Solana vs Cardano: comparison

A comparison of market data on November 14, 2026 and of the networks' technical parameters. It does not say which asset to choose.

Market

MetricSolanaCardano
Price$72.89$0.1562
Market cap$43.05B$5.86B
24h volume$3.53B$272.53M
24h change−8.85%−8.60%
Market cap rank#7#18

One-year price

Solana

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Cardano

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Technology

MetricSolanaCardano
ConsensusProof of History + PoSProof of stake (PoS)
Network launch20202017
Maximum supplyNo cap45,000,000,000
Block time (target)0.4 s20 s
Smart contractsYesYes

Technical parameters are taken from the projects' official documentation (links below), checked on November 9, 2026.

Sources of technical parameters: Solana · Cardano

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