# IoTeX vs Polkadot

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

| Metric                       | IoTeX                | Polkadot                 |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 0.0061 tx/s          | 0 tx/s                   |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 829.7 tx/s           | 462.7 tx/s               |
| Theoretical TPS              | 2K tx/s              | 1K tx/s                  |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 22 txns              | 0 txns                   |
| Block Time (1H)              | 2.52s                | 5.99s                    |
| Finality Time                | Instant              | 30s                      |
| Total Transactions           | 425M txns            | 46.1M txns               |
| Launch Date                  | Apr 22, 2019         | May 26, 2020             |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 9                    | 181                      |
| Validators/Miners            | 68                   | 600                      |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $11.7M               | $829M                    |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Proof of Stake (PoS) | Nominated Proof of Stake |
| Governance                   | On-chain             | On-chain                 |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $5.78                | $0.0652                  |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.00118             | $0.000138                |
| Price                        | $0.003142            | $0.9053                  |
| Market Cap                   | $29.7M               | $1.55B                   |
| FDV                          | $31.4M               | $1.9B                    |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 94.41%               | 81.47%                   |
| Developers                   | 394                  | 9,126                    |
| Commits                      | 21,645               | 707,480                  |
| Repos                        | 139                  | 577                      |
| Stars                        | 2,708                | 35,642                   |

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