Estimated monthly cost for 100,000 transactions — Solana $130.00, Polygon PoS $200.00, Base $380.00, Tempo $400.00
The Cost of Moving Money on Chain
Transaction fees vary by orders of magnitude across blockchains. Enter your payment volume to see what it costs on each chain, based on current on-chain data.
On-chain fees are charged per transaction — not as a percentage of the amount. Moving $1 or $1,000,000 costs the same.
Estimated cost by network (monthly)
Estimated Cost Breakdown Across Chains
The same payment volume, priced on each network. Because per-transaction fees differ by orders of magnitude, the totals diverge sharply as volume grows — on Solana the cost stays a rounding error, while EVM chains compound into real money.
| Chain | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Solana | $130.00 |
| Polygon PoS | $200.00 |
| Base | $380.00 |
| Tempo | $400.00 |
Network Comparison
Solana Live | Polygon PoS Live | Base Live | Tempo Live | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost | $130.00 | $200.00 | $380.00 | $400.00 |
| Median fee / tx | $0.0013 | $0.002~1.5× higher than Solana | $0.0038~3× higher than Solana | $0.004 |
| Cost per $1,000Assuming $100/tx | $0.013 | $0.02 | $0.038 | $0.04 |
| Finality | ~500ms150ms with Alpenglow upgrade | ~2000ms128 block confirmations required | 3-9 minutesEthereum L1 settlement required | ~600msNot validated in production |
| Average Throughput | 2,400 TPS | 89 TPS | 166 TPS | Not enough data in production |
| Theoretical Throughput | 100,000 TPSover 1m with upcoming Firedancer release | 3,800 TPS | 3,571 TPS | 100,000+ TPSClaimed, not yet validated |
- Estimated cost
- $130.00
- Median fee / tx
- $0.0013
- Cost per $1,000Assuming $100/tx
- $0.013
- Finality
- ~500ms150ms with Alpenglow upgrade
- Average Throughput
- 2,400 TPS
- Theoretical Throughput
- 100,000 TPSover 1m with upcoming Firedancer release
- Estimated cost
- $200.00
- Median fee / tx
- $0.002~1.5× higher than Solana
- Cost per $1,000Assuming $100/tx
- $0.02
- Finality
- ~2000ms128 block confirmations required
- Average Throughput
- 89 TPS
- Theoretical Throughput
- 3,800 TPS
- Estimated cost
- $380.00
- Median fee / tx
- $0.0038~3× higher than Solana
- Cost per $1,000Assuming $100/tx
- $0.038
- Finality
- 3-9 minutesEthereum L1 settlement required
- Average Throughput
- 166 TPS
- Theoretical Throughput
- 3,571 TPS
- Estimated cost
- $400.00
- Median fee / tx
- $0.004
- Cost per $1,000Assuming $100/tx
- $0.04
- Finality
- ~600msNot validated in production
- Average Throughput
- Not enough data in production
- Theoretical Throughput
- 100,000+ TPSClaimed, not yet validated
Data sources: Network documentation, DefiLlama, public testnets · Fees and timing based on current network conditions
Frequently Asked Questions
How fee estimates are sourced, why we use medians, and what the numbers mean for production payment flows.
How are fees calculated?
Fee estimates are based on median transaction costs observed on each network. For Solana, this reflects the base fee plus a conservative estimate of priority fees during normal network conditions. For EVM chains (Base, Polygon, Ethereum), estimates reflect median gas costs for a standard token transfer.
Why median and not average?
Averages are easily skewed by outlier transactions. Median fees give a more accurate picture of what a typical payment actually costs on each network.
Are these fees guaranteed?
No. On-chain fees fluctuate with network congestion. This tool is intended to give directional guidance, not a billing quote. Because of local fee markets, Solana fees tend to be more stable under load than other chains, where gas prices can spike significantly during periods of high activity.