# ICP vs Polkadot

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

| Metric                       | ICP                  | Polkadot                 |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 5.54K tx/s           | 0.13 tx/s                |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 25.6K tx/s           | 462.7 tx/s               |
| Theoretical TPS              | 210K tx/s            | 1K tx/s                  |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 20M txns             | 470 txns                 |
| Block Time (1H)              | 480ms                | 6s                       |
| Finality Time                | Instant              | 30s                      |
| Total Transactions           | 313B txns            | 46.1M txns               |
| Launch Date                  | May 10, 2021         | May 26, 2020             |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 14                   | 176                      |
| Validators/Miners            | 618                  | 600                      |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $591M                | $852M                    |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Proof of Useful Work | Nominated Proof of Stake |
| Governance                   | On-chain             | On-chain                 |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $9.63K               | $0.108                   |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.0₄201             | $0.000191                |
| Price                        | $2.43                | $0.9233                  |
| Market Cap                   | $1.36B               | $1.58B                   |
| FDV                          | $1.36B               | $1.94B                   |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 100.00%              | 81.47%                   |
| Developers                   | 802                  | 9,126                    |
| Commits                      | 122,788              | 707,384                  |
| Repos                        | 183                  | 577                      |
| Stars                        | 8,540                | 35,640                   |

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