Tezos vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Tezos TPS is 8.99X higher than Cardano TPS

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1.64 tx/s
Cardano logo
0.18 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Tezos max TPS is 4.35X higher than Cardano max TPS

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50.58 tx/s
Cardano logo
11.62 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Tezos max theoretical TPS is 57X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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1,026 tx/s
Cardano logo
18.02 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Tezos transaction volume is 9.11X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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5.89K txns
Cardano logo
646 txns

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Block Time (1H)

Tezos block time is 68.78% shorter than Cardano block time

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6.05s
Cardano logo
19.38s

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Finality

Tezos finality is 90% shorter than Cardano finality

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12s
Cardano logo
2m

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Type

Tezos and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Cardano logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Tezos has 2.98X more total transactions than Cardano

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359M txns
Cardano logo
120M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Tezos was launched 1 year after Cardano

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Sep 17, 2018
Cardano logo
Sep 27, 2017

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Tezos vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient is 36.36% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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14
Cardano logo
22

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Validators

Tezos has 88.94% fewer validators than Cardano

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238
Cardano logo
2,152

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Stake

Tezos stake is 95.48% lower than Cardano stake

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$244.5M
Cardano logo
$5.41B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Tezos and Cardano are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
Cardano logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Tezos and Cardano governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Cardano logo
On-chain

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Tezos vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Tezos has 88.71% fewer developers than Cardano

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416
Cardano logo
3,685

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Tezos has 68.88% fewer commits than Cardano

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86,357
Cardano logo
277,530

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Repos

Tezos has 72.6% fewer repos than Cardano

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60
Cardano logo
219

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Stars

Tezos has 85.07% fewer stars than Cardano

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1,837
Cardano logo
12,310

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Tezos has 83.26% fewer watchers than Cardano

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381
Cardano logo
2,276

Data from Chainspect

Tezos vs Cardano Financials New

Chain Revenue

Tezos chain revenue is 97.3% lower than Cardano chain revenue

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$52.23
Cardano logo
$1.938K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Tezos average transaction fee is 99.64% lower than Cardano average transaction fee

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$0.0003077
Cardano logo
$0.08556

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Tezos market cap is 95.46% lower than Cardano market cap

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$407.6M
Cardano logo
$8.979B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Tezos FDV is 96.28% lower than Cardano FDV

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$415.1M
Cardano logo
$11.17B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Tezos Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.22X higher than Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio

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98.18%
Cardano logo
80.41%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Tezos price is 1.52X higher than Cardano price

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$0.3763
Cardano logo
$0.2481

Data from Chainspect

Tezos vs Cardano Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Tezos

Tezos is an open-source platform for assets and applications backed by a global community of validators, researchers, and builders.

Explore the full ecosystem here: Tezos Ecosystem

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.

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