Sui vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Sui TPS is 100% higher than Polkadot TPS

Sui logo
15.95 tx/s
Polkadot logo
0 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Sui max TPS is 2X higher than Polkadot max TPS

Sui logo
926.5 tx/s
Polkadot logo
462.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Sui max theoretical TPS is 120X higher than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

Sui logo
120,000 tx/s
Polkadot logo
1,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Sui transaction volume is 100% higher than Polkadot transaction volume

Sui logo
57.4K txns
Polkadot logo
0 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Sui block time is 98.49% shorter than Polkadot block time

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0.09s
Polkadot logo
6.03s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Sui finality is 100% shorter than Polkadot finality

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0s
Polkadot logo
30s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Sui and Polkadot are both layer 1 blockchains

Sui logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Polkadot logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Sui has 5.88X more total transactions than Polkadot

Sui logo
4.09B txns
Polkadot logo
696M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Sui was launched 3 years after Polkadot

Sui logo
May 3, 2023
Polkadot logo
May 26, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Sui vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Sui Nakamoto Coefficient is 89.88% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

Sui logo
18
Polkadot logo
178

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Sui has 78.83% fewer validators than Polkadot

Sui logo
127
Polkadot logo
600

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Sui stake is 6.1X higher than Polkadot stake

Sui logo
$6.466B
Polkadot logo
$1.059B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Sui is PoS, while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake

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

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Sui off-chain governance is worse than Polkadot on-chain governance

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Off-chain
Polkadot logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Sui vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Sui has 83.9% fewer developers than Polkadot

Sui logo
1,448
Polkadot logo
8,995

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Sui has 88.96% fewer commits than Polkadot

Sui logo
75,777
Polkadot logo
686,951

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Sui has 67.54% fewer repos than Polkadot

Sui logo
161
Polkadot logo
496

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Sui has 51.32% fewer stars than Polkadot

Sui logo
17,054
Polkadot logo
35,038

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Sui has 81.83% fewer watchers than Polkadot

Sui logo
920
Polkadot logo
5,065

Data from Chainspect

Sui vs Polkadot Financials New

Chain Revenue

Sui chain revenue is 1,204X higher than Polkadot chain revenue

Sui logo
$253.1
Polkadot logo
$0.2101

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Sui average transaction fee is 99.38% lower than Polkadot average transaction fee

Sui logo
$0.0001859
Polkadot logo
$0.03002

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Sui market cap is 1.59X higher than Polkadot market cap

Sui logo
$3.383B
Polkadot logo
$2.131B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Sui FDV is 3.25X higher than Polkadot FDV

Sui logo
$8.674B
Polkadot logo
$2.669B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Sui Market Cap to FDV ratio is 51.15% lower than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

Sui logo
39.00%
Polkadot logo
79.84%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Sui price is 31.75% lower than Polkadot price

Sui logo
$0.8674
Polkadot logo
$1.271

Data from Chainspect

Sui vs Polkadot Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Sui

Sui is a first-of-its-kind Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible.

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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Sui Socials

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