Flow vs NEAR

Flow vs NEAR Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Flow TPS is 90.58% lower than NEAR TPS

Flow logo
5.47 tx/s
NEAR logo
58.03 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Flow max TPS is 96.73% lower than NEAR max TPS

Flow logo
134.9 tx/s
NEAR logo
4,135 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Flow max theoretical TPS is 75.62% lower than NEAR max theoretical TPS

Flow logo
3,900 tx/s
NEAR logo
16,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Flow transaction volume is 90.58% lower than NEAR transaction volume

Flow logo
19.7K txns
NEAR logo
209K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Flow block time is 1.33X longer than NEAR block time

Flow logo
0.8s
NEAR logo
0.6s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Flow finality is 17X longer than NEAR finality

Flow logo
10s
NEAR logo
0.6s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Flow and NEAR are both layer 1 blockchains

Flow logo
Layer 1 blockchain
NEAR logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

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Total Transactions

Flow has 81.86% fewer total transactions than NEAR

Flow logo
837M txns
NEAR logo
4.61B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Flow was launched 3 months after NEAR

Flow logo
Jul 15, 2020
NEAR logo
Apr 22, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Flow vs NEAR Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Flow Nakamoto Coefficient is 1.33X higher than NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient

Flow logo
12
NEAR logo
9

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Flow has 15.21% fewer validators than NEAR

Flow logo
273
NEAR logo
322

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Flow stake is 84.15% lower than NEAR stake

Flow logo
$266.2M
NEAR logo
$1.68B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Flow and NEAR are both PoS

Flow logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)
NEAR logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Flow off-chain governance is better than NEAR council governance

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Off-chain
NEAR logo
Council

Data from Chainspect

Flow vs NEAR Developer Activity New

Developers

Flow has 43.46% fewer developers than NEAR

Flow logo
653
NEAR logo
1,155

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Flow has 17.53% fewer repos than NEAR

Flow logo
174
NEAR logo
211

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Flow has 1.97X more commits than NEAR

Flow logo
144,898
NEAR logo
73,460

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Flow has 51.43% fewer stars than NEAR

Flow logo
4,660
NEAR logo
9,595

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Flow has 1.79X more watchers than NEAR

Flow logo
2,771
NEAR logo
1,549

Data from Chainspect

Flow vs NEAR 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 NEAR

NEAR is the chain abstraction stack, empowering builders to create apps that scale to billions of users and across all blockchains.

Blockchains Socials

Flow Socials

NEAR Socials