Avalanche vs Polygon Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Avalanche TPS is 68.62% lower than Polygon TPS

Avalanche logo
26.71 tx/s
Polygon logo
85.13 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Avalanche max TPS is 55.11% lower than Polygon max TPS

Avalanche logo
241.3 tx/s
Polygon logo
537.5 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 68.75% lower than Polygon max theoretical TPS

Avalanche logo
1,191 tx/s
Polygon logo
3,810 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Avalanche transaction volume is 68.67% lower than Polygon transaction volume

Avalanche logo
96K txns
Polygon logo
306K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Avalanche block time is 18.84% shorter than Polygon block time

Avalanche logo
1.22s
Polygon logo
1.5s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Avalanche finality is 60% shorter than Polygon finality

Avalanche logo
2s
Polygon logo
5s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Avalanche is a layer 1 blockchain, while Polygon is a sidechain

Avalanche logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Polygon logo
Sidechain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Avalanche has 81.79% fewer total transactions than Polygon

Avalanche logo
1.38B txns
Polygon logo
7.58B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Avalanche was launched 4 months after Polygon

Avalanche logo
Sep 21, 2020
Polygon logo
May 30, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Avalanche vs Polygon Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient is 6.5X higher than Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient

Avalanche logo
26
Polygon logo
4

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Avalanche has 6.57X more validators than Polygon

Avalanche logo
670
Polygon logo
102

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Avalanche stake is 5.4X higher than Polygon stake

Avalanche logo
$1.401B
Polygon logo
$259.5M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Avalanche and Polygon are both PoS

Avalanche logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)
Polygon logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Avalanche on-chain governance is better than Polygon off-chain governance

Avalanche logo
On-chain
Polygon logo
Off-chain

Data from Chainspect

Avalanche vs Polygon Developer Activity

Developers

Avalanche has 54.27% fewer developers than Polygon

Avalanche logo
828
Polygon logo
1,811

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Avalanche has 1.21X more commits than Polygon

Avalanche logo
80,132
Polygon logo
66,027

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Avalanche has 30.95% fewer repos than Polygon

Avalanche logo
116
Polygon logo
168

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Avalanche has 28.38% fewer stars than Polygon

Avalanche logo
6,810
Polygon logo
9,509

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Avalanche has 27.35% fewer watchers than Polygon

Avalanche logo
903
Polygon logo
1,243

Data from Chainspect

Avalanche vs Polygon Financials New

Chain Revenue

Avalanche chain revenue is 93.39% lower than Polygon chain revenue

Avalanche logo
$6.174K
Polygon logo
$93.54K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Avalanche average transaction fee is 83.39% lower than Polygon average transaction fee

Avalanche logo
$0.00214
Polygon logo
$0.01289

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Avalanche market cap is 3.55X higher than Polygon market cap

Avalanche logo
$2.765B
Polygon logo
$779.9M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Avalanche FDV is 5.88X higher than Polygon FDV

Avalanche logo
$4.584B
Polygon logo
$779.9M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Avalanche Market Cap to FDV ratio is 39.67% lower than Polygon Market Cap to FDV ratio

Avalanche logo
60.32%
Polygon logo
100.00%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Avalanche price is 88X higher than Polygon price

Avalanche logo
$6.404
Polygon logo
$0.07311

Data from Chainspect

Avalanche vs Polygon Real-time TPS Chart

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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 Polygon

Polygon, formerly Matic Network, is a blockchain platform designed to establish a multi-chain system compatible with Ethereum. It employs a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism similar to Ethereum for on-chain transactions, with its native token being POL. Functioning as a "layer two" or "sidechain" scaling solution alongside Ethereum, Polygon facilitates quicker transactions and lower fees. Its inception aimed to tackle Ethereum's major challenges, including high fees, subpar user experience, and limited transaction throughput, aspiring to create an "Ethereum's internet of blockchains" or a multi-chain ecosystem of Ethereum-compatible blockchains.

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