Compare Flow vs ICP

Flow vs ICP Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Flow TPS is 99.32% lower than ICP TPS

Flow logo
7.06 tx/s
ICP logo
1,043 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Flow max TPS is 99.47% lower than ICP max TPS

Flow logo
134.9 tx/s
ICP logo
25,621 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Flow max theoretical TPS is 98.14% lower than ICP max theoretical TPS

Flow logo
3,900 tx/s
ICP logo
209,708 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Flow transaction volume is 99.32% lower than ICP transaction volume

Flow logo
25.4K txns
ICP logo
3.76M txns

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Block Time (1H)

Flow block time is 1.71X longer than ICP block time

Flow logo
0.82s
ICP logo
0.48s

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Finality

Flow finality is 100% longer than ICP finality

Flow logo
10s
ICP logo
0s

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Type

Flow and ICP are both layer 1 blockchains

Flow logo
Layer 1 blockchain
ICP logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Flow has 99.67% fewer total transactions than ICP

Flow logo
840M txns
ICP logo
261B txns

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Launch Date

Flow was launched 10 months before ICP

Flow logo
Jul 15, 2020
ICP logo
May 10, 2021

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Flow vs ICP Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Flow Nakamoto Coefficient is 12, while ICP has no data

Flow logo
12
ICP logo
—

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Validators

Flow has 273 validators, while ICP has no data

Flow logo
273
ICP logo
—

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Stake

Flow stake is 75.98% lower than ICP stake

Flow logo
$256.9M
ICP logo
$1.07B

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Consensus Mechanism

Flow is PoS, while ICP is Proof of Useful Work

Flow logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)
ICP logo
Proof of Useful Work

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Governance

Flow off-chain governance is worse than ICP on-chain governance

Flow logo
Off-chain
ICP logo
On-chain

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Flow vs ICP Developer Activity New

Developers

Flow has 13.6% fewer developers than ICP

Flow logo
654
ICP logo
757

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Repos

Flow has 1.13% fewer repos than ICP

Flow logo
174
ICP logo
176

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Commits

Flow has 1.26X more commits than ICP

Flow logo
145,309
ICP logo
114,893

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Stars

Flow has 49.32% fewer stars than ICP

Flow logo
4,664
ICP logo
9,204

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Watchers

Flow has 1.18X more watchers than ICP

Flow logo
2,635
ICP logo
2,240

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Flow vs ICP 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 ICP

The Internet Computer enables you to build anything without traditional IT and Big Tech. It hosts decentralized serverless compute that’s simpler, immune to cyber attack, unstoppable, and controllable by DAOs. Next-generation smart contracts (named Canisters) that hold both code and state enable truly Decentralized AI. Canisters use Chain Fusion technology to write transctions directly to other chains without centralized bridges, enabling secure multi-chain dapps. Build social, defi, games, e-commerce, enterprise or any kind of application or service on ICP. The internet is evolving.

Blockchains Socials

Flow Socials

ICP Socials