The problem isn't about how scalable and fast it is, we all know avalanche is fast but other blockchain like solana is fast too that average joe don't really notice the difference.
On top of that here's brief comparison of the defillama data between 3 chains : ethereum, solana, and avalanche.
It's obvious that avalanche is falling behind with chain rev of $8000 in 24h compared to other and it's falling behind on other things too such as dex volume and so on.
Well, Solana is not as decentralized as Avalanche. Sure it's fast and cheap to use, but it's nothing but an utterly-centralized Blockchain network. Same as Binance Chain. Avalanche proves to be a viable alternative to Ethereum as it focuses on decentralization with a unique approach to scalability. It might even perform better than chains with "horizontal scaling" (APTOS and SUI). Who knows?
I haven't seen real world tests of Avalanche's TPS, but I bet it will outmatch its competitors. The 3-tier approach to scalability is genius because it divides the network into different layers without compromising on decentralization and censorship-resistance. AVAX is undervalued, imho. We'll see what happens in the long run.
From a technological perspective, Avalanche is a solid Layer 1. I couldn't fine any reliable source but data from
https://chainspect.app/dashboard shows that "horizontal scaling" on APTOS and SUI gives much better performance than parallel execution on Avalanche.
Economically, Avalanche has struggled to establish a sustainable ecosystem despite pivoting across DeFi, gaming, and RWA. In contrast, Solana has successfully built a strong economy, with the help of meme. IMO, AVAX isn't undervalued. With Vitalik recently reaffirmed the role of Layer 2s in scaling Ethereum, Avalanche risks falling even further behind many other strong Layer 1s and Layer 2s.