TON vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

TON TPS is 1,802X higher than Polkadot TPS

TON logo
31.17 tx/s
Polkadot logo
0.02 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

TON max TPS is 3.33X higher than Polkadot max TPS

TON logo
1,542 tx/s
Polkadot logo
462.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

TON max theoretical TPS is 105X higher than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

TON logo
104,715 tx/s
Polkadot logo
1,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

TON transaction volume is 1,809X higher than Polkadot transaction volume

TON logo
112K txns
Polkadot logo
62 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

TON block time is 93.25% shorter than Polkadot block time

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414ms
Polkadot logo
6.14s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

TON finality is 97.33% shorter than Polkadot finality

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800ms
Polkadot logo
30s

Data from Chainspect

Type

TON 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)

TON has 70X more total transactions than Polkadot

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3.2B txns
Polkadot logo
45.9M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

TON was launched 1 year after Polkadot

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May 26, 2021
Polkadot logo
May 26, 2020

Data from Chainspect

TON vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

TON Nakamoto Coefficient is 52.24% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

TON logo
85
Polkadot logo
178

Data from Chainspect

Validators

TON has 34.16% fewer validators than Polkadot

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395
Polkadot logo
600

Data from Chainspect

Stake

TON stake is 1.26X higher than Polkadot stake

TON logo
$1.013B
Polkadot logo
$804.7M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

TON 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

TON and Polkadot governance are both on-chain

TON logo
On-chain
Polkadot logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

TON vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

TON has 93.31% fewer developers than Polkadot

TON logo
606
Polkadot logo
9,059

Data from Chainspect

Commits

TON has 95.55% fewer commits than Polkadot

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31,052
Polkadot logo
699,010

Data from Chainspect

Repos

TON has 65.68% fewer repos than Polkadot

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187
Polkadot logo
545

Data from Chainspect

Stars

TON has 53.38% fewer stars than Polkadot

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16,547
Polkadot logo
35,497

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

TON has 28.11% fewer watchers than Polkadot

TON logo
1,547
Polkadot logo
2,152

Data from Chainspect

TON vs Polkadot Financials New

Chain Revenue

TON chain revenue is 178X higher than Polkadot chain revenue

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$3.309K
Polkadot logo
$18.62

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

TON average transaction fee is 74.27% lower than Polkadot average transaction fee

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$0.001221
Polkadot logo
$0.004745

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

TON market cap is 2.77X higher than Polkadot market cap

TON logo
$4.494B
Polkadot logo
$1.62B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

TON FDV is 4.33X higher than Polkadot FDV

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$8.719B
Polkadot logo
$2.015B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

TON Market Cap to FDV ratio is 35.89% lower than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

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51.54%
Polkadot logo
80.40%

Data from Chainspect

Price

TON price is 1.75X higher than Polkadot price

TON logo
$1.678
Polkadot logo
$0.9596

Data from Chainspect

TON vs Polkadot Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About TON

The Open Network (TON) is a decentralized and open internet platform made up of several components. These include: TON Blockchain, TON DNS, TON Storage, and TON Sites. TON Blockchain is the core protocol that connects TON’s underlying infrastructure together to form the greater TON Ecosystem. TON is focused on achieving widespread cross-chain interoperability, while operating in a highly scalable secure framework. TON is designed to process millions of transactions per second (TPS), with the goal of eventually reaching hundreds of millions of users moving forward.

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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