Stellar vs. Polkadot
In this article we'll compare Stellar and Polkadot. This is an indepth review that considers many metrics.
Overview
| Stellar | Polkadot | |
|---|---|---|
| Created by | Jed McCaleb | Gavin Wood, Robert Habermeier and Peter Czaban |
| Native token | XLM | DOT |
| Consensus algorithm | PoS | PoS |
| Hashing algorithm | SCP | BLAKE2 |
| Supports EVM | No | No |
| TPS | 200 | 1000 |
| Block time (secs) | 5 | 6 |
| Layer | 1 | 0 |
| Supports smart contracts | Yes | Yes |
| Average transaction fee | $8.5e-9 | $0.08792 |
| Staking rewards (APR) | 1% | 14.5% |
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Comparison
Is Stellar faster than Polkadot?
No, Stellar processes 200 transactions per second and Polkadot processes 1000.
Is Stellar cheaper than Polkadot?
No, Stellar has an average transaction fee of $8.5e-9, whereas Polkadot costs $0.08792.