Blockchain for Enterprise comparison & reviews

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Pros
  • + Can support effective private networks
  • + Built for enterprise implementations
  • + Strong, professional backing of contributors
  • + Can support effective private networks
  • + Built for enterprise implementations
  • + Applies the hyperledger fabric to its business focused application
  • + Developing quickly with lots of capital and community presence
  • + Positioned well in the Entertainment Space as the market leader
  • + Development focus is for large commercial adoption
Cons
  • - Only centralized aspect is the Certificate Authority (CA) who issues certificates to eligible parties
  • - Support dependent on IBM’s help centre
  • - Still relatively young in development
  • - Only centralized aspect is the Certificate Authority (CA) who issues certificates to eligible parties
  • - Support dependent on IBM’s help centre
  • - Still relatively young in development
  • - Still a while before large scale viability
  • - Controversey with copying Ethereum's platform
  • - Not targeted for Private Enterprise use
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Overview
Modular blockchain platform architecture allowing plug-and-play implementations of various functions. Hosts any mainstream language for smart contract development.
Modular Blockchain Environment using Hyperledger Fabric, delivered via IBM Cloud
The Tron Protocol aims to host entertainment applications and digital content on a decentralized platform fuelled by the TRX token economy. Developed originally on the Ethereum protocol, Tron has invested significant development effort to create their own, scalable protocol and launch their main net in June 2018.
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  Crypto Assets  
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Cryptocurrency
None
None
Tron (TRX)
  Logic  
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Smart Contract Functionality
Yes
Yes
Yes
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% Providers with experience
0.93
93% (Hyperledger)
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  Community  
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Size of Developer Team
Large
Large
Large in house team
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Support Team / Community
Large. IBM has a direct support line.
Large. IBM has a direct support line.
Modearte. Some developer resources on Wiki and GitHub. Active telegram group.
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Partnerships / Alliances / Size
200+
Large. Latest: Veridium Labs, Stellar - Generating and Tracking Carbon Credits on the Blockchain
Moderate
  Updates  
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Frequency of Updates
Quarterly
Frequent
Moderate
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Future Planned Work
V1.2
Scale into multiple industries
Great Voyage 2020-2021: focus on ICO capabilities, dividend payments, managing supporters and measuring income.
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Maturity
First release: July 2017


IBM unveiled its “Blockchain as a Service” offering in March 2017.
TRON ICO: August 2017
TRON testnet: March 2018
TRON mainnet: June 2018
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Governance
Linux Foundation - Hyperledger Project Contributors
IBM Proprietary BaaS Platform

Linux Foundation
TRON Foundation. TRON Super Representatives upon main net launch
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Enterprise Focus
Strong Focus
Strong Focus. Major contributor to the Hyperledger Fabric project.
Not enterprise focused, but has the capabilities to support adoption
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Production Ready
Yes
Yes
No
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Website
Link
Link
Link
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  Security  
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Security model
Membership Service Provider - pluggable interface that supports customizable credential architectures and certificate authorities

Concrete identity format
User credential validation
User credential revocation
Signature generation and verification
Similar security models to Hyperledger Fabric, but also incorporates the IBM Cloud Services as an added security layer when using the platform.
Public Blockchain with security features built in.

Lamport digital signature algorithm. Claims to be resistant to quantum computer attacks.

Customized P2P network with data storage encryption, location transparency, source nontraceability

Merkle Patricia Trie data structure
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Permissions
Consortium

Permissioned, private network.
Permissioned

Permissionless
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Privacy
Private Channels
Private channels
Based on zero knowledge proof. Hides the send, receipt address and transfer amount.
  Algorithms  
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Consensus
Multiple options:

Pluggable Framework
No-op (no consensus)
PBFT
Plugable consensus (PBFT)
Fast Paxos PoS variant.

The consensus of TRON adopts a three-step strategy.
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Transaction Time
Varies
Varies
Moderate
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Block Confirmation Time
Varies
Varies
Fast
  Development  
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Proprietary Codebase
Open Source
Hyperledger Fabric is open source. IBM Blockchain is a proprietary layer that sits on top of Hyperledger as a simple to use platform accessing the blockchain
Open source but goverened by the TRON organization
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Blockchain / DLT type
Federated / Consortium, Permissioned Network
Federated / Consortium, Permissioned Network
Public
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Modularity
Modular Architecture is a core focus of Platform
Plug + Play Architecture

Easy to operate software platform to build out use case, test, and implement
Similar to Ethereum:
Generic, with DApp and Smart Contract support for wider applications
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Scalability
1000 TPS capacity for now. Developed with scaling in mind. Provides flexibility in size and throughput depending on the implementation.

A Performance and Scalability Workgroup exists within the community to discuss, research, and identify key use cases and metrics for all blockchains.
Supports 1000 TPS. Designed for high throughput business applications. Scales relative to Hyperledger Fabric new developments.
Currently supports 15 TPS as it is on the Ethereum platform. Will be able to support up to 1000 TPS once main net launches
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Storage Capacity
500 transactions per block
500 transactions per block
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  Utilities  
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Energy Consumption
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Low
Low - Moderate
  Change Management  
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Ease of Integration in Legacy Systems
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Easy
Hard
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Difficulty to Use
Low-Moderate
Low
Moderate
  Maintenance  
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Required ongoing Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
  Pricing  
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Cost to Use
Free
Free starter version, then $1000/month + $1000/month for each peer deployed
Low
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  Licensing  
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Licensing
Apache 2.0
Apache 2.0
GPL
  industry focus  
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Industry
Industry Agnostic
Cross-industry
Entertainment Industry. Focused on consumer dApps.
  Developers  
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Development Environment (Languages/SDKs)
Golang, Java, NodeJS, Python
Execution Runtimes (four are currently supported)
JavaScript SDK
Command Line Interface
REST Server
LoopBack Connector
Playground Web User Interface
Yeoman code generator
VSCode and Atom editor plugins
Java, Scala, C++, Python, Go
  Third Party Support  
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API Support
Yes
Yes
In Development
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  Engagements  
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% share of engagements
0.12
12% (Hyperledger)
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  Uses  
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Number of Use Cases / Implementations
Large
Large
Moderate
  Industry Focus  
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Retail
Yes
Yes
No
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Finance
Yes
Yes
No
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Logistics
Yes
Yes
No
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Health Care
Yes
Yes
No
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Government
Yes
Yes
No
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Agriculture
Yes
Yes
No
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Entertainment
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Automotive
Yes
Yes
No

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  • IBM
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  • TRON Foundation
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  • 6 th
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