Polkadot vs Tezos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polkadot TPS is 98.15% lower than Tezos TPS

Polkadot logo
0.02 tx/s
Tezos logo
0.92 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Polkadot max TPS is 9.15X higher than Tezos max TPS

Polkadot logo
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 98.15% lower than Tezos transaction volume

Polkadot logo
61 txns
Tezos logo
3.31K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Polkadot block time is 1.67% shorter than Tezos block time

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6.01s
Tezos logo
6.11s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Polkadot finality is 2.5X longer than Tezos finality

Polkadot logo
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 87.47% fewer total transactions than Tezos

Polkadot logo
45.9M txns
Tezos logo
367M 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 92.85% lower than Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient

Polkadot logo
1
Tezos logo
14

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Polkadot has 100% fewer validators than Tezos

Polkadot logo
0
Tezos logo
218

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Polkadot stake is 100% lower than Tezos stake

Polkadot logo
$0
Tezos logo
$139M

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

Polkadot logo
On-chain
Tezos logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Tezos Developer Activity

Developers

Polkadot has 21X more developers than Tezos

Polkadot logo
9,065
Tezos logo
422

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polkadot has 7.9X more commits than Tezos

Polkadot logo
700,137
Tezos logo
88,661

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Polkadot has 8.85X more repos than Tezos

Polkadot logo
549
Tezos logo
62

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Polkadot has 19X more stars than Tezos

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35,523
Tezos logo
1,854

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polkadot has 5.68X more watchers than Tezos

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2,154
Tezos logo
379

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Tezos Financials New

Chain Revenue

Polkadot chain revenue is 70.43% lower than Tezos chain revenue

Polkadot logo
$13.01
Tezos logo
$43.99

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polkadot average transaction fee is 46X higher than Tezos average transaction fee

Polkadot logo
$0.01236
Tezos logo
$0.0002699

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polkadot market cap is 6.21X higher than Tezos market cap

Polkadot logo
$1.422B
Tezos logo
$228.9M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polkadot FDV is 7.58X higher than Tezos FDV

Polkadot logo
$1.766B
Tezos logo
$233.1M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio is 18.02% lower than Tezos Market Cap to FDV ratio

Polkadot logo
80.50%
Tezos logo
98.20%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polkadot price is 4X higher than Tezos price

Polkadot logo
$0.8411
Tezos logo
$0.2102

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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