Gear as a Standalone Network

Gear Protocol offers an innovative solution for creating purpose-specific, highly customizable decentralized applications (dApps). As a standalone network, it opens the door for developers to build and deploy dApps on a Gear network without needing to deploy and maintain their own blockchain. In addition, since Gear networks are Substrate-based, those dApps are natively interoperable and may communicate with other Substrate-based dApps and protocols. This is an extremely cost-effective and time-saving method for developers to integrate their dApps into the broader blockchain ecosystem.

Essentially, Gear offers a unique "Blockchain As A Service" (BaaS) solution. This allows developers to deploy smart contracts into Substrate ecosystems in a matter of minutes and at a fraction of the cost. With Gear, there's no need to build your own blockchain or recruit a validator set, thereby reducing barriers to entry and promoting a more diverse and innovative dApp landscape.

The first standalone network to utilize the Gear Protocol is Vara Network. Vara utilizes the unique features and capabilities of Gear, showcasing the protocol's potential in enabling quick and easy deployment of feature-rich dApps that offer novel functionality not previously possible with contemporary smart contract platforms.