Arweave vs Ethereum

Arweave3.8/5

VS

Ethereum4.3/5

Feature	ArweaveVisit	EthereumVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.8/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	3.5	3.0
Fees	4.0	3.5
Ecosystem	4.0	5.0
Decentralization	4.0	5.0
Developer experience	3.5	4.5
Specs
Layer	Layer 1	Layer 1
Consensus / design	Other	Proof of Stake
Native token	AR	ETH
EVM compatible	No	Yes
Smart contract languages	Not disclosed	Solidity, Vyper
Block time	Not disclosed	12 seconds
Typical transaction fee	One-time upfront fee in AR, dynamic based on data size and network conditions	0.15 to 0.5 gwei
Finality	Not disclosed	12.8 minutes
Validators / sequencer	Miners and validators	Not disclosed
Mainnet since	2,018	2,015
Sequencer	Not applicable	Not applicable
Data availability	Decentralized permanent storage through the Arweave weave and storage endowment model	EIP-4844 blobs and calldata
Gas paid in	AR	ETH
Company
Founded	2018	2015
Headquarters	—	Switzerland
Investors	Not disclosed	Public crowdsale participants
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	One-time upfront fee for permanent decentralized data storage Proof of Access consensus rewards nodes for preserving historical archives AO Computer enables parallel computing on top of immutable storage	Uninterrupted 100% network uptime since its July 2015 launch Nearly $50B in total value locked in October 2026 Hosts approximately $180B of stablecoins on mainnet as of July 2026 Open client ecosystem with no single point of corporate failure
Cons	Data uploads are immutable and cannot be deleted or modified Addresses are incompatible with standard Ethereum accounts despite shared secp256k1 curves Node operators face legal and GDPR compliance risks for hosted content Malicious packages targeted ecosystem npm developer libraries in June 2026	Base-layer transaction fees spike significantly during periods of heavy congestion Layer-1 execution throughput remains limited to under 30 transactions per second Complex smart contract interactions can become costly during peak network demand
Best for	Permanent decentralized web hosting, Long-term data and AI archive preservation, Developers deploying autonomous on-chain agents	DeFi liquidity providers and traders, Smart contract developers using Solidity, Layer-2 rollup deployment teams

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