This compares features of IC Packs with other ways of using apps:
| IC Pack | PC/phone apps | SaaS | Intranet apps | |
| Hardware | rent on as-needed basic | buy in advance | rent on as-needed basic | buy in advance |
| Inter-app security | good | bad | good | bad |
| Crypto/blockchain integrated | yes | no | imperfect | no |
| User in control | yes | yes | no | through admin |
| TCO | lowest | low | low | very high |
| Easy | yes | yes | yes | no |