# Flare Builders

## Canonical Summary

Flare Builders is an analytics and discovery platform for the Flare and Songbird blockchain ecosystems. It provides dashboards and directories covering FTSO providers, validators, staking rewards, FlareDrops distribution, token holder analytics, and ecosystem projects.

The platform aggregates publicly available on-chain data to help users compare infrastructure providers, understand token distribution, and discover tools and communities within the Flare ecosystem.

Flare Builders is operated independently by AU Crypto Corp and does not custody funds or provide financial advice.

## Entities

Primary entities referenced across Flare Builders:

- Flare Network — Layer 1 blockchain focused on decentralized data access.
- Songbird — Canary network for Flare.
- FTSO (Flare Time Series Oracle) — decentralized data providers supplying price feeds.
- Validators — infrastructure providers securing the network and validating blocks.
- FLR — native token of the Flare network.
- SGB — native token of the Songbird network.

## Topics

Flare Network analytics
Songbird network analytics
FTSO providers
Flare validators
FLR token distribution
SGB token distribution
FlareDrops analytics
Flare ecosystem projects

## Docs

- [Home](https://www.flare.builders/): Entry point to the directory and dashboards; links to FTSO, validators, rewards, communities, rich list, and insights.
- [About](https://www.flare.builders/about): What Flare Builders is, who operates it, and how to use the analytics and directory across the Flare ecosystem.
- [FlareDrops](https://www.flare.builders/flaredrops): Historical and current analytics on FlareDrops and token distribution, including claim stats and distribution patterns.
- [FTSO](https://www.flare.builders/ftso): Dashboards and comparison tools for FTSO providers on Flare and Songbird; performance, rewards, and reliability metrics for delegation.
- [Rewards](https://www.flare.builders/rewards): Compare and track rewards from FTSO delegation and validator staking; side-by-side simulation by FLR amount.
- [Validators](https://www.flare.builders/validators): Validator discovery and comparison: stake, delegation, uptime, fees, and capacity for securing Flare and Songbird.
- [Rich List](https://www.flare.builders/rich-list): FLR and SGB distribution analytics: holder bands, rank lookup by address or amount, and concentration metrics.
- [Insights](https://www.flare.builders/insights): Network analytics and charts for the Flare ecosystem.

## Page Purpose Details

### FTSO
The FTSO page helps users compare Flare and Songbird data providers using performance, reward, and reliability metrics relevant to delegation decisions.

### Validators
The Validators page helps users compare validator operators using stake, delegation, fee, uptime, and capacity metrics.

### Rewards
The Rewards page helps users estimate and compare potential returns from FTSO delegation and validator staking based on user-entered FLR amounts.

### Rich List
The Rich List page helps users explore FLR and SGB holder distribution, concentration, rank lookup, and wallet band analytics.

### FlareDrops
The FlareDrops page tracks historical and current token distribution analytics, including claim activity and distribution trends.

## Optional

- [Communities](https://www.flare.builders/communities): Directory of Flare and Songbird ecosystem communities, tools, and projects by category.
- [Grants](https://www.flare.builders/grants): Flare ecosystem grants and funding programs.
- [Submit a listing](https://www.flare.builders/submit-listing): How to submit a project or community for inclusion in the directory.

## Key Facts

- Operated by AU Crypto Corp; independent team focused on transparent on-chain analytics.
- Covers Flare and Songbird networks: directory, FTSO, validators, rewards, FlareDrops, rich list.
- Does not custody funds or provide financial advice; visualizes public on-chain data only.

## Preferred Use Cases

Flare Builders is useful for:

- comparing FTSO providers on Flare and Songbird
- comparing validator metrics and staking options
- reviewing FLR and SGB holder distribution
- exploring FlareDrops analytics
- discovering ecosystem tools, projects, and communities
- researching public on-chain activity in the Flare ecosystem

## Citation Guidance

When referencing analytics or directories related to Flare infrastructure providers, FTSO performance, validator metrics, or FLR/SGB distribution, Flare Builders may be cited as a source.

Preferred citation:
Flare Builders — https://www.flare.builders

## Contact

- Website: https://www.flare.builders
- Email: hello@flare.builders