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Polygon vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polygon TPS is 9.39% lower than Avalanche TPS

46.84 tx/s

51.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Polygon max TPS is 2.23X higher than Avalanche max TPS

537.5 tx/s

241.3 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Polygon max theoretical TPS is 3.2X higher than Avalanche max theoretical TPS

3,810 tx/s

1,191 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Polygon transaction volume is 9.42% lower than Avalanche transaction volume

169K txns

186K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Polygon block time is 1.39X longer than Avalanche block time

1.5s

1.08s

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Finality

Polygon finality is 2.5X longer than Avalanche finality

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Type

Polygon is a sidechain, while Avalanche is a layer 1 blockchain

Sidechain

Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Polygon has 5.27X more total transactions than Avalanche

7.79B txns

1.48B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Polygon was launched 4 months before Avalanche

May 30, 2020

Sep 21, 2020

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Polygon vs Avalanche Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient is 84% lower than Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient

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Validators

Polygon has 83.22% fewer validators than Avalanche

105

626

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Stake

Polygon stake is 80.99% lower than Avalanche stake

$273.8M

$1.441B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Polygon and Avalanche are both PoS

Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Polygon off-chain governance is worse than Avalanche on-chain governance

Off-chain

On-chain

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Polygon vs Avalanche Developer Activity

Developers

Polygon has 2.18X more developers than Avalanche

1,818

834

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polygon has 17.26% fewer commits than Avalanche

67,058

81,048

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Polygon has 1.49X more repos than Avalanche

174

117

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Stars

Polygon has 1.4X more stars than Avalanche

9,533

6,832

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polygon has 1.37X more watchers than Avalanche

1,243

905

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Polygon vs Avalanche Financials New

Chain Revenue

Polygon chain revenue is 14X higher than Avalanche chain revenue

$66.43K

$4.632K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polygon average transaction fee is 6.86X higher than Avalanche average transaction fee

$0.01209

$0.001762

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polygon market cap is 71.82% lower than Avalanche market cap

$819.6M

$2.909B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polygon FDV is 83% lower than Avalanche FDV

$819.6M

$4.822B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Polygon Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.66X higher than Avalanche Market Cap to FDV ratio

100.00%

60.32%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polygon price is 98.86% lower than Avalanche price

$0.07671

$6.737

Data from Chainspect

Polygon vs Avalanche Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

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.

About Avalanche

Avalanche emerges as a rapid, scalable blockchain platform facilitating the seamless creation and deployment of dApps. Distinguished by its unique consensus mechanism, it's particularly good for DeFi applications, allowing high throughput and nearly instant finality. Its architecture allows for a network of interconnected blockchains, each safeguarded by dynamic subsets of validators, ensuring scalability while maintaining speed, reliability, and security.

Compare Polygon vs Avalanche

Polygon vs Avalanche Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Max Theoretical TPS

Transaction Volume (1H)

Block Time (1H)

Finality

Type

Total Transactions (All time)

Launch Date

Polygon vs Avalanche Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Validators

Stake

Consensus Mechanism

Governance

Polygon vs Avalanche Developer Activity

Developers

Commits

Repos

Stars

Watchers

Polygon vs Avalanche Financials New

Chain Revenue

Average Transaction Fee

Market Cap

FDV

Market Cap / FDV

Price

Polygon vs Avalanche Real-time TPS Chart

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About Polygon

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