NEAR Protocol vs TON

NEAR Protocol4.1/5

VS

TON3.6/5

Feature	NEAR ProtocolVisit	TONVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	3.6/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	4.5	4.5
Fees	4.5	4.5
Ecosystem	3.5	3.5
Decentralization	4.0	3.0
Developer experience	4.0	3.0
Specs
Layer	Layer 1	Layer 1
Consensus / design	Proof of Stake	Proof of Stake
Native token	NEAR	GRAM
EVM compatible	No	No
Smart contract languages	Rust, JavaScript	Tolk, FunC, Tact
Block time	600ms	~0.4s
Typical transaction fee	Not disclosed	0.00039 Gram
Finality	1.2s	~0.6s
Validators / sequencer	Not disclosed	384
Mainnet since	2,020	2,021
Throughput (TPS)	1000000	100,000+
Sequencer	Not applicable	Not applicable
Data availability	NEAR Protocol	Not disclosed
Gas paid in	NEAR	GRAM
Company
Founded	2020	2018
Headquarters	Switzerland	—
Investors	Andreessen Horowitz, Accomplice, Metastable Capital, Arrington Capital +6	Private SAFT Investors, Hypersphere, Mirana Ventures
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Fast 1.2-second transaction finality with 600ms block times Cross-chain swap execution across 35+ separate blockchain networks Sub-cent execution fees on NEAR Intents transactions Annual token issuance reduced from 5% to 2.5% in October 2025	Native access to Telegram users via embedded non-custodial wallets Sub-second settlement with 0.4-second block times and 0.6-second finality Fixed base fees of 0.00039 Gram per transfer regardless of network load Over 1.4 billion circulating native USDt on the network as of October 2026
Cons	Not natively EVM-compatible at the primary Layer-1 execution level Cross-chain intents face reorg exposure on connected networks, including a $600K incident in April 2026 Historical exploits in third-party ecosystem contracts, including $3M lost on Skyward Finance in 2022	High validator staking requirement of roughly 1 million Gram limits solo validation DeFi liquidity and total value locked remain significantly lower than Ethereum and Solana Cross-chain bridge exploit in May 2026 led to $2.8 million in losses Non-EVM architecture requires developers to learn custom languages like Tact and FunC
Best for	Developers writing smart contracts in Rust, Users swapping across chains without manual bridges, Teams deploying autonomous AI agent systems	Telegram mini-app developers, Low-cost peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers, Mass token and NFT airdrops

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