Compare ICP vs Polkadot
Open in ChatGPTICP vs Polkadot Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
ICP TPS is 4,604,167X higher than Polkadot TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
ICP max TPS is 55X higher than Polkadot max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
ICP max theoretical TPS is 210X higher than Polkadot max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
ICP transaction volume is 4,971,600X higher than Polkadot transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
ICP block time is 91.98% shorter than Polkadot block time
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Finality
ICP finality is 100% shorter than Polkadot finality
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Type
ICP and Polkadot are both layer 1 blockchains
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Total Transactions (All time)
ICP has 399X more total transactions than Polkadot
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Launch Date
ICP was launched 1 year after Polkadot
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ICP vs Polkadot Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
ICP Nakamoto Coefficient is 92.13% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient
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Validators
ICP has 1.2X more validators than Polkadot
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Stake
ICP stake is 46.94% lower than Polkadot stake
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Consensus Mechanism
ICP is Proof of Useful Work, while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake
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Governance
ICP and Polkadot governance are both on-chain
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ICP vs Polkadot Developer Activity
Developers
ICP has 91.48% fewer developers than Polkadot
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Commits
ICP has 83.63% fewer commits than Polkadot
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Repos
ICP has 65.33% fewer repos than Polkadot
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Stars
ICP has 76.45% fewer stars than Polkadot
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Watchers
ICP has 60.86% fewer watchers than Polkadot
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ICP vs Polkadot Financials New
Chain Revenue
ICP chain revenue is 33X higher than Polkadot chain revenue
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Average Transaction Fee
ICP average transaction fee is 99.87% lower than Polkadot average transaction fee
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Market Cap
ICP market cap is 40.08% lower than Polkadot market cap
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FDV
ICP FDV is 52.13% lower than Polkadot FDV
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Market Cap / FDV
ICP Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.25X higher than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio
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Price
ICP price is 1.83X higher than Polkadot price
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ICP vs Polkadot Real-time TPS Chart
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About Blockchains
About ICP
The Internet Computer is a decentralized cloud blockchain that pursues the $1+ trillion cloud market — hosting apps, websites and enterprise systems, fully onchain, where they benefit from extraordinary security and resilience, can do multi-chain token processing, and can be administered in a decentralized way for safety.
A core purpose is “self-writing cloud”, where AI creates apps for mass market users, which are sophisticated and secure, in response to instructions they provide over chat.
The ICP token is burned powering onchain apps, and is a cryptocurrency used in network governance staking.
It’s easy to try — use AI to create onchain apps (e.g. caffeine.ai) or use an online IDE to write serverless code yourself (e.g. icp.ninja)!
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.