Compare Algorand vs Polkadot

Algorand TPS is 100% higher than Polkadot TPS

8.3 tx/s

0 tx/s

Algorand max TPS is 12X higher than Polkadot max TPS

5,716 tx/s

462.7 tx/s

Algorand max theoretical TPS is 9.38X higher than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

9,384 tx/s

1,000 tx/s

Algorand transaction volume is 100% higher than Polkadot transaction volume

29.9K txns

0 txns

Algorand block time is 54.12% shorter than Polkadot block time

2.75s

5.99s

Algorand finality is 100% shorter than Polkadot finality

0s

30s

Algorand has 76X more total transactions than Polkadot

3.49B txns

46M txns

Algorand was launched 1 year before Polkadot

Jun 12, 2019

May 26, 2020

Algorand Nakamoto Coefficient is 92.39% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

13

171

Algorand has 2.55X more validators than Polkadot

1,531

600

Algorand stake is 75.34% lower than Polkadot stake

$180.8M

$733.5M

Algorand is Pure Proof of Stake, while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake

Pure Proof of Stake

Nominated Proof of Stake

Algorand and Polkadot governance are both on-chain

On-chain

On-chain

Algorand has 94.02% fewer developers than Polkadot

542

9,076

Algorand has 93.7% fewer commits than Polkadot

44,163

701,291

Algorand has 65.94% fewer repos than Polkadot

188

552

Algorand has 85.6% fewer stars than Polkadot

5,120

35,565

Algorand has 66.72% fewer watchers than Polkadot

725

2,179

Algorand on-chain revenue is 160X higher than Polkadot on-chain revenue

$88.86

$0.5547

Algorand average transaction fee is 99.58% lower than Polkadot average transaction fee

$0.0001289

$0.03082

Algorand market cap is 43.03% lower than Polkadot market cap

$791.3M

$1.389B

Algorand FDV is 48.96% lower than Polkadot FDV

$877.3M

$1.719B

Algorand Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.12X higher than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

90.20%

80.80%

Algorand price is 89.28% lower than Polkadot price

$0.08773

$0.8186