NEAR vs Cardano

Real-time TPS

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NEAR TPS is 275X more than Cardano TPS

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108.8 tx/s
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0.4 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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NEAR max TPS is 356X more than Cardano max TPS

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4,135 tx/s
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11.62 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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NEAR max theoretical TPS is 666X more than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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12,000 tx/s
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18.02 tx/s
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Total Transactions

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NEAR total txns is 275X more than Cardano total txns

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391,821 txns
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1,427 txns

Block Time

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NEAR block time is 94.04% less than Cardano block time

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1.16s
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19.44s

Finality

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NEAR finality is 98.33% less than Cardano finality

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2s
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2m

Governance

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NEAR council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

Nakamoto Coefficient

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NEAR and Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient are both coming soon

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Soon
Cardano logo
Soon

Type

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NEAR and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

Launch Date

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NEAR was launched 3 years after Cardano

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Apr 22, 2020
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Sep 27, 2017

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About Blockchains

About NEAR

NEAR is the chain abstraction stack, empowering builders to create apps that scale to billions of users and across all 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.

Blockchains Socials

NEAR Socials

Cardano Socials