# ICP vs Stellar

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

| Metric                       | ICP                  | Stellar                    |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------- | -------------------------- |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 5.38K tx/s           | 124.6 tx/s                 |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 25.6K tx/s           | 218.1 tx/s                 |
| Theoretical TPS              | 210K tx/s            | 3.35K tx/s                 |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 19.4M txns           | 448K txns                  |
| Block Time (1H)              | 480ms                | 4.99s                      |
| Finality Time                | Instant              | Instant                    |
| Total Transactions           | 315B txns            | 25.1B txns                 |
| Launch Date                  | May 10, 2021         | Sep 30, 2015               |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 14                   | 4                          |
| Validators/Miners            | 618                  | 103                        |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $581M                | —                          |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Proof of Useful Work | Stellar Consensus Protocol |
| Governance                   | On-chain             | On-chain                   |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $9.62K               | $723                       |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.0₄207             | $0.0₄634                   |
| Price                        | $2.38                | $0.1463                    |
| Market Cap                   | $1.33B               | $5.18B                     |
| FDV                          | $1.33B               | $7.32B                     |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 100.00%              | 70.74%                     |
| Developers                   | 802                  | 769                        |
| Commits                      | 122,984              | 70,852                     |
| Repos                        | 183                  | 132                        |
| Stars                        | 8,542                | 11,168                     |

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