Stellar vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Stellar TPS is 100% higher than Polkadot TPS

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110.8 tx/s
Polkadot logo
0 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Stellar max TPS is 59.14% lower than Polkadot max TPS

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189 tx/s
Polkadot logo
462.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Stellar max theoretical TPS is 2.03X higher than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

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2,032 tx/s
Polkadot logo
1,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Stellar transaction volume is 100% higher than Polkadot transaction volume

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399K txns
Polkadot logo
0 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Stellar block time is 4.2% shorter than Polkadot block time

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5.75s
Polkadot logo
6s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Stellar finality is 100% shorter than Polkadot finality

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0s
Polkadot logo
30s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Stellar and Polkadot are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Polkadot logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Stellar has 32X more total transactions than Polkadot

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22.3B txns
Polkadot logo
696M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Stellar was launched 5 years before Polkadot

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Sep 30, 2015
Polkadot logo
May 26, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Stellar vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Stellar Nakamoto Coefficient is 98.31% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

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3
Polkadot logo
178

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Stellar has 86% fewer validators than Polkadot

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84
Polkadot logo
600

Data from Chainspect

Stake

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

Stellar logo
Polkadot logo
$1.335B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Stellar is Stellar Consensus Protocol, while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake

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Stellar Consensus Protocol
Polkadot logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Stellar and Polkadot governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Polkadot logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Stellar vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Stellar has 92.32% fewer developers than Polkadot

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690
Polkadot logo
8,992

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Stellar has 90.37% fewer commits than Polkadot

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66,083
Polkadot logo
686,635

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Stellar has 74.69% fewer repos than Polkadot

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125
Polkadot logo
494

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Stellar has 69.43% fewer stars than Polkadot

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10,700
Polkadot logo
35,006

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Stellar has 56.71% fewer watchers than Polkadot

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2,194
Polkadot logo
5,069

Data from Chainspect

Stellar vs Polkadot Financials New

Chain Revenue

Stellar chain revenue is $789.1, while Polkadot has no data

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$789.1
Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Stellar average transaction fee is $0.00008238, while Polkadot has no data

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$0.00008238
Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Stellar market cap is 2.27X higher than Polkadot market cap

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$5.763B
Polkadot logo
$2.544B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Stellar FDV is 2.74X higher than Polkadot FDV

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$8.735B
Polkadot logo
$3.192B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Stellar Market Cap to FDV ratio is 17.19% lower than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

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65.98%
Polkadot logo
79.68%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Stellar price is 88.5% lower than Polkadot price

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$0.1747
Polkadot logo
$1.52

Data from Chainspect

Stellar vs Polkadot Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Stellar

Stellar empowers builders to unlock human and economic potential. It combines a powerful, decentralized blockchain network with a global ecosystem of innovators to create opportunities as borderless as ideas. It offers the tools to make a difference in the real world through new digital asset products and services that enhance access to the global financial system.

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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