Compare Avalanche vs Polygon

Avalanche vs Polygon Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Avalanche TPS is 43.61% lower than Polygon TPS

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23.18 tx/s
Polygon logo
41.11 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Avalanche max TPS is 71.41% lower than Polygon max TPS

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122.7 tx/s
Polygon logo
429.1 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 1.67X higher than Polygon max theoretical TPS

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1,191 tx/s
Polygon logo
714.3 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Avalanche transaction volume is 43.61% lower than Polygon transaction volume

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83.4K txns
Polygon logo
148K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Avalanche block time is 25.3% shorter than Polygon block time

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1.59s
Polygon logo
2.13s

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Finality

Avalanche finality is 60% shorter than Polygon finality

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2s
Polygon logo
5s

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Type

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

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Layer 1 blockchain
Polygon logo
Sidechain

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Total Transactions

Avalanche has 86.84% fewer total transactions than Polygon

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752M txns
Polygon logo
5.72B txns

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Launch Date

Avalanche was launched 4 months after Polygon

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Sep 21, 2020
Polygon logo
May 30, 2020

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Avalanche vs Polygon Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient is 5X higher than Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient

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25
Polygon logo
5

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Validators

Avalanche has 8.4X more validators than Polygon

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874
Polygon logo
104

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Stake

Avalanche stake is 5.81X higher than Polygon stake

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$4.925B
Polygon logo
$847M

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Consensus Mechanism

Avalanche and Polygon are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

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

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On-chain
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Off-chain

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Avalanche vs Polygon Developer Activity New

Developers

Avalanche has 54.55% fewer developers than Polygon

Avalanche logo
753
Polygon logo
1,657

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Repos

Avalanche has 26.84% fewer repos than Polygon

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109
Polygon logo
149

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Commits

Avalanche has 1.4% fewer commits than Polygon

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61,169
Polygon logo
62,038

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Stars

Avalanche has 27.77% fewer stars than Polygon

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6,650
Polygon logo
9,207

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Watchers

Avalanche has 30.87% fewer watchers than Polygon

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1,202
Polygon logo
1,739

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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