Conflux vs Polygon

Conflux3.7/5

VS

Polygon4.1/5

Feature	ConfluxVisit	PolygonVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.7/5	4.1/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	4.0	4.5
Fees	4.5	4.5
Ecosystem	2.5	4.5
Decentralization	3.5	3.5
Developer experience	4.0	4.0
Specs
Layer	Layer 1	Sidechain
Consensus / design	Other	Proof of Stake
Native token	CFX	POL
EVM compatible	Yes	Yes
Smart contract languages	Solidity	Solidity
Typical transaction fee	0	$0.002
Finality	Not disclosed	~1.8 seconds
Mainnet since	Not disclosed	2,020
Throughput (TPS)	Not disclosed	5,000
Sequencer	Not applicable	Not applicable
Data availability	On-chain	Not disclosed
Gas paid in	CFX	POL
Company
Founded	2018	2020
Headquarters	—	Cayman Islands
Investors	Baidu Ventures, FREES	Peak XV Partners, Galaxy Digital, Republic Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 +4
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Native fee sponsorship allows zero-balance users to interact with decentralized applications Dual-space structure gives Ethereum developers native Solidity EVM compatibility on eSpace Parallel Tree-Graph ledger avoids standard single-chain sequential confirmation bottlenecks Backed by $55M in funding from investors including Baidu Ventures	Typical transaction fees average approximately $0.002 per transfer Settlement finality completes in roughly 1.8 seconds Full EVM execution environment supports standard Solidity tooling and libraries Processed over 8 billion transactions across more than $3.0 trillion in cumulative volume
Cons	Modest DeFi total value locked of about $6.4M as of October 2026 Core Space and eSpace are separate execution environments Trust Wallet removed native support in September 2026, requiring manual custom EVM configuration Staking rewards of 4% are funded through inflationary token issuance	Relies on sidechain checkpoints rather than native Layer 2 zero-knowledge rollups Bridge smart contracts on Ethereum introduce third-party settlement and locking risks Past smart contract vulnerability resulted in the loss of 801,601 tokens in 2021 Separate Polygon zkEVM sequencer suffered an operational halt in July 2026
Best for	EVM developers targeting Asian markets, Web3 projects subsidizing user gas, Cross-chain decentralized application builders	High-frequency stablecoin payment providers, Fintech developers seeking EVM compatibility, DeFi apps requiring sub-cent fees

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