Polygon vs Moonbeam Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polygon TPS is 141X higher than Moonbeam TPS

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87.47 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
0.62 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Polygon max TPS is 18X higher than Moonbeam max TPS

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537.5 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Polygon max theoretical TPS is 41X higher than Moonbeam max theoretical TPS

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2,380 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Polygon transaction volume is 141X higher than Moonbeam transaction volume

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315K txns
Moonbeam logo
2.24K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Polygon block time is 75.32% shorter than Moonbeam block time

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1.75s
Moonbeam logo
7.09s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Polygon finality is 83.33% shorter than Moonbeam finality

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5s
Moonbeam logo
30s

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Type

Polygon is a sidechain, while Moonbeam is a parachain

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Sidechain
Moonbeam logo
Parachain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Polygon has 82X more total transactions than Moonbeam

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7.31B txns
Moonbeam logo
89.3M txns

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Launch Date

Polygon was launched 2 years before Moonbeam

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May 30, 2020
Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022

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Polygon vs Moonbeam Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient is 76.47% lower than Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient

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4
Moonbeam logo
17

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Validators

Polygon has 1.36X more validators than Moonbeam

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103
Moonbeam logo
76

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Stake

Polygon stake is 92X higher than Moonbeam stake

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$328.9M
Moonbeam logo
$3.557M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Polygon is PoS, while Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

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Governance

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

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Off-chain
Moonbeam logo
On-chain

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Polygon vs Moonbeam Developer Activity

Developers

Polygon has 8.13X more developers than Moonbeam

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1,797
Moonbeam logo
221

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polygon has 4.48X more commits than Moonbeam

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65,683
Moonbeam logo
14,650

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Polygon has 5.35X more repos than Moonbeam

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166
Moonbeam logo
31

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Stars

Polygon has 6.75X more stars than Moonbeam

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9,480
Moonbeam logo
1,405

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polygon has 9.75X more watchers than Moonbeam

Polygon logo
1,248
Moonbeam logo
128

Data from Chainspect

Polygon vs Moonbeam Financials New

Chain Revenue

Polygon chain revenue is 32,151X higher than Moonbeam chain revenue

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$298.1K
Moonbeam logo
$9.273

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polygon average transaction fee is 187X higher than Moonbeam average transaction fee

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$0.04226
Moonbeam logo
$0.0002263

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polygon market cap is 59X higher than Moonbeam market cap

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$973.2M
Moonbeam logo
$16.41M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polygon FDV is 53X higher than Moonbeam FDV

Polygon logo
$973.2M
Moonbeam logo
$18.42M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Polygon Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.12X higher than Moonbeam Market Cap to FDV ratio

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100.00%
Moonbeam logo
89.09%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polygon price is 6.11X higher than Moonbeam price

Polygon logo
$0.09143
Moonbeam logo
$0.01496

Data from Chainspect

Polygon vs Moonbeam 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 Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible smart contracts platform built in the Polkadot ecosystem. It's designed for seamless compatibility with Ethereum tooling to provide a user-friendly environment for porting existing and developing new dApps. Also, as the biggest Polkadot parachain Moonbeam encourages cross-chain communication with other parachains.

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