Chain Compare
Blockchain metrics · one page

Compare chains without the noise.

A compact view of the architecture behind major blockchain networks: capacity, block speed, execution, and consensus.

Network comparison

19 of 19 networks

TONTONL1 (official developer source)2021 (official developer source)1,000,000 (official developer source)5 sec (official developer source)Other VM (official developer source)PoS (official developer source)
AptosAPTL1 (official developer source)17 Oct 2022 (official developer source)160,000 (official developer source)500 ms (official developer source)Other VM (official developer source)AptosBFT (official developer source)
SolanaSOLL1 (official developer source)16 Mar 2020 (official developer source)65,000 (official developer source)400 ms (official developer source)Other VM (official developer source)PoS + PoH (official developer source)
CosmosATOML1 (official developer source)13 Mar 2019 (official developer source)10,000 (official developer source)6 sec (official developer source)Other VM (official developer source)Tendermint BFT (official developer source)
PolygonPOLL2 (official developer source)31 May 2020 (official developer source)7,000 (official developer source)2 sec (official developer source)EVM (official developer source)PoS (official developer source)
AvalancheAVAXL1 (official developer source)21 Sep 2020 (official developer source)4,500 (official developer source)2 sec (official developer source)EVM (official developer source)Snowman PoS (official developer source)
ArbitrumETHL2 (official developer source)31 Aug 2021 (official developer source)4,000 (official developer source)13 sec (official developer source)EVM (official developer source)Optimistic rollup (official developer source)
OptimismOPL2 (official developer source)16 Jan 2021 (official developer source)4,000 (official developer source)2 sec (official developer source)EVM (official developer source)Optimistic rollup (official developer source)
BNB ChainBNBL1 (official developer source)01 Sep 2020 (official developer source)2,200 (official developer source)3 sec (official developer source)EVM (official developer source)PoSA (official developer source)
TronTRXL1 (official developer source)25 Jun 2018 (official developer source)2,000 (official developer source)3 sec (official developer source)EVM (official developer source)DPoS (official developer source)
MoneroXMRL1 (official developer source)18 Apr 2014 (official developer source)1,700 (official developer source)2 min (official developer source)Limited (official developer source)PoW (official developer source)
XRPXRPL1 (official developer source)Jun 2012 (official developer source)1,500 (official developer source)4 sec (official developer source)Limited (official developer source)RPCA (official developer source)
PolkadotDOTL0 (official developer source)26 May 2020 (official developer source)1,000 (official developer source)6 sec (official developer source)Other VM (official developer source)NPoS (official developer source)
CardanoADAL1 (official developer source)29 Sep 2017 (official developer source)250 (official developer source)20 sec (official developer source)Other VM (official developer source)Ouroboros PoS (official developer source)
StellarXLML1 (official developer source)31 Jul 2014 (official developer source)200 (official developer source)5 sec (official developer source)Other VM (official developer source)SCP (official developer source)
DogecoinDOGEL1 (official developer source)06 Dec 2013 (official developer source)30 (official developer source)1 min (official developer source)Limited (official developer source)PoW (official developer source)
EthereumETHL1 (official developer source)30 Jul 2015 (official developer source)27 (official developer source)12 sec (official developer source)EVM (official developer source)PoS (official developer source)
Ethereum ClassicETCL1 (official developer source)30 Jul 2015 (official developer source)15 (official developer source)13 sec (official developer source)EVM (official developer source)PoW (official developer source)
BitcoinBTCL1 (official developer source)03 Jan 2009 (official developer source)5 (official developer source)10 min (official developer source)Limited (official developer source)PoW (official developer source)
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TPS measures design capacity, not live throughput. Networks calculate it differently, so compare capacity directionally. Block times are approximate. Architecture updated July 2026.