A pair of high pressure metal hydrides La0.9Ce0.1Ni5Hx and La0.8Ce0.2Ni5Hx were used for the thermodynamic analysis of two stage metal hydride based hydrogen compressor (MHHC). The PCIs of these metal hydrides were measured at different temperatures and thermodynamic properties were estimated using van't Hoff plots. Later, the performance of MHHC was determined based on the driving pressure differential, and the rate of hydrogen transfer between coupled metal hydride beds using PCIs and thermodynamic property data. In addition, the actual variation in pressure difference during hydrogen transfer processes of MHHC was studied by plotting thermodynamic cycle with pressure variations. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd.