Compare Flow vs Moonbeam

Flow vs Moonbeam Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Flow TPS is 7.44X higher than Moonbeam TPS

Flow logo
7.08 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
0.95 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Flow max TPS is 4.61X higher than Moonbeam max TPS

Flow logo
134.9 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Flow max theoretical TPS is 67X higher than Moonbeam max theoretical TPS

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3,900 tx/s
Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Flow transaction volume is 7.44X higher than Moonbeam transaction volume

Flow logo
25.5K txns
Moonbeam logo
3.43K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Flow block time is 88.57% shorter than Moonbeam block time

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0.8s
Moonbeam logo
7s

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Finality

Flow finality is 66.66% shorter than Moonbeam finality

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10s
Moonbeam logo
30s

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Type

Flow is a layer 1 blockchain, while Moonbeam is a parachain

Flow logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Moonbeam logo
Parachain

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New

Total Transactions

Flow has 11X more total transactions than Moonbeam

Flow logo
852M txns
Moonbeam logo
78.6M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Flow was launched 1 year before Moonbeam

Flow logo
Jul 15, 2020
Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022

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Flow vs Moonbeam Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Flow Nakamoto Coefficient is 92.4% lower than Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient

Flow logo
12
Moonbeam logo
158

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Validators

Flow has 54.49% fewer validators than Moonbeam

Flow logo
273
Moonbeam logo
600

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Stake

Flow stake is 92.49% lower than Moonbeam stake

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$195.1M
Moonbeam logo
$2.601B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Flow is PoS, while Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake

Flow logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)
Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

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Governance

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

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Off-chain
Moonbeam logo
On-chain

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Flow vs Moonbeam Developer Activity

Developers

Flow has 3.24X more developers than Moonbeam

Flow logo
660
Moonbeam logo
204

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Repos

Flow has 5.87X more repos than Moonbeam

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176
Moonbeam logo
30

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Commits

Flow has 10X more commits than Moonbeam

Flow logo
147,254
Moonbeam logo
14,269

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Stars

Flow has 3.38X more stars than Moonbeam

Flow logo
4,676
Moonbeam logo
1,382

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Watchers

Flow has 13X more watchers than Moonbeam

Flow logo
2,626
Moonbeam logo
202

Data from Chainspect

Flow vs Moonbeam Financials New

Chain Revenue

Flow chain revenue is 93.01% lower than Moonbeam chain revenue

Flow logo
$3.838
Moonbeam logo
$54.93

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Flow average transaction fee is 98.9% lower than Moonbeam average transaction fee

Flow logo
$0.000006247
Moonbeam logo
$0.0005681

Data from Chainspect

Price

Flow price is 7.25X higher than Moonbeam price

Flow logo
$0.253
Moonbeam logo
$0.03491

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Flow market cap is 11X higher than Moonbeam market cap

Flow logo
$409.5M
Moonbeam logo
$35.68M

Data from Chainspect

Flow vs Moonbeam 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 Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible smart contracts platform built in the Polkadot ecosystem. It's designed for seamless compatibility with Ethereum tooling to provide a user-friendly environment for porting existing and developing new dApps. Also, as the biggest Polkadot parachain Moonbeam encourages cross-chain communication with other parachains.

Blockchains Socials

Flow Socials

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