Polkadot vs Sui Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polkadot TPS is 100% lower than Sui TPS

Polkadot logo
0 tx/s
Sui logo
30.79 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Polkadot max TPS is 50.06% lower than Sui max TPS

Polkadot logo
462.7 tx/s
Sui logo
926.5 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Polkadot max theoretical TPS is 99.16% lower than Sui max theoretical TPS

Polkadot logo
1,000 tx/s
Sui logo
120,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Polkadot transaction volume is 100% lower than Sui transaction volume

Polkadot logo
0 txns
Sui logo
111K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Polkadot block time is 66X longer than Sui block time

Polkadot logo
6.02s
Sui logo
0.09s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Polkadot finality is 100% longer than Sui finality

Polkadot logo
30s
Sui logo
0s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Polkadot and Sui are both layer 1 blockchains

Polkadot logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Sui logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Polkadot has 82.88% fewer total transactions than Sui

Polkadot logo
696M txns
Sui logo
4.07B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Polkadot was launched 3 years before Sui

Polkadot logo
May 26, 2020
Sui logo
May 3, 2023

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Sui Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient is 9.89X higher than Sui Nakamoto Coefficient

Polkadot logo
178
Sui logo
18

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Polkadot has 4.69X more validators than Sui

Polkadot logo
600
Sui logo
128

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Polkadot stake is 82.55% lower than Sui stake

Polkadot logo
$1.335B
Sui logo
$7.648B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Sui is PoS

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

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Polkadot on-chain governance is better than Sui off-chain governance

Polkadot logo
On-chain
Sui logo
Off-chain

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Sui Developer Activity

Developers

Polkadot has 6.24X more developers than Sui

Polkadot logo
8,992
Sui logo
1,441

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polkadot has 9.23X more commits than Sui

Polkadot logo
686,635
Sui logo
74,398

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Polkadot has 3.15X more repos than Sui

Polkadot logo
494
Sui logo
157

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Polkadot has 2.06X more stars than Sui

Polkadot logo
35,006
Sui logo
17,002

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polkadot has 5.51X more watchers than Sui

Polkadot logo
5,069
Sui logo
920

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Sui Financials New

Chain Revenue

Polkadot has no data, while Sui chain revenue is -$725.9

Polkadot logo
Sui logo
-$725.9

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polkadot has no data, while Sui average transaction fee is -$0.0002186

Polkadot logo
Sui logo
-$0.0002186

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polkadot market cap is 36.55% lower than Sui market cap

Polkadot logo
$2.544B
Sui logo
$4.009B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polkadot FDV is 68.94% lower than Sui FDV

Polkadot logo
$3.192B
Sui logo
$10.28B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio is 2.04X higher than Sui Market Cap to FDV ratio

Polkadot logo
79.68%
Sui logo
39.00%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polkadot price is 1.48X higher than Sui price

Polkadot logo
$1.52
Sui logo
$1.028

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Sui Real-time TPS Chart

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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 Sui

Sui is a first-of-its-kind Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible.

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