# Comparison between tape & caliper

| | caliper | tape |
|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
| developer | pswg | twgc |
| language | nodejs | golang |
| version | 4.0.2 | 1.0.2 |
| support platforms | Fabric v1.x v2.x, Besu, Etherum, FISCO BCOS | Fabric v1.4 v2.x |
| Metrics | Success Rate,Read/TX TPS, Read/TX Latency | TPS |

## tape

### advantage

* smaller overhead
* community support

### disadvantage

* lack functionalities
* success rate
* read-related metrics
* only support Fabric

## caliper

### advantage

* support more platforms
* custom functions
* dynamic arguments
* initialize function

### disadvantage

* large overhead