Arbitrum (ARB) and Polygon (POL): a comparison
Arbitrum and Polygon set side by side: how the quotes moved, how the protocols are built and what tasks each one was made for.
Specifications of ARB and POL
| Arbitrum (ARB) | Polygon (POL) | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.167865 | $0.087938 |
| Ticker | ARB | POL |
| Type | token | coin of its own network |
| Launched | 2023 | 2017 |
| Built by | Offchain Labs | Polygon Labs |
| Supply cap | 10 B ARB | — |
| In circulation | 6.89 B ARB | 10.65 B POL |
| Market cap | $1.16 B | $936.31 M |
| Rank by cap | #68 | #75 |
| Consensus | — | Proof of Stake |
| Privacy | — | transfers are public |
Source: CoinGecko, Nov 10, 2026 13:57. How these numbers are counted
Price movement: ARB and POL
The start of the period is taken as 100 for both prices: the chart shows the difference in movement, not the quotes themselves.
| Period | ARB | POL |
|---|---|---|
| 7 days | +12.18% | +1.07% |
| 30 days | −7.85% | −13.05% |
| 90 days | +117.59% | +18.3% |
The link between their daily moves over the quarter is 0.5 (they travel alike).
The tasks ARB and POL were made for
- DeFiArbitrum
- Contracts and applicationsPolygon
How Arbitrum and Polygon are built
How Arbitrum works
Arbitrum One is arranged as an optimistic rollup: transactions are computed outside Ethereum, and compressed data goes to the main network — fees drop while the security of Ethereum remains. Gas inside Arbitrum is paid in ETH, not in ARB. The total supply is 10 billion ARB.
What Arbitrum is for
ARB votes in the ArbitrumDAO on upgrades and treasury spending; it is also bought for exposure to the growth of the network.
How Polygon works
Polygon PoS is Ethereum-compatible and is secured by validators who have staked POL. Blocks are fast, fees are close to zero, and assets move between Polygon and Ethereum through a bridge.
What Polygon is for
POL is spent on gas in Polygon PoS and staked in the validator role. Payment services, games, DeFi protocols and tokenised assets run on Polygon.