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Polkadot vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polkadot TPS is 100% lower than Avalanche TPS

0 tx/s

26.17 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Polkadot max TPS is 1.92X higher than Avalanche max TPS

462.7 tx/s

241.3 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Polkadot max theoretical TPS is 16% lower than Avalanche max theoretical TPS

1,000 tx/s

1,191 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Polkadot transaction volume is 100% lower than Avalanche transaction volume

0 txns

94.2K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Polkadot block time is 5.62X longer than Avalanche block time

6.02s

1.07s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Polkadot finality is 15X longer than Avalanche finality

30s

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Type

Polkadot and Avalanche are both layer 1 blockchains

Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Polkadot has 96.91% fewer total transactions than Avalanche

46M txns

1.49B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Polkadot was launched 4 months before Avalanche

May 26, 2020

Sep 21, 2020

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Polkadot vs Avalanche Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient is 7.08X higher than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient

170

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Validators

Polkadot has 1.63% fewer validators than Avalanche

600

610

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Stake

Polkadot stake is 48.6% lower than Avalanche stake

$670.6M

$1.305B

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Consensus Mechanism

Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Avalanche is PoS

Nominated Proof of Stake

Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Polkadot and Avalanche governance are both on-chain

On-chain

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Polkadot vs Avalanche Developer Activity

Developers

Polkadot has 11X more developers than Avalanche

9,072

835

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polkadot has 8.63X more commits than Avalanche

700,922

81,173

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Repos

Polkadot has 4.68X more repos than Avalanche

548

117

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Stars

Polkadot has 5.21X more stars than Avalanche

35,563

6,832

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polkadot has 2.41X more watchers than Avalanche

2,177

905

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Polkadot vs Avalanche Financials

Chain Revenue

Polkadot chain revenue is 99.98% lower than Avalanche chain revenue

$0.2187

$1.731K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polkadot average transaction fee is 70.37% lower than Avalanche average transaction fee

$0.0002218

$0.0007487

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polkadot market cap is 53.31% lower than Avalanche market cap

$1.292B

$2.767B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polkadot FDV is 65.12% lower than Avalanche FDV

$1.6B

$4.587B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.34X higher than Avalanche Market Cap to FDV ratio

80.74%

60.32%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polkadot price is 88.11% lower than Avalanche price

$0.7618

$6.408

Data from Chainspect

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About 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.

About Avalanche

Avalanche emerges as a rapid, scalable blockchain platform facilitating the seamless creation and deployment of dApps. Distinguished by its unique consensus mechanism, it's particularly good for DeFi applications, allowing high throughput and nearly instant finality. Its architecture allows for a network of interconnected blockchains, each safeguarded by dynamic subsets of validators, ensuring scalability while maintaining speed, reliability, and security.

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Polkadot vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Max Theoretical TPS

Transaction Volume (1H)

Block Time (1H)

Finality

Type

Total Transactions (All time)

Launch Date

Polkadot vs Avalanche Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Validators

Stake

Consensus Mechanism

Governance

Polkadot vs Avalanche Developer Activity

Developers

Commits

Repos

Stars

Watchers

Polkadot vs Avalanche Financials

Chain Revenue

Average Transaction Fee

Market Cap

FDV

Market Cap / FDV

Price

Polkadot vs Avalanche Real-time TPS Chart

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About Polkadot

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