# IoTeX vs Stellar

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

| Metric                       | IoTeX                | Stellar                    |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------- | -------------------------- |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 0.05 tx/s            | 135.8 tx/s                 |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 829.7 tx/s           | 218.1 tx/s                 |
| Theoretical TPS              | 2K tx/s              | 3.35K tx/s                 |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 181 txns             | 488K txns                  |
| Block Time (1H)              | 2.5s                 | 4.99s                      |
| Finality Time                | Instant              | Instant                    |
| Total Transactions           | 425M txns            | 25B txns                   |
| Launch Date                  | Apr 22, 2019         | Sep 30, 2015               |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 9                    | 4                          |
| Validators/Miners            | 68                   | 103                        |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $11.3M               | —                          |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Proof of Stake (PoS) | Stellar Consensus Protocol |
| Governance                   | On-chain             | On-chain                   |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $6.37                | $650                       |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.00129             | $0.0₄594                   |
| Price                        | $0.003282            | $0.1686                    |
| Market Cap                   | $31M                 | $5.96B                     |
| FDV                          | $32.8M               | $8.43B                     |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 94.41%               | 70.66%                     |
| Developers                   | 394                  | 768                        |
| Commits                      | 21,645               | 70,747                     |
| Repos                        | 139                  | 132                        |
| Stars                        | 2,708                | 11,161                     |

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