Tezos vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Tezos TPS is 175X higher than Polkadot TPS

Tezos logo
2.98 tx/s
Polkadot logo
0.02 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Tezos max TPS is 89.06% lower than Polkadot max TPS

Tezos logo
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 176X higher than Polkadot transaction volume

Tezos logo
10.7K txns
Polkadot logo
61 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Tezos block time is 1.02X longer than Polkadot block time

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6.16s
Polkadot logo
6.05s

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 7.95X more total transactions than Polkadot

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365M txns
Polkadot logo
45.9M 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 92.13% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

Tezos logo
14
Polkadot logo
178

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Tezos has 63.33% fewer validators than Polkadot

Tezos logo
220
Polkadot logo
600

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Tezos stake is 81.03% lower than Polkadot stake

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$161.6M
Polkadot logo
$852.3M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Tezos is PoS, while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake

Tezos logo
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 95.34% fewer developers than Polkadot

Tezos logo
422
Polkadot logo
9,059

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Tezos has 87.38% fewer commits than Polkadot

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88,237
Polkadot logo
699,461

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Tezos has 88.66% fewer repos than Polkadot

Tezos logo
62
Polkadot logo
547

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Tezos has 94.78% fewer stars than Polkadot

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1,853
Polkadot logo
35,501

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Tezos has 82.35% fewer watchers than Polkadot

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380
Polkadot logo
2,153

Data from Chainspect

Tezos vs Polkadot Financials New

Chain Revenue

Tezos chain revenue is 1.57X higher than Polkadot chain revenue

Tezos logo
$34.74
Polkadot logo
$22.09

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Tezos average transaction fee is 97.69% lower than Polkadot average transaction fee

Tezos logo
$0.0002564
Polkadot logo
$0.01112

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Tezos market cap is 84.43% lower than Polkadot market cap

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$267.8M
Polkadot logo
$1.72B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Tezos FDV is 87.25% lower than Polkadot FDV

Tezos logo
$272.7M
Polkadot logo
$2.139B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Tezos Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.22X higher than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

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98.20%
Polkadot logo
80.43%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Tezos price is 75.84% lower than Polkadot price

Tezos logo
$0.2461
Polkadot logo
$1.019

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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