# Polkadot vs Starknet

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

| Metric                       | Polkadot                 | Starknet     |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------ |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 0 tx/s                   | 2.09 tx/s    |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 462.7 tx/s               | 381.6 tx/s   |
| Theoretical TPS              | 1K tx/s                  | 992 tx/s     |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 0 txns                   | 7.51K txns   |
| Block Time (1H)              | 6.01s                    | 1.68s        |
| Finality Time                | 30s                      | 2h 13m       |
| Total Transactions           | 46.1M txns               | 322M txns    |
| Launch Date                  | May 26, 2020             | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 155                      | 1            |
| Validators/Miners            | 500                      | 1            |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $735M                    | —            |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Nominated Proof of Stake | Rollup (ZK)  |
| Governance                   | On-chain                 | On-chain     |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $0.0299                  | $3.96K       |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.0₄722                 | $0.0352      |
| Price                        | $0.794                   | $0.0365      |
| Market Cap                   | $1.36B                   | $280M        |
| FDV                          | $1.67B                   | $372M        |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 81.52%                   | 75.26%       |
| Developers                   | 9,130                    | 397          |
| Commits                      | 707,975                  | 17,571       |
| Repos                        | 577                      | 29           |
| Stars                        | 35,651                   | 3,381        |

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