Polkadot vs Sui Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polkadot TPS is 99.97% lower than Sui TPS

Polkadot logo
0.02 tx/s
Sui logo
63.68 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 99.97% lower than Sui transaction volume

Polkadot logo
60 txns
Sui logo
229K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Polkadot block time is 81X longer than Sui block time

Polkadot logo
6.01s
Sui logo
74ms

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 98.93% fewer total transactions than Sui

Polkadot logo
45.9M txns
Sui logo
4.31B 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 9.37X higher than Sui Nakamoto Coefficient

Polkadot logo
178
Sui logo
19

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 84.74% lower than Sui stake

Polkadot logo
$802.5M
Sui logo
$5.259B

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 6.13X more developers than Sui

Polkadot logo
9,047
Sui logo
1,476

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polkadot has 8.63X more commits than Sui

Polkadot logo
698,014
Sui logo
80,910

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Polkadot has 3.07X more repos than Sui

Polkadot logo
525
Sui logo
171

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Polkadot has 2.06X more stars than Sui

Polkadot logo
35,458
Sui logo
17,249

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polkadot has 2.44X more watchers than Sui

Polkadot logo
2,148
Sui logo
881

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Sui Financials New

Chain Revenue

Polkadot chain revenue is 99.52% lower than Sui chain revenue

Polkadot logo
$20.04
Sui logo
$4.176K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polkadot average transaction fee is 20X higher than Sui average transaction fee

Polkadot logo
$0.01039
Sui logo
$0.0005192

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polkadot market cap is 44.52% lower than Sui market cap

Polkadot logo
$1.613B
Sui logo
$2.908B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polkadot FDV is 72.17% lower than Sui FDV

Polkadot logo
$2.008B
Sui logo
$7.217B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.99X higher than Sui Market Cap to FDV ratio

Polkadot logo
80.34%
Sui logo
40.29%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polkadot price is 1.32X higher than Sui price

Polkadot logo
$0.956
Sui logo
$0.7217

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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