Sui vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Sui TPS is 100% higher than Polkadot TPS

Sui logo
56.05 tx/s
Polkadot logo
0 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Sui max TPS is 2X higher than Polkadot max TPS

Sui logo
926.5 tx/s
Polkadot logo
462.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Sui max theoretical TPS is 120X higher than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

Sui logo
120,000 tx/s
Polkadot logo
1,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Sui transaction volume is 100% higher than Polkadot transaction volume

Sui logo
202K txns
Polkadot logo
0 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Sui block time is 98.68% shorter than Polkadot block time

Sui logo
0.08s
Polkadot logo
6.01s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Sui finality is 100% shorter than Polkadot finality

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0s
Polkadot logo
30s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Sui and Polkadot are both layer 1 blockchains

Sui logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Polkadot logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Sui has 90X more total transactions than Polkadot

Sui logo
4.14B txns
Polkadot logo
45.9M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Sui was launched 3 years after Polkadot

Sui logo
May 3, 2023
Polkadot logo
May 26, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Sui vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Sui Nakamoto Coefficient is 89.88% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

Sui logo
18
Polkadot logo
178

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Sui has 78.83% fewer validators than Polkadot

Sui logo
127
Polkadot logo
600

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Sui stake is 6.92X higher than Polkadot stake

Sui logo
$7.382B
Polkadot logo
$1.067B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Sui is PoS, while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake

Sui logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)
Polkadot logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Sui off-chain governance is worse than Polkadot on-chain governance

Sui logo
Off-chain
Polkadot logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Sui vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Sui has 83.8% fewer developers than Polkadot

Sui logo
1,461
Polkadot logo
9,020

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Sui has 88.88% fewer commits than Polkadot

Sui logo
77,232
Polkadot logo
694,731

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Sui has 66.79% fewer repos than Polkadot

Sui logo
167
Polkadot logo
503

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Sui has 51.65% fewer stars than Polkadot

Sui logo
17,112
Polkadot logo
35,394

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Sui has 81.88% fewer watchers than Polkadot

Sui logo
923
Polkadot logo
5,095

Data from Chainspect

Sui vs Polkadot Financials New

Chain Revenue

Sui chain revenue is 2,513X higher than Polkadot chain revenue

Sui logo
$404.5
Polkadot logo
$0.161

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Sui average transaction fee is 99.31% lower than Polkadot average transaction fee

Sui logo
$0.0001573
Polkadot logo
$0.02299

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Sui market cap is 1.83X higher than Polkadot market cap

Sui logo
$3.869B
Polkadot logo
$2.113B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Sui FDV is 3.7X higher than Polkadot FDV

Sui logo
$9.788B
Polkadot logo
$2.642B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Sui Market Cap to FDV ratio is 50.56% lower than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

Sui logo
39.53%
Polkadot logo
79.97%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Sui price is 22.2% lower than Polkadot price

Sui logo
$0.9788
Polkadot logo
$1.258

Data from Chainspect

Sui vs Polkadot Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Sui

Sui is a first-of-its-kind Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible.

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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Sui Socials

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