# Ethereum vs Polkadot

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

| Metric                       | Ethereum             | Polkadot                 |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 26.75 tx/s           | 0 tx/s                   |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 74.91 tx/s           | 462.7 tx/s               |
| Theoretical TPS              | 238.1 tx/s           | 1K tx/s                  |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 96K txns             | 0 txns                   |
| Block Time (1H)              | 12s                  | 6s                       |
| Finality Time                | 12m 48s              | 30s                      |
| Total Transactions           | 3.83B txns           | 46.1M txns               |
| Launch Date                  | Jul 30, 2015         | May 26, 2020             |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 6                    | 155                      |
| Validators/Miners            | 802,458              | 500                      |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $85.6B               | $735M                    |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Proof of Stake (PoS) | Nominated Proof of Stake |
| Governance                   | Off-chain            | On-chain                 |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $379K                | $0.0299                  |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.181               | $0.0₄722                 |
| Price                        | $1,902.01            | $0.794                   |
| Market Cap                   | $232B                | $1.36B                   |
| FDV                          | $232B                | $1.67B                   |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 100.00%              | 81.52%                   |
| Developers                   | 12,390               | 9,130                    |
| Commits                      | 548,239              | 708,041                  |
| Repos                        | 469                  | 577                      |
| Stars                        | 187,256              | 35,652                   |

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