This article will delve into the main differences, characteristics, and future potential of three public chains – Aptos, Sui, and Movement. This article is sourced from DWF Ventures and compiled and translated by Plain Blockchain.
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Table of Contents
I. Architecture
II. Consensus and TTF
III. Transaction processing and TPS (transactions per second)
IV. Ecosystem
Aptos and Sui are rapidly gaining attention as public chains, and the upcoming Movement is also showing significant growth on the test network. These three public chains all use the Move language, but what are the real differences between them? Let’s take a closer look below.
Aptos and Movement are both linear blockchains, meaning blocks are sequentially ordered and states are progressively updated through batch processing of transactions. On the other hand, the DAG structure on Sui is like an interconnected network of nodes, allowing transactions to independently achieve consensus and ensuring high throughput.
All chains use some form of the Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) protocol. AptosBFT improves efficiency by allowing nodes to communicate only with the leader (leader rotation by voting). Sui’s Mysticeti allows a single validator to sign a block and appoint multiple leaders, enabling more transactions to be submitted for each block. Movement uses Avalanche’s Snowman consensus mechanism, requiring the agreement of a majority subset of validators and introducing delays in the event of decision conflicts.
These mechanisms affect the TTF (the time it takes for a transaction signal to reach its final state from the beginning of broadcast) of the chains, with Sui’s average TTF being around 0.5 seconds, the fastest.
All chains use parallel execution and support simultaneous processing of conflict-free transactions. Aptos and Movement use the Block-STM optimistic parallel execution engine, which assumes that all transactions can be executed in parallel and re-executes in the event of erroneous transactions. Sui uses a state access method that orders transactions based on the transaction object, ensuring that transactions can be executed without conflict after successful verification by validators. Therefore, Sui can process transactions more efficiently without the need for re-execution, reducing hardware load to increase TPS.
Aptos has been in operation for a long time and has more ecosystem projects compared to Sui and Movement. All chains have done a lot of solid work in supporting and funding builder programs, which may lead to significant growth in the coming months.
In conclusion, DWF Investment believes that the Move ecosystem will continue to grow rapidly, and we are excited to see further developments. Projects built within the Move ecosystem are welcome to contact us at any time.