Flow vs ICP Scalability
Real-time TPS
Flow TPS is 98.99% lower than ICP TPS
Max TPS (100 blocks)
Flow max TPS is 99.47% lower than ICP max TPS
Max Theoretical TPS
Flow max theoretical TPS is 98.14% lower than ICP max theoretical TPS
Transaction Volume
Flow transaction volume is 98.99% lower than ICP transaction volume
Block Time
Flow block time is 1.73X longer than ICP block time
Finality
Flow finality is 100% longer than ICP finality
Type
Flow and ICP are both layer 1 blockchains
Launch Date
Flow was launched 10 months before ICP
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Nakamoto Coefficient
Flow Nakamoto Coefficient is 96.27% lower than ICP Nakamoto Coefficient
Validators
Flow has 81.28% fewer validators than ICP
Stake
Flow stake is 668M FLOW, while ICP stake is 233.1M ICP
Consensus Mechanism
Flow is PoS, while ICP is Proof of Useful Work
Governance
Flow off-chain governance is worse than ICP on-chain governance
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.