Tezos vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Tezos TPS is 100% higher than Polkadot TPS

Tezos logo
0.56 tx/s
Polkadot logo
0 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Tezos max TPS is 89.06% lower than Polkadot max TPS

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50.58 tx/s
Polkadot logo
462.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Tezos max theoretical TPS is 1.03X higher than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

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1,026 tx/s
Polkadot logo
1,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Tezos transaction volume is 100% higher than Polkadot transaction volume

Tezos logo
2.03K txns
Polkadot logo
0 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Tezos block time is 1.01X longer than Polkadot block time

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6.05s
Polkadot logo
6s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Tezos finality is 60% shorter than Polkadot finality

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12s
Polkadot logo
30s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Tezos and Polkadot are both layer 1 blockchains

Tezos logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Polkadot logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Tezos has 49.27% fewer total transactions than Polkadot

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353M txns
Polkadot logo
696M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Tezos was launched 2 years before Polkadot

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Sep 17, 2018
Polkadot logo
May 26, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Tezos vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Tezos Nakamoto Coefficient is 90.44% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

Tezos logo
17
Polkadot logo
178

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Tezos has 58.66% fewer validators than Polkadot

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248
Polkadot logo
600

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Tezos stake is 80.52% lower than Polkadot stake

Tezos logo
$259.9M
Polkadot logo
$1.335B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Tezos is PoS, while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake

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

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Tezos and Polkadot governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Polkadot logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Tezos vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Tezos has 95.42% fewer developers than Polkadot

Tezos logo
411
Polkadot logo
8,992

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Tezos has 87.76% fewer commits than Polkadot

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84,043
Polkadot logo
686,635

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Tezos has 89.06% fewer repos than Polkadot

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54
Polkadot logo
494

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Tezos has 94.75% fewer stars than Polkadot

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1,835
Polkadot logo
35,006

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Tezos has 92.44% fewer watchers than Polkadot

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383
Polkadot logo
5,069

Data from Chainspect

Tezos vs Polkadot Financials New

Chain Revenue

Tezos chain revenue is $47.68, while Polkadot has no data

Tezos logo
$47.68
Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Tezos average transaction fee is $0.0003857, while Polkadot has no data

Tezos logo
$0.0003857
Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Tezos market cap is 82.89% lower than Polkadot market cap

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$435.1M
Polkadot logo
$2.544B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Tezos FDV is 86.11% lower than Polkadot FDV

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$443.2M
Polkadot logo
$3.192B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Tezos Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.23X higher than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

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98.18%
Polkadot logo
79.68%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Tezos price is 73.46% lower than Polkadot price

Tezos logo
$0.4034
Polkadot logo
$1.52

Data from Chainspect

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About Blockchains

About Tezos

Tezos is an open-source platform for assets and applications backed by a global community of validators, researchers, and builders.

Explore the full ecosystem here: Tezos Ecosystem

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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