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Polkadot vs Arbitrum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polkadot TPS is 100% lower than Arbitrum TPS

0 tx/s

8.68 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Polkadot max TPS is 77.27% lower than Arbitrum max TPS

462.7 tx/s

2,036 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Theoretical TPS

Polkadot max theoretical TPS is 83.59% lower than Arbitrum max theoretical TPS

1,000 tx/s

6,095 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Polkadot transaction volume is 100% lower than Arbitrum transaction volume

0 txns

31.2K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Polkadot block time is 24X longer than Arbitrum block time

6.01s

253ms

Data from Chainspect

Finality Time

Polkadot finality is 96.37% shorter than Arbitrum finality

30s

13m 48s

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Type

Polkadot is a layer 1 blockchain, while Arbitrum is a layer 2 blockchain

Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Polkadot has 97.99% fewer total transactions than Arbitrum

46M txns

2.29B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Polkadot was launched 1 year before Arbitrum

May 26, 2020

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Polkadot vs Arbitrum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient is 169X higher than Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient

169

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Validators

Polkadot has 600X more validators than Arbitrum

600

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Stake

Polkadot stake is $698.2M, while Arbitrum has no data

$698.2M

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Consensus Mechanism

Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic)

Nominated Proof of Stake

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Governance

Polkadot and Arbitrum governance are both on-chain

On-chain

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Polkadot vs Arbitrum Developer Activity

Developers

Polkadot has 3.69X more developers than Arbitrum

9,074

2,460

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polkadot has 3.5X more commits than Arbitrum

701,012

200,200

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Polkadot has 4.16X more repos than Arbitrum

549

132

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Stars

Polkadot has 3.29X more stars than Arbitrum

35,569

10,801

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polkadot has 1.47X more watchers than Arbitrum

2,177

1,485

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Polkadot vs Arbitrum Financials

Revenue

Polkadot chain revenue is 100% lower than Arbitrum chain revenue

$11.99K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polkadot average transaction fee is 100% lower than Arbitrum average transaction fee

$0.007049

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polkadot market cap is 2.49X higher than Arbitrum market cap

$1.292B

$518.6M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polkadot FDV is 2.04X higher than Arbitrum FDV

$1.6B

$784.1M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

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

80.76%

66.14%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polkadot price is 9.72X higher than Arbitrum price

$0.762

$0.07841

Data from Chainspect

Polkadot vs Arbitrum Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

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.

About Arbitrum

Arbitrum serves as a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, leveraging rollups to significantly boost scalability and reduce transaction costs while maintaining robust security. It enables developers to execute EVM-compatible smart contracts with a substantially higher transaction throughput and lower fees compared to Ethereum's main chain, making it a compelling platform for decentralized application development.

Compare Polkadot vs Arbitrum

Polkadot vs Arbitrum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Theoretical TPS

Transaction Volume (1H)

Block Time (1H)

Finality Time

Type

Total Transactions (All time)

Launch Date

Polkadot vs Arbitrum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Validators

Stake

Consensus Mechanism

Governance

Polkadot vs Arbitrum Developer Activity

Developers

Commits

Repos

Stars

Watchers

Polkadot vs Arbitrum Financials

Revenue

Average Transaction Fee

Market Cap

FDV

Market Cap / FDV

Price

Polkadot vs Arbitrum Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Polkadot

About Arbitrum

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