Cheapest blockchain to deploy a token, live USD cost across 7 non-EVM L1 chains
BlockchainsAptos
Leads$0.0866
- p99
- $0.0929
- rank
- #2
- samples
- 20,160
Cardano
Trails$0.2352
- p99
- $0.2461
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 20,160
Aptos vs Cardano
Aptos leads on the only live benchmark. Aptos wins on Cheapest blockchain to deploy a token, live USD cost across 7 non-EVM L1 chains ($0.0866 vs $0.2352).
Cardano
Ouroboros Praos PoS with 20-second slots and 1 block per 20 seconds on average. Probabilistic finality after about 2,160 blocks (k parameter).
Side by side measurements
Frequently asked questions
Aptos vs Cardano: which one is better?
Aptos and Cardano are compared on 1 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Aptos leads on Cheapest blockchain to deploy a token, live USD cost across 7 non-EVM L1 chains. See the live table on this page for every metric.
Which is cheaper, Aptos or Cardano?
On the Cheapest blockchain to deploy a token, live USD cost across 7 non-EVM L1 chains benchmark, Aptos leads at $0.0866 versus Cardano at $0.2352. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Aptos vs Cardano comparison measured?
Every benchmark on this page uses the same open methodology, published at https://openchainbench.com/methodology. Data is CC-BY-4.0. Measurement harnesses are MIT-licensed.
How this pair was selected
Auto-generated pairs require: both providers in the same benchmark for seven consecutive days, at least 1000 samples per provider, observable third-party search demand, and a public /products/[slug] page on OCB. Editorially curated pairs (like this one) may publish early when search demand is high and data is accruing — panels with fewer than 100 samples are shown as provisional. The full pair ledger is versioned in the public repo.