# Starknet vs Waterfall

Side-by-side fundamentals for Starknet and Waterfall tracked by Chainspect.

| Metric                       | Starknet     | Waterfall            |
| ---------------------------- | ------------ | -------------------- |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 0.8 tx/s     | 0 tx/s               |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 381.6 tx/s   | 83.3K tx/s           |
| Theoretical TPS              | 992 tx/s     | 41.7K tx/s           |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 2.87K txns   | 0 txns               |
| Block Time (1H)              | 1.67s        | 0s                   |
| Finality Time                | 2h 13m       | 24s                  |
| Total Transactions           | 322M txns    | 34.1M txns           |
| Launch Date                  | Nov 16, 2021 | Jul 17, 2024         |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 1            | 1                    |
| Validators/Miners            | 1            | 4                    |
| Stake/Hashrate               | —            | —                    |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Rollup (ZK)  | Proof of Stake (PoS) |
| Governance                   | On-chain     | Council              |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | $863         | —                    |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | $0.011       | —                    |
| Price                        | $0.03637     | —                    |
| Market Cap                   | $279M        | —                    |
| FDV                          | $370M        | —                    |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 75.26%       | —                    |
| Developers                   | 397          | 790                  |
| Commits                      | 17,569       | 23,574               |
| Repos                        | 29           | 14                   |
| Stars                        | 3,381        | 3                    |

Source: https://chainspect.app/compare/starknet-vs-waterfall