Blockchain Research

Avalanche vs Solana

Avalanche is a L1 launched in 2020 using Avalanche / Snowman BFT. Solana is a L1 launched in 2020 using Proof of History + Tower BFT. On observed throughput, Solana leads (27 vs 1,306 TPS). On typical fees, Solana is lower ($0.0300 vs $0.0020).

Metric Avalanche Solana
Observed TPS 27 1,306
Theoretical TPS 1,191 65,000
Finality 2.00 s 12.80 s
Block time 1.03 s 0.40 s
Avg fee $0.0300 $0.0020
Validators 1,200

Better value per row marked in colour (higher TPS; lower finality, block time, fee). "—" = no reliable current source.

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