Compare ICP vs Polkadot Ecosystem
ICP vs Polkadot Ecosystem Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
ICP TPS is 213X higher than Polkadot Ecosystem TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
ICP max TPS is 55X higher than Polkadot Ecosystem max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
ICP max theoretical TPS is 2.1X higher than Polkadot Ecosystem max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
ICP transaction volume is 213X higher than Polkadot Ecosystem transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
ICP block time is 92.02% shorter than Polkadot Ecosystem block time
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Finality
ICP finality is 100% shorter than Polkadot Ecosystem finality
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Type
ICP is a layer 1 blockchain, while Polkadot Ecosystem is a blockchain ecosystem
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Total Transactions
ICP has 396X more total transactions than Polkadot Ecosystem
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Launch Date
ICP was launched 1 year after Polkadot Ecosystem
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ICP vs Polkadot Ecosystem Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
ICP Nakamoto Coefficient is 92.13% lower than Polkadot Ecosystem Nakamoto Coefficient
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Validators
ICP has 1.17X more validators than Polkadot Ecosystem
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Stake
ICP stake is 40.69% lower than Polkadot Ecosystem stake
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Consensus Mechanism
ICP is Proof of Useful Work, while Polkadot Ecosystem is Nominated Proof of Stake
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Governance
ICP and Polkadot Ecosystem governance are both on-chain
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ICP vs Polkadot Ecosystem Developer Activity
Developers
ICP has 91.43% fewer developers than Polkadot Ecosystem
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Repos
ICP has 60.69% fewer repos than Polkadot Ecosystem
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Commits
ICP has 82.64% fewer commits than Polkadot Ecosystem
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Stars
ICP has 72.56% fewer stars than Polkadot Ecosystem
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Watchers
ICP has 56.98% fewer watchers than Polkadot Ecosystem
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ICP vs Polkadot Ecosystem Financials New
Chain Revenue
ICP chain revenue is $30.63K, while Polkadot Ecosystem has no data
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Average Transaction Fee
ICP average transaction fee is $0.0003479, while Polkadot Ecosystem has no data
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Price
ICP price is 2.15X higher than Polkadot Ecosystem price
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Market Cap
ICP market cap is 28.93% lower than Polkadot Ecosystem market cap
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ICP vs Polkadot Ecosystem 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 Ecosystem
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.