Polygon vs Starknet Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polygon TPS is 28X higher than Starknet TPS

Polygon logo
73.39 tx/s
Starknet logo
2.64 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Polygon max TPS is 1.41X higher than Starknet max TPS

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537.5 tx/s
Starknet logo
381.6 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Polygon max theoretical TPS is 3.84X higher than Starknet max theoretical TPS

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3,810 tx/s
Starknet logo
992 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Polygon transaction volume is 28X higher than Starknet transaction volume

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264K txns
Starknet logo
9.5K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Polygon block time is 42.59% shorter than Starknet block time

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1.5s
Starknet logo
2.61s

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Finality

Polygon finality is 99.93% shorter than Starknet finality

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5s
Starknet logo
2h

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Type

Polygon is a sidechain, while Starknet is a layer 2 blockchain

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Sidechain
Starknet logo
Layer 2 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Polygon has 25X more total transactions than Starknet

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7.57B txns
Starknet logo
303M txns

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Launch Date

Polygon was launched 1 year before Starknet

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May 30, 2020
Starknet logo
Nov 16, 2021

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Polygon vs Starknet Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient is 4X higher than Starknet Nakamoto Coefficient

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4
Starknet logo
1

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Validators

Polygon has 102X more validators than Starknet

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102
Starknet logo
1

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Stake

Polygon stake is $284.2M, while Starknet has no data

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$284.2M
Starknet logo
—

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Consensus Mechanism

Polygon is PoS, while Starknet is Rollup (ZK)

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
Starknet logo
Rollup (ZK)

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Governance

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

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Off-chain
Starknet logo
On-chain

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Polygon vs Starknet Developer Activity

Developers

Polygon has 4.66X more developers than Starknet

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1,811
Starknet logo
389

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polygon has 3.89X more commits than Starknet

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65,994
Starknet logo
16,947

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Repos

Polygon has 5.79X more repos than Starknet

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168
Starknet logo
29

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Stars

Polygon has 2.81X more stars than Starknet

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9,504
Starknet logo
3,378

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polygon has 9.4X more watchers than Starknet

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1,241
Starknet logo
132

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Polygon vs Starknet Financials New

Chain Revenue

Polygon chain revenue is 26X higher than Starknet chain revenue

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$87.09K
Starknet logo
$3.339K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polygon average transaction fee is 31.19% lower than Starknet average transaction fee

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$0.01306
Starknet logo
$0.01897

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polygon market cap is 3.87X higher than Starknet market cap

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$853.4M
Starknet logo
$220.6M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polygon FDV is 2.49X higher than Starknet FDV

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$853.4M
Starknet logo
$342.6M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Polygon Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.55X higher than Starknet Market Cap to FDV ratio

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100.00%
Starknet logo
64.37%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polygon price is 2.36X higher than Starknet price

Polygon logo
$0.08002
Starknet logo
$0.03384

Data from Chainspect

Polygon vs Starknet 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 Starknet

Starknet stands as a permissionless blockchain solution, functioning as a Validity-Rollup, often referred to as a zero-knowledge rollup (ZK rollup) for Ethereum. It's a Layer 2 (L2) platform that empowers dApps to achieve significant computational scalability while upholding Ethereum's inherent composability and security standards.

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