Compare Flow vs Ethereum
Flow vs Ethereum Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
Flow TPS is 66.3% lower than Ethereum TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
Flow max TPS is 2.16X higher than Ethereum max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
Flow max theoretical TPS is 22X higher than Ethereum max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
Flow transaction volume is 66.3% lower than Ethereum transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
Flow block time is 93.35% shorter than Ethereum block time
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Finality
Flow finality is 98.69% shorter than Ethereum finality
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Type
Flow and Ethereum are both layer 1 blockchains
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Total Transactions
Flow has 72.05% fewer total transactions than Ethereum
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Launch Date
Flow was launched 5 years after Ethereum
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Flow vs Ethereum Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
Flow Nakamoto Coefficient is 6X higher than Ethereum Nakamoto Coefficient
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Validators
Flow has 99.97% fewer validators than Ethereum
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Stake
Flow stake is 99.86% lower than Ethereum stake
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Consensus Mechanism
Flow and Ethereum are both PoS
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Governance
Flow and Ethereum governance are both off-chain
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Flow vs Ethereum Developer Activity New
Developers
Flow has 89.09% fewer developers than Ethereum
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Repos
Flow has 31.78% fewer repos than Ethereum
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Commits
Flow has 56.31% fewer commits than Ethereum
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Stars
Flow has 96.45% fewer stars than Ethereum
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Watchers
Flow has 73.89% fewer watchers than Ethereum
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Flow vs Ethereum Real-Time TPS Chart
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About Blockchains
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
About Ethereum
Ethereum emerges as a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform empowering developers to craft and deploy smart contracts alongside dApps. Pioneering the smart contract concept, Ethereum enables self-executing agreements with terms directly encoded into its blockchain, eliminating the need for intermediaries. Additionally, Ethereum serves as a hub for the creation and exchange of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and various digital assets. Its intrinsic cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), facilitates network transactions and incentivizes miners to uphold network security. Ethereum's evolution to Ethereum 2.0 introduces a proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism, aiming to enhance scalability and energy efficiency.