Polkadot vs Tezos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polkadot TPS is 100% lower than Tezos TPS

Polkadot logo
0 tx/s
Tezos logo
0.78 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

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0 txns
Tezos logo
2.79K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Polkadot block time is 1.5% shorter than Tezos block time

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6.02s
Tezos logo
6.11s

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

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Layer 1 blockchain
Tezos logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Polkadot has 1.97X more total transactions than Tezos

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696M txns
Tezos logo
353M 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 10X higher than Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient

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178
Tezos logo
17

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Polkadot has 2.42X more validators than Tezos

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600
Tezos logo
248

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Polkadot stake is 5.14X higher than Tezos stake

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$1.335B
Tezos logo
$259.9M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Tezos is PoS

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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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8,992
Tezos logo
411

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polkadot has 8.17X more commits than Tezos

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686,635
Tezos logo
84,043

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Polkadot has 9.15X more repos than Tezos

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494
Tezos logo
54

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Polkadot has 19X more stars than Tezos

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35,006
Tezos logo
1,835

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polkadot has 13X more watchers than Tezos

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5,069
Tezos logo
383

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Tezos Financials New

Chain Revenue

Polkadot has no data, while Tezos chain revenue is $47.68

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Tezos logo
$47.68

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polkadot has no data, while Tezos average transaction fee is $0.0003857

Polkadot logo
Tezos logo
$0.0003857

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polkadot market cap is 5.85X higher than Tezos market cap

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$2.544B
Tezos logo
$435.1M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polkadot FDV is 7.2X higher than Tezos FDV

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$3.192B
Tezos logo
$443.2M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio is 18.83% lower than Tezos Market Cap to FDV ratio

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79.68%
Tezos logo
98.18%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polkadot price is 3.77X higher than Tezos price

Polkadot logo
$1.52
Tezos logo
$0.4034

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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