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Stellar vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Stellar TPS is 100% higher than Polkadot TPS

Stellar logo
138.7 tx/s
Polkadot logo
0 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Stellar max TPS is 56.61% lower than Polkadot max TPS

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200.8 tx/s
Polkadot logo
462.7 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

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

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

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Stellar transaction volume is 100% higher than Polkadot transaction volume

Stellar logo
498K txns
Polkadot logo
0 txns

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Block Time (1H)

Stellar block time is 6.25% shorter than Polkadot block time

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5.62s
Polkadot logo
5.99s

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Finality

Stellar finality is 100% shorter than Polkadot finality

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0s
Polkadot logo
30s

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Type

Stellar and Polkadot are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Polkadot logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Stellar has 517X more total transactions than Polkadot

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23.8B txns
Polkadot logo
46M 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

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Stellar vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Stellar Nakamoto Coefficient is 98.19% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

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3
Polkadot logo
166

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Validators

Stellar has 84.66% fewer validators than Polkadot

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92
Polkadot logo
600

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Stake

Stellar has no data, while Polkadot stake is $735.6M

Stellar logo
Polkadot logo
$735.6M

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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

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Governance

Stellar and Polkadot governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Polkadot logo
On-chain

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Stellar vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Stellar has 92.11% fewer developers than Polkadot

Stellar logo
715
Polkadot logo
9,072

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Stellar has 90.45% fewer commits than Polkadot

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66,871
Polkadot logo
700,560

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Stellar has 76.45% fewer repos than Polkadot

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129
Polkadot logo
548

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Stars

Stellar has 69.14% fewer stars than Polkadot

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10,966
Polkadot logo
35,543

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Watchers

Stellar has 12.44% fewer watchers than Polkadot

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1,906
Polkadot logo
2,177

Data from Chainspect

Stellar vs Polkadot Financials New

Chain Revenue

Stellar chain revenue is $1.264K, while Polkadot has no data

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$1.264K
Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Stellar average transaction fee is $0.0001187, while Polkadot has no data

Stellar logo
$0.0001187
Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Stellar market cap is 4.53X higher than Polkadot market cap

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$6.393B
Polkadot logo
$1.412B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Stellar FDV is 5.35X higher than Polkadot FDV

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$9.359B
Polkadot logo
$1.75B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Stellar Market Cap to FDV ratio is 15.31% lower than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

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68.31%
Polkadot logo
80.66%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Stellar price is 77.53% lower than Polkadot price

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$0.1872
Polkadot logo
$0.8333

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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