Moonbeam vs Polygon Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Moonbeam TPS is 98.77% lower than Polygon TPS

Moonbeam logo
0.9 tx/s
Polygon logo
73.62 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Moonbeam max TPS is 94.55% lower than Polygon max TPS

Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s
Polygon logo
537.5 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 98.24% lower than Polygon max theoretical TPS

Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s
Polygon logo
3,333 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Moonbeam transaction volume is 98.77% lower than Polygon transaction volume

Moonbeam logo
3.25K txns
Polygon logo
265K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Moonbeam block time is 4.17X longer than Polygon block time

Moonbeam logo
6.25s
Polygon logo
1.5s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Moonbeam finality is 6X longer than Polygon finality

Moonbeam logo
30s
Polygon logo
5s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Moonbeam is a parachain, while Polygon is a sidechain

Moonbeam logo
Parachain
Polygon logo
Sidechain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Moonbeam has 98.77% fewer total transactions than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
91.4M txns
Polygon logo
7.49B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Moonbeam was launched 2 years after Polygon

Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022
Polygon logo
May 30, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Polygon Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 4.25X higher than Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam logo
17
Polygon logo
4

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Moonbeam has 26.21% fewer validators than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
76
Polygon logo
103

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Moonbeam stake is 99.17% lower than Polygon stake

Moonbeam logo
$2.117M
Polygon logo
$257.9M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Polygon is PoS

Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake
Polygon logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Moonbeam on-chain governance is better than Polygon off-chain governance

Moonbeam logo
On-chain
Polygon logo
Off-chain

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Polygon Developer Activity

Developers

Moonbeam has 87.73% fewer developers than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
222
Polygon logo
1,810

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Moonbeam has 77.73% fewer commits than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
14,683
Polygon logo
65,948

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Moonbeam has 81.54% fewer repos than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
31
Polygon logo
168

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Moonbeam has 85.18% fewer stars than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
1,406
Polygon logo
9,491

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Moonbeam has 89.95% fewer watchers than Polygon

Moonbeam logo
125
Polygon logo
1,245

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Polygon Financials New

Chain Revenue

Moonbeam chain revenue is 99.99% lower than Polygon chain revenue

Moonbeam logo
$6.827
Polygon logo
$76.08K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Moonbeam average transaction fee is 99.36% lower than Polygon average transaction fee

Moonbeam logo
$0.00006625
Polygon logo
$0.01035

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Moonbeam market cap is 98.64% lower than Polygon market cap

Moonbeam logo
$10.41M
Polygon logo
$769.6M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Moonbeam FDV is 98.58% lower than Polygon FDV

Moonbeam logo
$10.91M
Polygon logo
$769.6M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Moonbeam Market Cap to FDV ratio is 4.62% lower than Polygon Market Cap to FDV ratio

Moonbeam logo
95.37%
Polygon logo
100.00%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Moonbeam price is 87.76% lower than Polygon price

Moonbeam logo
$0.008834
Polygon logo
$0.0722

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Polygon Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible smart contracts platform built in the Polkadot ecosystem. It's designed for seamless compatibility with Ethereum tooling to provide a user-friendly environment for porting existing and developing new dApps. Also, as the biggest Polkadot parachain Moonbeam encourages cross-chain communication with other parachains.

About Polygon

Polygon, formerly Matic Network, is a blockchain platform designed to establish a multi-chain system compatible with Ethereum. It employs a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism similar to Ethereum for on-chain transactions, with its native token being POL. Functioning as a "layer two" or "sidechain" scaling solution alongside Ethereum, Polygon facilitates quicker transactions and lower fees. Its inception aimed to tackle Ethereum's major challenges, including high fees, subpar user experience, and limited transaction throughput, aspiring to create an "Ethereum's internet of blockchains" or a multi-chain ecosystem of Ethereum-compatible blockchains.

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