Compare Moonbeam vs Polygon

Moonbeam vs Polygon Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Moonbeam TPS is 98.57% lower than Polygon TPS

Moonbeam logo
0.75 tx/s
Polygon logo
52.6 tx/s

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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

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58.4 tx/s
Polygon logo
714.3 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Moonbeam transaction volume is 98.57% lower than Polygon transaction volume

Moonbeam logo
2.7K txns
Polygon logo
189K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Moonbeam block time is 3.59X longer than Polygon block time

Moonbeam logo
7.19s
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 98.65% fewer total transactions than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
76.8M txns
Polygon logo
5.72B txns

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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 37X higher than Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam logo
184
Polygon logo
5

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Validators

Moonbeam has 5.77X more validators than Polygon

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600
Polygon logo
104

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Stake

Moonbeam stake is 4.1X higher than Polygon stake

Moonbeam logo
$3.391B
Polygon logo
$826.4M

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

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On-chain
Polygon logo
Off-chain

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Moonbeam vs Polygon Developer Activity New

Developers

Moonbeam has 87.74% fewer developers than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
203
Polygon logo
1,657

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Moonbeam has 79.86% fewer repos than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
30
Polygon logo
149

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Commits

Moonbeam has 77.08% fewer commits than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
14,220
Polygon logo
62,050

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Moonbeam has 85.02% fewer stars than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
1,379
Polygon logo
9,207

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Moonbeam has 88.38% fewer watchers than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
202
Polygon logo
1,739

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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