Polkadot vs Sui Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polkadot TPS is 100% lower than Sui TPS

Polkadot logo
0 tx/s
Sui logo
19.18 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
69K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Polkadot block time is 72X longer than Sui block time

Polkadot logo
6s
Sui logo
0.08s

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 98.91% fewer total transactions than Sui

Polkadot logo
45.9M txns
Sui logo
4.23B 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 4.72X more validators than Sui

Polkadot logo
600
Sui logo
127

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Polkadot stake is 86.54% lower than Sui stake

Polkadot logo
$1.057B
Sui logo
$7.852B

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 6.14X more developers than Sui

Polkadot logo
9,032
Sui logo
1,470

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polkadot has 8.83X more commits than Sui

Polkadot logo
696,007
Sui logo
78,818

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Polkadot has 3.03X more repos than Sui

Polkadot logo
506
Sui logo
167

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Polkadot has 2.06X more stars than Sui

Polkadot logo
35,435
Sui logo
17,194

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polkadot has 2.42X more watchers than Sui

Polkadot logo
2,136
Sui logo
881

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Sui Financials New

Chain Revenue

Polkadot chain revenue is 100.01% lower than Sui chain revenue

Polkadot logo
$0.06794
Sui logo
-$413.9

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polkadot average transaction fee is 13443.13% lower than Sui average transaction fee

Polkadot logo
$0.02265
Sui logo
-$0.0001697

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polkadot market cap is 49.93% lower than Sui market cap

Polkadot logo
$2.131B
Sui logo
$4.255B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polkadot FDV is 74.99% lower than Sui FDV

Polkadot logo
$2.657B
Sui logo
$10.62B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio is 2X higher than Sui Market Cap to FDV ratio

Polkadot logo
80.19%
Sui logo
40.05%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polkadot price is 1.19X higher than Sui price

Polkadot logo
$1.265
Sui logo
$1.062

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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