Avalanche vs Polkadot

Real-time TPS

Avalanche TPS is 42X more than Polkadot TPS

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9.13 tx/s
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0.22 tx/s

Max Recorded TPS

Avalanche max TPS is 79.58% less than Polkadot max TPS

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92.74 tx/s
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454 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 76.19% less than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

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357 tx/s
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1,500 tx/s

Block Time

Avalanche block time is 73.79% less than Polkadot block time

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1.57s
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6.01s

Finality

Avalanche finality is 100% less than Polkadot finality

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0s
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1m

Type

Avalanche and Polkadot are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

Governance

Avalanche and Polkadot governance are both coming soon

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On-chain
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On-chain

Launch Date

Avalanche was launched 4 months after Polkadot

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Sep 21, 2020
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May 26, 2020

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About Blockchains

About Avalanche

Avalanche emerges as a rapid, scalable blockchain platform facilitating the seamless creation and deployment of dApps. Distinguished by its unique consensus mechanism, it's particularly good for DeFi applications, allowing high throughput and nearly instant finality. Its architecture allows for a network of interconnected blockchains, each safeguarded by dynamic subsets of validators, ensuring scalability while maintaining speed, reliability, and security.

About Polkadot

Polkadot stands out among other blockchain projects for its focus on enhancing the foundational infrastructure of dApps. It aims to enable interoperability between blockchain ecosystems, facilitating seamless communication without intermediaries. Functioning as a "network of networks," Polkadot utilizes parachains — specialized blockchains with unique functionalities and tokens — to enable interaction between diverse blockchain architectures. Powered by the nominated proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus algorithm and drawing inspiration from the Ouroboros protocol, Polkadot offers a robust framework for building interconnected and scalable decentralized systems.

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