| Types/characteristics Private | Public | Consortium | |
| Consensus | Private consensus | Non-scalable network | Consensus selected |
| Centralization/Decentralizaon | Fully centralized | Totally decentralized | Semi-decentralized |
| Reading/Writing | Private reading and writing | Public reading and writing | Reserved reading and writing |
| Flow rate | Excellent flow | Very low flow rate | Excellent transaction throughput |
| Scalability | Non-scalable network | Scalable network | Non-scalable network |