# IoTeX vs Waterfall

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

| Metric                       | IoTeX                | Waterfall            |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------- | -------------------- |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 0.03 tx/s            | 0 tx/s               |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 829.7 tx/s           | 83.3K tx/s           |
| Theoretical TPS              | 2K tx/s              | 41.7K tx/s           |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 125 txns             | 0 txns               |
| Block Time (1H)              | 2.5s                 | 0s                   |
| Finality Time                | Instant              | 24s                  |
| Total Transactions           | 425M txns            | 34.1M txns           |
| Launch Date                  | Apr 22, 2019         | Jul 17, 2024         |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 9                    | 1                    |
| Validators/Miners            | 68                   | 4                    |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $11.3M               | —                    |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Proof of Stake (PoS) | Proof of Stake (PoS) |
| Governance                   | On-chain             | Council              |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $11.3                | —                    |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.00129             | —                    |
| Price                        | $0.003085            | —                    |
| Market Cap                   | $29.1M               | —                    |
| FDV                          | $30.8M               | —                    |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 94.41%               | —                    |
| Developers                   | 394                  | 790                  |
| Commits                      | 21,645               | 23,574               |
| Repos                        | 139                  | 14                   |
| Stars                        | 2,708                | 3                    |

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