Polygon vs Aptos Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polygon TPS is 1.59X higher than Aptos TPS

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129.3 tx/s
Aptos logo
81.32 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Polygon max TPS is 95.84% lower than Aptos max TPS

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537.5 tx/s
Aptos logo
12,933 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Polygon max theoretical TPS is 98.51% lower than Aptos max theoretical TPS

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2,380 tx/s
Aptos logo
160,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Polygon transaction volume is 1.59X higher than Aptos transaction volume

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465K txns
Aptos logo
293K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Polygon block time is 36X longer than Aptos block time

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2s
Aptos logo
0.06s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Polygon finality is 100% longer than Aptos finality

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5s
Aptos logo
0s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Polygon is a sidechain, while Aptos is a layer 1 blockchain

Polygon logo
Sidechain
Aptos logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Polygon has 2.13X more total transactions than Aptos

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6.63B txns
Aptos logo
3.12B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Polygon was launched 2 years before Aptos

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May 30, 2020
Aptos logo
Oct 12, 2022

Data from Chainspect

Polygon vs Aptos Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient is 76.47% lower than Aptos Nakamoto Coefficient

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4
Aptos logo
17

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Polygon has 13.22% fewer validators than Aptos

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105
Aptos logo
121

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Polygon stake is 59.88% lower than Aptos stake

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$343.4M
Aptos logo
$856.1M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Polygon and Aptos are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
Aptos logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Polygon off-chain governance is worse than Aptos on-chain governance

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Off-chain
Aptos logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Polygon vs Aptos Developer Activity

Developers

Polygon has 1.51X more developers than Aptos

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1,780
Aptos logo
1,180

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polygon has 1.26X more commits than Aptos

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64,362
Aptos logo
51,019

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Polygon has 1.26X more repos than Aptos

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159
Aptos logo
126

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Polygon has 4.12% fewer stars than Aptos

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9,371
Aptos logo
9,774

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polygon has 6.17% fewer watchers than Aptos

Polygon logo
1,688
Aptos logo
1,799

Data from Chainspect

Polygon vs Aptos Financials New

Chain Revenue

Polygon chain revenue is 292X higher than Aptos chain revenue

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$149K
Aptos logo
$510.1

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polygon average transaction fee is 124X higher than Aptos average transaction fee

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$0.01509
Aptos logo
$0.0001215

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polygon market cap is 1.32X higher than Aptos market cap

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$1.027B
Aptos logo
$777.6M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polygon FDV is 13.91% lower than Aptos FDV

Polygon logo
$1.027B
Aptos logo
$1.194B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Polygon Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.53X higher than Aptos Market Cap to FDV ratio

Polygon logo
100.00%
Aptos logo
65.15%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polygon price is 90.27% lower than Aptos price

Polygon logo
$0.0969
Aptos logo
$0.996

Data from Chainspect

Polygon vs Aptos Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Polygon

Polygon, formerly Matic Network, is a blockchain platform designed to establish a multi-chain system compatible with Ethereum. It employs a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism similar to Ethereum for on-chain transactions, with its native token being POL. Functioning as a "layer two" or "sidechain" scaling solution alongside Ethereum, Polygon facilitates quicker transactions and lower fees. Its inception aimed to tackle Ethereum's major challenges, including high fees, subpar user experience, and limited transaction throughput, aspiring to create an "Ethereum's internet of blockchains" or a multi-chain ecosystem of Ethereum-compatible blockchains.

About Aptos

Aptos is a Layer 1 blockchain platform focused on safety and scalability, driving growth within a decentralized network and developer ecosystem with the Move programming language.

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