Compare NEAR vs Polygon
NEAR vs Polygon Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
NEAR TPS is 18.69% lower than Polygon TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
NEAR max TPS is 9.64X higher than Polygon max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
NEAR max theoretical TPS is 22X higher than Polygon max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
NEAR transaction volume is 18.69% lower than Polygon transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
NEAR block time is 63.28% shorter than Polygon block time
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Finality
NEAR finality is 88% shorter than Polygon finality
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Type
NEAR is a layer 1 blockchain, while Polygon is a sidechain
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Total Transactions
NEAR has 18.55% fewer total transactions than Polygon
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Launch Date
NEAR was launched 1 month before Polygon
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NEAR vs Polygon Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient is 2.25X higher than Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient
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Validators
NEAR has 3.62X more validators than Polygon
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Stake
NEAR stake is 1.9X higher than Polygon stake
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Consensus Mechanism
NEAR and Polygon are both PoS
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Governance
NEAR council governance is worse than Polygon off-chain governance
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NEAR vs Polygon Developer Activity New
Developers
NEAR has 30.22% fewer developers than Polygon
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Repos
NEAR has 1.41X more repos than Polygon
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Commits
NEAR has 1.18X more commits than Polygon
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Stars
NEAR has 1.04X more stars than Polygon
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Watchers
NEAR has 21.86% fewer watchers than Polygon
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NEAR vs Polygon 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 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.