Compare ICP vs Flow
ICP vs Flow Scalability
Real-time TPS (1H)
ICP TPS is 187X higher than Flow TPS
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Max TPS (100 blocks)
ICP max TPS is 190X higher than Flow max TPS
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Max Theoretical TPS
ICP max theoretical TPS is 54X higher than Flow max theoretical TPS
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Transaction Volume (1H)
ICP transaction volume is 187X higher than Flow transaction volume
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Block Time (1H)
ICP block time is 40% shorter than Flow block time
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Finality
ICP finality is 100% shorter than Flow finality
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Type
ICP and Flow are both layer 1 blockchains
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Total Transactions
ICP has 307X more total transactions than Flow
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Launch Date
ICP was launched 10 months after Flow
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ICP vs Flow Decentralization
Nakamoto Coefficient
ICP has no data, while Flow Nakamoto Coefficient is 12
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Validators
ICP has no data, while Flow has 271 validators
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Stake
ICP stake is 9.21X higher than Flow stake
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Consensus Mechanism
ICP is Proof of Useful Work, while Flow is PoS
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Governance
ICP on-chain governance is better than Flow off-chain governance
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ICP vs Flow Developer Activity
Developers
ICP has 1.15X more developers than Flow
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Repos
ICP has 1.03X more repos than Flow
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Commits
ICP has 20.72% fewer commits than Flow
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Stars
ICP has 1.99X more stars than Flow
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Watchers
ICP has 18.01% fewer watchers than Flow
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ICP vs Flow Financials New
Chain Revenue
ICP chain revenue is 7,513X higher than Flow chain revenue
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Average Transaction Fee
ICP average transaction fee is 51X higher than Flow average transaction fee
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Price
ICP price is 28X higher than Flow price
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Market Cap
ICP market cap is 9.19X higher than Flow market cap
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ICP vs Flow Real-Time TPS Chart
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About Blockchains
About ICP
The Internet Computer is a decentralized cloud blockchain that pursues the $1+ trillion cloud market — hosting apps, websites and enterprise systems, fully onchain, where they benefit from extraordinary security and resilience, can do multi-chain token processing, and can be administered in a decentralized way for safety.
A core purpose is “self-writing cloud”, where AI creates apps for mass market users, which are sophisticated and secure, in response to instructions they provide over chat.
The ICP token is burned powering onchain apps, and is a cryptocurrency used in network governance staking.
It’s easy to try — use AI to create onchain apps (e.g. caffeine.ai) or use an online IDE to write serverless code yourself (e.g. icp.ninja)!
About Flow
Flow is a layer one blockchain designed from the ground up for consumer apps and the digital assets that power them. The network runs on a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism with a unique "multi-role" architecture that solves the blockchain trilemma, balancing scalability, efficiency, and cost.
FLOW ($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