Compare Avalanche vs Polygon
Avalanche vs Polygon Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
Avalanche TPS is 18.84% lower than Polygon TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
Avalanche max TPS is 71.41% lower than Polygon max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 1.67X higher than Polygon max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
Avalanche transaction volume is 18.84% lower than Polygon transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
Avalanche block time is 11.47% shorter than Polygon block time
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Finality
Avalanche finality is 60% shorter than Polygon finality
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Type
Avalanche is a layer 1 blockchain, while Polygon is a sidechain
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Total Transactions
Avalanche has 86.4% fewer total transactions than Polygon
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Launch Date
Avalanche was launched 4 months after Polygon
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Avalanche vs Polygon Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient is 6.75X higher than Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient
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Validators
Avalanche has 8.22X more validators than Polygon
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Stake
Avalanche stake is 5.73X higher than Polygon stake
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Consensus Mechanism
Avalanche and Polygon are both PoS
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Governance
Avalanche on-chain governance is better than Polygon off-chain governance
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Avalanche vs Polygon Developer Activity New
Developers
Avalanche has 54.03% fewer developers than Polygon
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Repos
Avalanche has 27.33% fewer repos than Polygon
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Commits
Avalanche has 0.55% fewer commits than Polygon
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Stars
Avalanche has 27.78% fewer stars than Polygon
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Watchers
Avalanche has 30.81% fewer watchers than Polygon
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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.