# Algorand vs Polkadot

Side-by-side fundamentals for Algorand and Polkadot tracked by Chainspect.

| Metric                       | Algorand            | Polkadot                 |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 11.13 tx/s          | 0 tx/s                   |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 5.72K tx/s          | 462.7 tx/s               |
| Theoretical TPS              | 9.38K tx/s          | 1K tx/s                  |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 40.1K txns          | 0 txns                   |
| Block Time (1H)              | 2.8s                | 6s                       |
| Finality Time                | Instant             | 30s                      |
| Total Transactions           | 3.56B txns          | 46.1M txns               |
| Launch Date                  | Jun 12, 2019        | May 26, 2020             |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 14                  | 155                      |
| Validators/Miners            | 1,555               | 500                      |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $175M               | $735M                    |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Pure Proof of Stake | Nominated Proof of Stake |
| Governance                   | On-chain            | On-chain                 |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $98.2               | $0.0299                  |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.000119           | $0.0₄722                 |
| Price                        | $0.08377            | $0.794                   |
| Market Cap                   | $761M               | $1.36B                   |
| FDV                          | $838M               | $1.67B                   |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 90.80%              | 81.52%                   |
| Developers                   | 550                 | 9,130                    |
| Commits                      | 47,150              | 708,041                  |
| Repos                        | 195                 | 577                      |
| Stars                        | 5,163               | 35,652                   |

Source: https://chainspect.app/compare/algorand-vs-polkadot