Cardano vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 99.45% lower than Avalanche TPS

Cardano logo
0.19 tx/s
Avalanche logo
34.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cardano max TPS is 95.18% lower than Avalanche max TPS

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11.62 tx/s
Avalanche logo
241.3 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

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

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Cardano transaction volume is 99.45% lower than Avalanche transaction volume

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678 txns
Avalanche logo
125K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 19X longer than Avalanche block time

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19.82s
Avalanche logo
1.06s

Data from Chainspect

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

Cardano logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Avalanche logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Cardano has 91.35% fewer total transactions than Avalanche

Cardano logo
122M txns
Avalanche logo
1.41B txns

Data from Chainspect

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 1.17X higher than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient

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28
Avalanche logo
24

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Cardano has 3.49X more validators than Avalanche

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2,156
Avalanche logo
618

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Stake

Cardano stake is 2.75X higher than Avalanche stake

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$3.84B
Avalanche logo
$1.396B

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 4.48X more developers than Avalanche

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3,726
Avalanche logo
831

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Cardano has 3.57X more commits than Avalanche

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286,993
Avalanche logo
80,360

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Cardano has 1.92X more repos than Avalanche

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225
Avalanche logo
117

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Cardano has 1.82X more stars than Avalanche

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12,408
Avalanche logo
6,814

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Cardano has 2.48X more watchers than Avalanche

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2,243
Avalanche logo
903

Data from Chainspect

Cardano vs Avalanche Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 1.26X higher than Avalanche chain revenue

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$2.45K
Avalanche logo
$1.945K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 148X higher than Avalanche average transaction fee

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$0.08403
Avalanche logo
$0.0005677

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 2.17X higher than Avalanche market cap

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$6.508B
Avalanche logo
$2.995B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Cardano FDV is 1.62X higher than Avalanche FDV

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$8.034B
Avalanche logo
$4.965B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.34X higher than Avalanche Market Cap to FDV ratio

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81.01%
Avalanche logo
60.32%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Cardano price is 97.42% lower than Avalanche price

Cardano logo
$0.1785
Avalanche logo
$6.936

Data from Chainspect

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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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