Compare Avalanche vs Flow

Avalanche vs Flow Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Avalanche TPS is 2.96X higher than Flow TPS

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20.09 tx/s
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6.79 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Avalanche max TPS is 9.08% lower than Flow max TPS

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122.7 tx/s
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134.9 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Avalanche max theoretical TPS is 69.47% lower than Flow max theoretical TPS

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1,191 tx/s
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3,900 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Avalanche transaction volume is 2.96X higher than Flow transaction volume

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72.3K txns
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24.4K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Avalanche block time is 2.03X longer than Flow block time

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1.63s
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0.8s

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Finality

Avalanche finality is 80% shorter than Flow finality

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2s
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10s

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Type

Avalanche and Flow are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Avalanche has 10.21% fewer total transactions than Flow

Avalanche logo
754M txns
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840M txns

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Launch Date

Avalanche was launched 2 months after Flow

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Sep 21, 2020
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Jul 15, 2020

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Avalanche vs Flow Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Avalanche Nakamoto Coefficient is 2.25X higher than Flow Nakamoto Coefficient

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27
Flow logo
12

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Validators

Avalanche has 3.21X more validators than Flow

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876
Flow logo
273

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Stake

Avalanche stake is 19X higher than Flow stake

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$4.939B
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$256.9M

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Consensus Mechanism

Avalanche and Flow are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Avalanche on-chain governance is better than Flow off-chain governance

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On-chain
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Off-chain

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Avalanche vs Flow Developer Activity New

Developers

Avalanche has 1.15X more developers than Flow

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753
Flow logo
654

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Repos

Avalanche has 37.35% fewer repos than Flow

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109
Flow logo
174

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Commits

Avalanche has 57.89% fewer commits than Flow

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61,186
Flow logo
145,309

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Stars

Avalanche has 1.43X more stars than Flow

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6,651
Flow logo
4,664

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Watchers

Avalanche has 54.38% fewer watchers than Flow

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1,202
Flow logo
2,635

Data from Chainspect

Avalanche vs Flow Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Avalanche

Avalanche emerges as a rapid, scalable blockchain platform facilitating the seamless creation and deployment of dApps. Distinguished by its unique consensus mechanism, it's particularly good for DeFi applications, allowing high throughput and nearly instant finality. Its architecture allows for a network of interconnected blockchains, each safeguarded by dynamic subsets of validators, ensuring scalability while maintaining speed, reliability, and security.

About Flow

Flow is a layer one blockchain designed from the ground up for consumer apps and the digital assets that power them. The network runs on a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism with a unique "multi-role" architecture that solves the blockchain trilemma, balancing scalability, efficiency, and cost.

FLOW ($FLOW) is the native utility token that is used for:

  • Fees for processing transactions and storing data.
  • Buying, selling, and trading assets on Flow
  • Staking and delegating to secure the network

Flow tools include:

  • Cadence, a purpose-built smart contract programming language designed for consumer-grade applications
  • Full EVM equivalence, allowing anything from Ethereum to work on Flow
  • Protocol-level account abstraction and mobile support for onboarding new users
  • Cross-chain interoperability with the wider web3 ecosystem
  • Developer hub with comprehensive documentation and tools

Blockchains Socials

Avalanche Socials

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