# Polkadot vs Solana

Side-by-side fundamentals for Polkadot and Solana tracked by Chainspect.

| Metric                       | Polkadot                 | Solana               |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------ | -------------------- |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 0 tx/s                   | 2.17K tx/s           |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 462.7 tx/s               | 11K tx/s             |
| Theoretical TPS              | 1K tx/s                  | 65K tx/s             |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 0 txns                   | 7.8M txns            |
| Block Time (1H)              | 6s                       | 215ms                |
| Finality Time                | 30s                      | 400ms                |
| Total Transactions           | 46.1M txns               | 135B txns            |
| Launch Date                  | May 26, 2020             | Mar 16, 2020         |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 176                      | 17                   |
| Validators/Miners            | 600                      | 663                  |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $852M                    | $38.7B               |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Nominated Proof of Stake | Proof of Stake (PoS) |
| Governance                   | On-chain                 | Off-chain            |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $0.108                   | $500K                |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.000191                | $0.00302             |
| Price                        | $0.9233                  | $90.11               |
| Market Cap                   | $1.58B                   | $53.2B               |
| FDV                          | $1.94B                   | $57.4B               |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 81.47%                   | 92.66%               |
| Developers                   | 9,126                    | 10,956               |
| Commits                      | 707,480                  | 97,141               |
| Repos                        | 577                      | 159                  |
| Stars                        | 35,642                   | 42,176               |

Source: https://chainspect.app/compare/polkadot-vs-solana