano stake is 2.52X higher than Avalanche stake

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$5.685B
Avalanche logo
$2.255B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Cardano and Avalanche are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
Avalanche logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Cardano and Avalanche governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Avalanche logo
On-chain

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Cardano vs Avalanche Developer Activity

Developers

Cardano has 4.55X more developers than Avalanche

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3,670
Avalanche logo
806

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Cardano has 3.55X more commits than Avalanche

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273,903
Avalanche logo
77,252

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Repos

Cardano has 1.9X more repos than Avalanche

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217
Avalanche logo
114

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Stars

Cardano has 1.81X more stars than Avalanche

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12,285
Avalanche logo
6,783

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Cardano has 1.92X more watchers than Avalanche

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2,277
Avalanche logo
1,189

Data from Chainspect

Cardano vs Avalanche Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 79.38% lower than Avalanche chain revenue

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$1.912K
Avalanche logo
$9.273K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 24X higher than Avalanche average transaction fee

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$0.0853
Avalanche logo
$0.003621

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 2.28X higher than Avalanche market cap

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$9.518B
Avalanche logo
$4.167B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Cardano FDV is 1.72X higher than Avalanche FDV

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$11.87B
Avalanche logo
$6.907B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.33X higher than Avalanche Market Cap to FDV ratio

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80.21%
Avalanche logo
60.32%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Cardano price is 97.26% lower than Avalanche price

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$0.2637
Avalanche logo
$9.65

Data from Chainspect

Cardano vs Avalanche Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

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.

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.

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