Starknet vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Starknet TPS is 100% higher than Polkadot TPS

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2.92 tx/s
Polkadot logo
0 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Starknet max TPS is 17.53% lower than Polkadot max TPS

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381.6 tx/s
Polkadot logo
462.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Starknet max theoretical TPS is 0.8% lower than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

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992 tx/s
Polkadot logo
1,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Starknet transaction volume is 100% higher than Polkadot transaction volume

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10.5K txns
Polkadot logo
0 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Starknet block time is 56.29% shorter than Polkadot block time

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2.62s
Polkadot logo
6s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Starknet finality is 266X longer than Polkadot finality

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2h
Polkadot logo
30s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Starknet is a layer 2 blockchain, while Polkadot is a layer 1 blockchain

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Layer 2 blockchain
Polkadot logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Starknet has 59.71% fewer total transactions than Polkadot

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280M txns
Polkadot logo
696M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Starknet was launched 1 year after Polkadot

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Nov 16, 2021
Polkadot logo
May 26, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Starknet vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Starknet Nakamoto Coefficient is 99.43% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

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1
Polkadot logo
178

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Starknet has 99.83% fewer validators than Polkadot

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1
Polkadot logo
600

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Starknet has no data, while Polkadot stake is $1.335B

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Polkadot logo
$1.335B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Starknet is Rollup (ZK), while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake

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Rollup (ZK)
Polkadot logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Starknet and Polkadot governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Polkadot logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Starknet vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Starknet has 95.9% fewer developers than Polkadot

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368
Polkadot logo
8,992

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Starknet has 97.67% fewer commits than Polkadot

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15,944
Polkadot logo
686,635

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Starknet has 94.53% fewer repos than Polkadot

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27
Polkadot logo
494

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Starknet has 90.75% fewer stars than Polkadot

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3,236
Polkadot logo
35,006

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Starknet has 97.55% fewer watchers than Polkadot

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124
Polkadot logo
5,069

Data from Chainspect

Starknet vs Polkadot Financials New

Chain Revenue

Starknet chain revenue is $5.146K, while Polkadot has no data

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$5.146K
Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Starknet average transaction fee is $0.02271, while Polkadot has no data

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$0.02271
Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Starknet market cap is 90.95% lower than Polkadot market cap

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$230.1M
Polkadot logo
$2.544B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Starknet FDV is 87.24% lower than Polkadot FDV

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$407.1M
Polkadot logo
$3.192B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Starknet Market Cap to FDV ratio is 29.07% lower than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

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56.52%
Polkadot logo
79.68%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Starknet price is 97.32% lower than Polkadot price

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$0.04071
Polkadot logo
$1.52

Data from Chainspect

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About 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.

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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