Polkadot vs Tezos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polkadot TPS is 100% lower than Tezos TPS

Polkadot logo
0 tx/s
Tezos logo
0.65 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Polkadot max TPS is 9.15X higher than Tezos max TPS

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462.7 tx/s
Tezos logo
50.58 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Polkadot max theoretical TPS is 2.49% lower than Tezos max theoretical TPS

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1,000 tx/s
Tezos logo
1,026 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Polkadot transaction volume is 100% lower than Tezos transaction volume

Polkadot logo
0 txns
Tezos logo
2.35K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Polkadot block time is 1.25% shorter than Tezos block time

Polkadot logo
5.99s
Tezos logo
6.07s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Polkadot finality is 2.5X longer than Tezos finality

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30s
Tezos logo
12s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Polkadot and Tezos are both layer 1 blockchains

Polkadot logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Tezos logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Polkadot has 87.15% fewer total transactions than Tezos

Polkadot logo
45.9M txns
Tezos logo
357M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Polkadot was launched 2 years after Tezos

Polkadot logo
May 26, 2020
Tezos logo
Sep 17, 2018

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Tezos Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient is 12X higher than Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient

Polkadot logo
178
Tezos logo
15

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Polkadot has 2.51X more validators than Tezos

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600
Tezos logo
239

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Polkadot stake is 4.53X higher than Tezos stake

Polkadot logo
$1.102B
Tezos logo
$243.5M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Tezos is PoS

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

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Polkadot and Tezos governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Tezos logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Tezos Developer Activity

Developers

Polkadot has 22X more developers than Tezos

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9,022
Tezos logo
414

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polkadot has 8.1X more commits than Tezos

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694,788
Tezos logo
85,798

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Polkadot has 8.82X more repos than Tezos

Polkadot logo
503
Tezos logo
57

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Polkadot has 19X more stars than Tezos

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35,400
Tezos logo
1,832

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polkadot has 13X more watchers than Tezos

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5,095
Tezos logo
380

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Tezos Financials New

Chain Revenue

Polkadot chain revenue is 99.71% lower than Tezos chain revenue

Polkadot logo
$0.1156
Tezos logo
$40.32

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polkadot average transaction fee is 57.49% lower than Tezos average transaction fee

Polkadot logo
$0.0002025
Tezos logo
$0.0004763

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polkadot market cap is 5.48X higher than Tezos market cap

Polkadot logo
$2.208B
Tezos logo
$402.7M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polkadot FDV is 6.73X higher than Tezos FDV

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$2.761B
Tezos logo
$410.2M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio is 18.53% lower than Tezos Market Cap to FDV ratio

Polkadot logo
79.98%
Tezos logo
98.18%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polkadot price is 3.53X higher than Tezos price

Polkadot logo
$1.315
Tezos logo
$0.3723

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Tezos 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 Tezos

Tezos is an open-source platform for assets and applications backed by a global community of validators, researchers, and builders.

Explore the full ecosystem here: Tezos Ecosystem

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