NEAR vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

NEAR TPS is 100% higher than Polkadot TPS

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14.91 tx/s
Polkadot logo
0 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

NEAR max TPS is 8.94X higher than Polkadot max TPS

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4,135 tx/s
Polkadot logo
462.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

NEAR max theoretical TPS is 1,000X higher than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

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1,000,000 tx/s
Polkadot logo
1,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

NEAR transaction volume is 100% higher than Polkadot transaction volume

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53.7K txns
Polkadot logo
0 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

NEAR block time is 90.15% shorter than Polkadot block time

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0.59s
Polkadot logo
6.04s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

NEAR finality is 98% shorter than Polkadot finality

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0.6s
Polkadot logo
30s

Data from Chainspect

Type

NEAR and Polkadot are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Polkadot logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

NEAR has 7.56X more total transactions than Polkadot

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5.26B txns
Polkadot logo
696M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

NEAR was launched 1 month before Polkadot

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Apr 22, 2020
Polkadot logo
May 26, 2020

Data from Chainspect

NEAR vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

NEAR and Polkadot have no data

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Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Validators

NEAR and Polkadot have no data

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Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Stake

NEAR and Polkadot have no data

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Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

NEAR is PoS, while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
Polkadot logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

Data from Chainspect

Governance

NEAR council governance is worse than Polkadot on-chain governance

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Council
Polkadot logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

NEAR vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

NEAR has 86.7% fewer developers than Polkadot

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1,196
Polkadot logo
8,994

Data from Chainspect

Commits

NEAR has 88.77% fewer commits than Polkadot

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77,094
Polkadot logo
686,707

Data from Chainspect

Repos

NEAR has 54.85% fewer repos than Polkadot

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223
Polkadot logo
494

Data from Chainspect

Stars

NEAR has 71.75% fewer stars than Polkadot

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9,890
Polkadot logo
35,012

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

NEAR has 73.38% fewer watchers than Polkadot

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1,349
Polkadot logo
5,068

Data from Chainspect

NEAR vs Polkadot Financials New

Chain Revenue

NEAR chain revenue is $3.818K, while Polkadot has no data

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$3.818K
Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

NEAR average transaction fee is $0.001191, while Polkadot has no data

NEAR logo
$0.001191
Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

NEAR market cap is 26.24% lower than Polkadot market cap

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$1.876B
Polkadot logo
$2.544B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

NEAR FDV is 41.23% lower than Polkadot FDV

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$1.876B
Polkadot logo
$3.192B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

NEAR Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.26X higher than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

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100.00%
Polkadot logo
79.68%

Data from Chainspect

Price

NEAR price is 4.36% lower than Polkadot price

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$1.454
Polkadot logo
$1.52

Data from Chainspect

NEAR vs Polkadot Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About NEAR

NEAR is the chain abstraction stack, empowering builders to create apps that scale to billions of users and across all blockchains.

About Polkadot

Polkadot stands out among other blockchain projects for its focus on enhancing the foundational infrastructure of dApps. It aims to enable interoperability between blockchain ecosystems, facilitating seamless communication without intermediaries. Functioning as a "network of networks," Polkadot utilizes parachains — specialized blockchains with unique functionalities and tokens — to enable interaction between diverse blockchain architectures. Powered by the nominated proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus algorithm and drawing inspiration from the Ouroboros protocol, Polkadot offers a robust framework for building interconnected and scalable decentralized systems.

Blockchains Socials

NEAR Socials

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