ICP vs Algorand Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

ICP TPS is 194X higher than Algorand TPS

ICP logo
1,047 tx/s
Algorand logo
5.39 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

ICP max TPS is 4.48X higher than Algorand max TPS

ICP logo
25,621 tx/s
Algorand logo
5,716 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

ICP max theoretical TPS is 22X higher than Algorand max theoretical TPS

ICP logo
209,708 tx/s
Algorand logo
9,384 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

ICP transaction volume is 194X higher than Algorand transaction volume

ICP logo
3.77M txns
Algorand logo
19.4K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

ICP block time is 82.51% shorter than Algorand block time

ICP logo
0.48s
Algorand logo
2.74s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

ICP finality is the same as Algorand finality

ICP logo
0s
Algorand logo
0s

Data from Chainspect

Type

ICP and Algorand are both layer 1 blockchains

ICP logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Algorand logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

ICP has 81X more total transactions than Algorand

ICP logo
274B txns
Algorand logo
3.36B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

ICP was launched 2 years after Algorand

ICP logo
May 10, 2021
Algorand logo
Jun 12, 2019

Data from Chainspect

ICP vs Algorand Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

ICP Nakamoto Coefficient is 1.08X higher than Algorand Nakamoto Coefficient

ICP logo
14
Algorand logo
13

Data from Chainspect

Validators

ICP has 55.76% fewer validators than Algorand

ICP logo
721
Algorand logo
1,630

Data from Chainspect

Stake

ICP stake is 3.3X higher than Algorand stake

ICP logo
$596M
Algorand logo
$180.5M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

ICP is Proof of Useful Work, while Algorand is Pure Proof of Stake

ICP logo
Proof of Useful Work
Algorand logo
Pure Proof of Stake

Data from Chainspect

Governance

ICP and Algorand governance are both on-chain

ICP logo
On-chain
Algorand logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

ICP vs Algorand Developer Activity

Developers

ICP has 1.4X more developers than Algorand

ICP logo
764
Algorand logo
547

Data from Chainspect

Commits

ICP has 2.7X more commits than Algorand

ICP logo
111,194
Algorand logo
41,249

Data from Chainspect

Repos

ICP has 6.59% fewer repos than Algorand

ICP logo
170
Algorand logo
182

Data from Chainspect

Stars

ICP has 1.6X more stars than Algorand

ICP logo
8,273
Algorand logo
5,182

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

ICP has 2.2X more watchers than Algorand

ICP logo
2,011
Algorand logo
914

Data from Chainspect

ICP vs Algorand Financials New

Chain Revenue

ICP chain revenue is 109X higher than Algorand chain revenue

ICP logo
$8.974K
Algorand logo
$82.48

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

ICP average transaction fee is 37.65% lower than Algorand average transaction fee

ICP logo
$0.00008802
Algorand logo
$0.0001412

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

ICP market cap is 1.77X higher than Algorand market cap

ICP logo
$1.391B
Algorand logo
$788.1M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

ICP FDV is 1.57X higher than Algorand FDV

ICP logo
$1.391B
Algorand logo
$887M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

ICP Market Cap to FDV ratio is 1.13X higher than Algorand Market Cap to FDV ratio

ICP logo
100.00%
Algorand logo
88.86%

Data from Chainspect

Price

ICP price is 29X higher than Algorand price

ICP logo
$2.532
Algorand logo
$0.0887

Data from Chainspect

ICP vs Algorand Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About ICP

The Internet Computer is a decentralized cloud blockchain that pursues the $1+ trillion cloud market — hosting apps, websites and enterprise systems, fully onchain, where they benefit from extraordinary security and resilience, can do multi-chain token processing, and can be administered in a decentralized way for safety.

A core purpose is “self-writing cloud”, where AI creates apps for mass market users, which are sophisticated and secure, in response to instructions they provide over chat.

The ICP token is burned powering onchain apps, and is a cryptocurrency used in network governance staking.

It’s easy to try — use AI to create onchain apps (e.g. caffeine.ai) or use an online IDE to write serverless code yourself (e.g. icp.ninja)!

About Algorand

Algorand emerges as a blockchain platform committed to fostering transparency and enabling the growth of decentralized projects and applications. Operating as a public, decentralized blockchain, it leverages a Pure Proof-of-Stake (PPoS) consensus mechanism to uphold network security, efficiency, and decentralization. Powered by the Algorand Consensus Algorithm, the network employs a combination of cryptographic techniques and random selection to attain consensus, effectively addressing the constraints of traditional consensus mechanisms.

Blockchains Socials

ICP Socials

Algorand Socials