Hedera Hashgraph and Canton Network have been recently mentioned in conversations around enterprise adoption and network abilities.
Both networks were designed for fundamentally different roles, with Canton optimized for specific, private, regulated financial workflows, while Hedera is able to position itself as a global trust layer and enterprise distributed ledger.
Let’s take a look at both networks and compare them when it comes to use cases and network intricacies as Canton gains a new footing in the market of institution-focused networks.
One of Hedera’s core differentiators and benefits compared to Canton is its unique asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerant (aBFT) consensus, potentially the best-known security consensus when it comes to distributed ledger networks.
Pioneered by Leemon Baird, aBFT guarantees finality, fairness, and fault tolerance even under unpredictable network conditions and stress, without relying on leader-based block productions like other crypto networks on the market.
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Combined with its public yet permissionless design and native token, Hedera can provide fast finality and security at a very large scale with a theoretical output that would challenge all major networks, including Solana.
Canton, by comparison, uses a Proof-of-Stakeholder consensus that was initially designed around known, permissioned participants like banks, institutional partners, and known players who wish to interact with Canton and the CC token.
Although the consensus is very effective for coordinating transactions between trusted financial institutions and banking groups, it does not offer the same security guarantees as aBFT, and it may be designed to operate as a neutral settlement layer. Canton is suitable for firms interested in using a private network with guarantees, but could be challenged when it comes to scaling at major levels for universal digital trust
Canton’s major strength is its privacy features, which are utilized by firms and institional parters to work with blockchain technology.
Privacy has been a major narrative and gained attention in 2025 with networks like Zcash (ZEC) and Cardano’s Midnight privacy sidechain surging.
Canton is able to offer transactional confidentiality where only relevant parties can see transaction data, similar to ZK-proofing. Canton’s privacy is an essential feature for banks and capital markets partnered with the network.
Hedera, while public, may soon offer privacy and private features via HashSphere, a sidechain alongisde the Hedera network that will work with the public chain.
HashSpehre was built to gauge the interest of institutional players who are keen on the privacy that networks like Canton offer. At the moment, Canton is able to offer institutional confidentiality on a level unlike other chains, while Hedera Hashgraph offers speed, security, and verifiable public trust.
A true trust layer for the internet may possibly need to be neutral, globally verifiable, and cryptographically secure against malicious actors with post-quantum readiness at the helm.
Hedera’s unique consensus and governance, made up of leading firms like Google, IBM, etc., allow it to serve as a shared foundation for payments, data integrity, and compliance across industries. By design, Canton just isn’t aiming for this goal, so it would be unfair to compare them.
Hedera’s role as a trust layer is also reinforced by real-world adoption in future-proof security against quantum threats. SEALSQ’s use of Hedera for post-quantum cryptographic infrastructure demonstrates how Hedera can host next-generation trust systems resistant to quantum attacks.
Both networks ultimately serve different purposes. While Canton excels as a private financial layer, Hedera stands apart as a trust layer for a digital economy.
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