Sei vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Sei TPS is 21X higher than Polkadot TPS

Sei logo
0.35 tx/s
Polkadot logo
0.02 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Sei max TPS is 44.72% lower than Polkadot max TPS

Sei logo
255.7 tx/s
Polkadot logo
462.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Sei max theoretical TPS is 13X higher than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

Sei logo
12,500 tx/s
Polkadot logo
1,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Sei transaction volume is 21X higher than Polkadot transaction volume

Sei logo
1.25K txns
Polkadot logo
60 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Sei block time is 93.31% shorter than Polkadot block time

Sei logo
403ms
Polkadot logo
6.03s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Sei finality is 100% shorter than Polkadot finality

Sei logo
0s
Polkadot logo
30s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Sei and Polkadot are both layer 1 blockchains

Sei logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Polkadot logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Sei has 57X more total transactions than Polkadot

Sei logo
2.62B txns
Polkadot logo
45.9M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Sei was launched 3 years after Polkadot

Sei logo
May 22, 2023
Polkadot logo
May 26, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Sei vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Sei Nakamoto Coefficient is 95.5% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

Sei logo
8
Polkadot logo
178

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Sei has 93.33% fewer validators than Polkadot

Sei logo
40
Polkadot logo
600

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Sei stake is 74.82% lower than Polkadot stake

Sei logo
$214.5M
Polkadot logo
$852.3M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Sei is PoS, while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake

Sei logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)
Polkadot logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Sei and Polkadot governance are both on-chain

Sei logo
On-chain
Polkadot logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Sei vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Sei has 97.49% fewer developers than Polkadot

Sei logo
227
Polkadot logo
9,059

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Sei has 98.19% fewer commits than Polkadot

Sei logo
12,654
Polkadot logo
699,461

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Sei has 90.85% fewer repos than Polkadot

Sei logo
50
Polkadot logo
547

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Sei has 89.85% fewer stars than Polkadot

Sei logo
3,602
Polkadot logo
35,501

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Sei has 90.38% fewer watchers than Polkadot

Sei logo
207
Polkadot logo
2,153

Data from Chainspect

Sei vs Polkadot Financials New

Chain Revenue

Sei chain revenue is 2.19X higher than Polkadot chain revenue

Sei logo
$48.38
Polkadot logo
$22.09

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Sei average transaction fee is 85.22% lower than Polkadot average transaction fee

Sei logo
$0.001643
Polkadot logo
$0.01112

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Sei market cap is 76.96% lower than Polkadot market cap

Sei logo
$396.3M
Polkadot logo
$1.72B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Sei FDV is 74.32% lower than Polkadot FDV

Sei logo
$549.1M
Polkadot logo
$2.139B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Sei Market Cap to FDV ratio is 10.25% lower than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

Sei logo
72.18%
Polkadot logo
80.43%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Sei price is 94.6% lower than Polkadot price

Sei logo
$0.05491
Polkadot logo
$1.019

Data from Chainspect

Sei vs Polkadot Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Sei

Sei is the ideal platform for developing groundbreaking applications, supporting the latest trends and innovations in blockchain. Carbon Neutral.

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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