Polygon vs TON

Polygon4.1/5

VS

TON3.6/5

Feature	PolygonVisit	TONVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	3.6/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	4.5	4.5
Fees	4.5	4.5
Ecosystem	4.5	3.5
Decentralization	3.5	3.0
Developer experience	4.0	3.0
Specs
Layer	Sidechain	Layer 1
Consensus / design	Proof of Stake	Proof of Stake
Native token	POL	GRAM
EVM compatible	Yes	No
Smart contract languages	Solidity	Tolk, FunC, Tact
Block time	Not disclosed	~0.4s
Typical transaction fee	$0.002	0.00039 Gram
Finality	~1.8 seconds	~0.6s
Validators / sequencer	Not disclosed	384
Mainnet since	2,020	2,021
Throughput (TPS)	5,000	100,000+
Sequencer	Not applicable	Not applicable
Gas paid in	POL	GRAM
Company
Founded	2020	2018
Headquarters	Cayman Islands	—
Investors	Peak XV Partners, Galaxy Digital, Republic Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 +4	Private SAFT Investors, Hypersphere, Mirana Ventures
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	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	Native access to Telegram users via embedded non-custodial wallets Sub-second settlement with 0.4-second block times and 0.6-second finality Fixed base fees of 0.00039 Gram per transfer regardless of network load Over 1.4 billion circulating native USDt on the network as of October 2026
Cons	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	High validator staking requirement of roughly 1 million Gram limits solo validation DeFi liquidity and total value locked remain significantly lower than Ethereum and Solana Cross-chain bridge exploit in May 2026 led to $2.8 million in losses Non-EVM architecture requires developers to learn custom languages like Tact and FunC
Best for	High-frequency stablecoin payment providers, Fintech developers seeking EVM compatibility, DeFi apps requiring sub-cent fees	Telegram mini-app developers, Low-cost peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers, Mass token and NFT airdrops

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