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Polygon vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polygon TPS is 100% higher than Polkadot TPS

56.36 tx/s

0 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Polygon max TPS is 1.16X higher than Polkadot max TPS

537.5 tx/s

462.7 tx/s

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Theoretical TPS

Polygon max theoretical TPS is 3.81X higher than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

3,810 tx/s

1,000 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Polygon transaction volume is 100% higher than Polkadot transaction volume

203K txns

0 txns

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Block Time (1H)

Polygon block time is 74.96% shorter than Polkadot block time

1.5s

5.99s

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Finality Time

Polygon finality is 83.33% shorter than Polkadot finality

30s

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Type

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

Sidechain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Polygon has 171X more total transactions than Polkadot

7.84B txns

46M txns

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Launch Date

Polygon was launched 4 days after Polkadot

May 30, 2020

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Polygon vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient is 97.63% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

169

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Validators

Polygon has 82.5% fewer validators than Polkadot

105

600

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Stake

Polygon stake is 63.36% lower than Polkadot stake

$260.6M

$711.3M

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Consensus Mechanism

Polygon is PoS, while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake

Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

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

Off-chain

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Polygon vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Polygon has 79.95% fewer developers than Polkadot

1,819

9,074

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Commits

Polygon has 90.41% fewer commits than Polkadot

67,212

701,035

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Repos

Polygon has 68.12% fewer repos than Polkadot

175

549

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Stars

Polygon has 73.2% fewer stars than Polkadot

9,531

35,575

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Watchers

Polygon has 42.85% fewer watchers than Polkadot

1,244

2,177

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Polygon vs Polkadot Financials

Revenue

Polygon chain revenue is 1,427,576X higher than Polkadot chain revenue

$67.22K

$0.04709

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Average Transaction Fee

Polygon average transaction fee is 1.02X higher than Polkadot average transaction fee

$0.01199

$0.01177

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Market Cap

Polygon market cap is 42.12% lower than Polkadot market cap

$776.7M

$1.342B

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FDV

Polygon FDV is 53.24% lower than Polkadot FDV

$776.7M

$1.661B

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Market Cap / FDV

Polygon Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.24X higher than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

100.00%

80.77%

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Price

Polygon price is 90.81% lower than Polkadot price

$0.07266

$0.7912

Data from Chainspect

Polygon vs Polkadot 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 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.

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Polygon vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Theoretical TPS

Transaction Volume (1H)

Block Time (1H)

Finality Time

Type

Total Transactions (All time)

Launch Date

Polygon vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Validators

Stake

Consensus Mechanism

Governance

Polygon vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Commits

Repos

Stars

Watchers

Polygon vs Polkadot Financials

Revenue

Average Transaction Fee

Market Cap

FDV

Market Cap / FDV

Price

Polygon vs Polkadot Real-time TPS Chart

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About Polygon

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