Comparative analysis of permissioned blockchain frameworks for industrial applications

Blockchain is a technology that creates trust among non-trusting parties without relying on any intermediaries. Consequently, it has attracted the interest of companies operating in a multitude of sectors. However, due to the number of different blockchain solutions that have emerged in the last few...

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Main Authors: Vittorio Capocasale, Danilo Gotta, Guido Perboli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Blockchain: Research and Applications
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096720922000549
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description Blockchain is a technology that creates trust among non-trusting parties without relying on any intermediaries. Consequently, it has attracted the interest of companies operating in a multitude of sectors. However, due to the number of different blockchain solutions that have emerged in the last few years and their rapid changes, it is challenging for such companies to orient their technological decisions. This paper presents a comparative analysis of the key dimensions—namely, governance, maturity, support, latency, privacy, interoperability, flexibility, efficiency, resiliency, and scalability—of some of the most-used permissioned blockchain platforms. Moreover, we present the results of a performance evaluation considering the following frameworks: Hyperledger Fabric 2.2, Hyperledger Sawtooth 1.2, and ConsenSys Quorum 21.1 (with both the GoQuorum client and the Hyperledger Besu client). The platforms were tested under similar conditions, and official releases were used, such that our findings provide a reference for companies establishing their technological orientation.
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spelling doaj.art-54ef93234d5d4ccc950bdff72b4f15d62023-04-07T06:50:00ZengElsevierBlockchain: Research and Applications2666-95362023-03-0141100113Comparative analysis of permissioned blockchain frameworks for industrial applicationsVittorio Capocasale0Danilo Gotta1Guido Perboli2Department of Control and Computer Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy; Corresponding authors.Service Innovation, TIM, Turin, Italy; Corresponding authors.Department of Management and Production Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy; Corresponding authors.Blockchain is a technology that creates trust among non-trusting parties without relying on any intermediaries. Consequently, it has attracted the interest of companies operating in a multitude of sectors. However, due to the number of different blockchain solutions that have emerged in the last few years and their rapid changes, it is challenging for such companies to orient their technological decisions. This paper presents a comparative analysis of the key dimensions—namely, governance, maturity, support, latency, privacy, interoperability, flexibility, efficiency, resiliency, and scalability—of some of the most-used permissioned blockchain platforms. Moreover, we present the results of a performance evaluation considering the following frameworks: Hyperledger Fabric 2.2, Hyperledger Sawtooth 1.2, and ConsenSys Quorum 21.1 (with both the GoQuorum client and the Hyperledger Besu client). The platforms were tested under similar conditions, and official releases were used, such that our findings provide a reference for companies establishing their technological orientation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096720922000549Blockchain performance evaluationHyperledger BesuHyperledger FabricHyperledger SawtoothQuorum
spellingShingle Vittorio Capocasale
Danilo Gotta
Guido Perboli
Comparative analysis of permissioned blockchain frameworks for industrial applications
Blockchain: Research and Applications
Blockchain performance evaluation
Hyperledger Besu
Hyperledger Fabric
Hyperledger Sawtooth
Quorum
title Comparative analysis of permissioned blockchain frameworks for industrial applications
title_full Comparative analysis of permissioned blockchain frameworks for industrial applications
title_fullStr Comparative analysis of permissioned blockchain frameworks for industrial applications
title_full_unstemmed Comparative analysis of permissioned blockchain frameworks for industrial applications
title_short Comparative analysis of permissioned blockchain frameworks for industrial applications
title_sort comparative analysis of permissioned blockchain frameworks for industrial applications
topic Blockchain performance evaluation
Hyperledger Besu
Hyperledger Fabric
Hyperledger Sawtooth
Quorum
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096720922000549
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