Kusama vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Kusama TPS is 99.99% lower than Avalanche TPS

Kusama logo
0.0008 tx/s
Avalanche logo
29.07 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Kusama max TPS is 2.27X higher than Avalanche max TPS

Kusama logo
401.7 tx/s
Avalanche logo
176.6 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Kusama max theoretical TPS is 84X higher than Avalanche max theoretical TPS

Kusama logo
100,000 tx/s
Avalanche logo
1,191 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Kusama transaction volume is 99.99% lower than Avalanche transaction volume

Kusama logo
3 txns
Avalanche logo
105K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Kusama block time is 5.67X longer than Avalanche block time

Kusama logo
6.06s
Avalanche logo
1.07s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Kusama finality is 15X longer than Avalanche finality

Kusama logo
30s
Avalanche logo
2s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Kusama and Avalanche are both layer 1 blockchains

Kusama logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Avalanche logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Kusama has 95.92% fewer total transactions than Avalanche

Kusama logo
50.7M txns
Avalanche logo
1.24B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Kusama was launched 10 months before Avalanche

Kusama logo
Nov 28, 2019
Avalanche logo
Sep 21, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Avalanche Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama Nakamoto Coefficient is 96% lower than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient

Kusama logo
1
Avalanche logo
25

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Kusama has 1.51X more validators than Avalanche

Kusama logo
1,000
Avalanche logo
664

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Kusama stake is 100% lower than Avalanche stake

Kusama logo
$0
Avalanche logo
$1.916B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Kusama is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Avalanche is PoS

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

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Kusama and Avalanche governance are both on-chain

Kusama logo
On-chain
Avalanche logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Avalanche Developer Activity

Developers

Kusama has 11X more developers than Avalanche

Kusama logo
9,030
Avalanche logo
814

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Kusama has 8.85X more commits than Avalanche

Kusama logo
695,420
Avalanche logo
78,559

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Kusama has 4.4X more repos than Avalanche

Kusama logo
506
Avalanche logo
115

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Kusama has 5.22X more stars than Avalanche

Kusama logo
35,421
Avalanche logo
6,786

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Kusama has 4.28X more watchers than Avalanche

Kusama logo
5,096
Avalanche logo
1,191

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Avalanche Financials New

Chain Revenue

Kusama chain revenue is 99.96% lower than Avalanche chain revenue

Kusama logo
$0.5223
Avalanche logo
$1.698K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Kusama average transaction fee is 4.22X higher than Avalanche average transaction fee

Kusama logo
$0.003653
Avalanche logo
$0.0008658

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Kusama market cap is 97.82% lower than Avalanche market cap

Kusama logo
$85.35M
Avalanche logo
$3.922B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Kusama FDV is 98.68% lower than Avalanche FDV

Kusama logo
$85.35M
Avalanche logo
$6.502B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Kusama Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.66X higher than Avalanche Market Cap to FDV ratio

Kusama logo
100.00%
Avalanche logo
60.32%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Kusama price is 48.21% lower than Avalanche price

Kusama logo
$4.704
Avalanche logo
$9.084

Data from Chainspect

Kusama vs Avalanche Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Kusama

Kusama is a scalable multi-chain network for radical innovation and early stage Polkadot deployments. Expect Chaos. No promises.

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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