Compare ICP vs Polygon
ICP vs Polygon Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
ICP TPS is 17X higher than Polygon TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
ICP max TPS is 60X higher than Polygon max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
ICP max theoretical TPS is 294X higher than Polygon max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
ICP transaction volume is 17X higher than Polygon transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
ICP block time is 76% shorter than Polygon block time
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Finality
ICP finality is 100% shorter than Polygon finality
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Type
ICP is a layer 1 blockchain, while Polygon is a sidechain
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Total Transactions
ICP has 45X more total transactions than Polygon
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Launch Date
ICP was launched 11 months after Polygon
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ICP vs Polygon Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
ICP Nakamoto Coefficient is 3.5X higher than Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient
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Validators
ICP has 6.74X more validators than Polygon
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Stake
ICP stake is 2.4X higher than Polygon stake
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Consensus Mechanism
ICP is Proof of Useful Work, while Polygon is PoS
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Governance
ICP on-chain governance is better than Polygon off-chain governance
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ICP vs Polygon Developer Activity
Developers
ICP has 54.8% fewer developers than Polygon
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Repos
ICP has 1.2X more repos than Polygon
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Commits
ICP has 1.87X more commits than Polygon
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Stars
ICP has 1.01X more stars than Polygon
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Watchers
ICP has 1.24X more watchers than Polygon
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ICP vs Polygon Financials New
Chain Revenue
ICP chain revenue is 29.15% lower than Polygon chain revenue
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Average Transaction Fee
ICP average transaction fee is 96.18% lower than Polygon average transaction fee
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Price
ICP price is 35X higher than Polygon price
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Market Cap
ICP market cap is 1.8X higher than Polygon market cap
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ICP vs Polygon 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 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.