Compare Moonbeam vs Polygon

Moonbeam vs Polygon Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Moonbeam TPS is 98.05% lower than Polygon TPS

Moonbeam logo
0.95 tx/s
Polygon logo
48.93 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Moonbeam max TPS is 93.17% lower than Polygon max TPS

Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s
Polygon logo
429.1 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 91.82% lower than Polygon max theoretical TPS

Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s
Polygon logo
714.3 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Moonbeam transaction volume is 98.05% lower than Polygon transaction volume

Moonbeam logo
3.43K txns
Polygon logo
176K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Moonbeam block time is 3.5X longer than Polygon block time

Moonbeam logo
7s
Polygon logo
2s

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Finality

Moonbeam finality is 6X longer than Polygon finality

Moonbeam logo
30s
Polygon logo
5s

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Type

Moonbeam is a parachain, while Polygon is a sidechain

Moonbeam logo
Parachain
Polygon logo
Sidechain

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Total Transactions

Moonbeam has 98.64% fewer total transactions than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
78.6M txns
Polygon logo
5.82B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Moonbeam was launched 2 years after Polygon

Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022
Polygon logo
May 30, 2020

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Moonbeam vs Polygon Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 40X higher than Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam logo
158
Polygon logo
4

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Validators

Moonbeam has 5.77X more validators than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
600
Polygon logo
104

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Stake

Moonbeam stake is 3.78X higher than Polygon stake

Moonbeam logo
$2.601B
Polygon logo
$688M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Polygon is PoS

Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake
Polygon logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Moonbeam on-chain governance is better than Polygon off-chain governance

Moonbeam logo
On-chain
Polygon logo
Off-chain

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Moonbeam vs Polygon Developer Activity

Developers

Moonbeam has 87.88% fewer developers than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
204
Polygon logo
1,684

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Moonbeam has 80% fewer repos than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
30
Polygon logo
150

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Commits

Moonbeam has 77.19% fewer commits than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
14,269
Polygon logo
62,561

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Moonbeam has 85.05% fewer stars than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
1,382
Polygon logo
9,248

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Moonbeam has 88.34% fewer watchers than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
202
Polygon logo
1,733

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Polygon Financials New

Chain Revenue

Moonbeam chain revenue is 99.79% lower than Polygon chain revenue

Moonbeam logo
$54.93
Polygon logo
$27.28K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Moonbeam average transaction fee is 90.41% lower than Polygon average transaction fee

Moonbeam logo
$0.0005681
Polygon logo
$0.005926

Data from Chainspect

Price

Moonbeam price is 81.01% lower than Polygon price

Moonbeam logo
$0.03491
Polygon logo
$0.1839

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Moonbeam market cap is 98.15% lower than Polygon market cap

Moonbeam logo
$35.68M
Polygon logo
$1.937B

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Polygon Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible smart contracts platform built in the Polkadot ecosystem. It's designed for seamless compatibility with Ethereum tooling to provide a user-friendly environment for porting existing and developing new dApps. Also, as the biggest Polkadot parachain Moonbeam encourages cross-chain communication with other parachains.

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.

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