Compare Arbitrum vs Somnia

Arbitrum vs Somnia Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Arbitrum TPS is 44.08% lower than Somnia TPS

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49 tx/s
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87.63 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Arbitrum max TPS is 98.99% lower than Somnia max TPS

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1,358 tx/s
Somnia logo
134,642 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Arbitrum max theoretical TPS is 96.19% lower than Somnia max theoretical TPS

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40,000 tx/s
Somnia logo
1,050,000 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Arbitrum transaction volume is 44.08% lower than Somnia transaction volume

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176K txns
Somnia logo
315K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Arbitrum block time is 2.48X longer than Somnia block time

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0.25s
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0.1s

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Finality

Arbitrum finality is 100% longer than Somnia finality

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13m 48s
Somnia logo
0s

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Type

Arbitrum is a layer 2 blockchain, while Somnia is a layer 1 blockchain

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Layer 2 blockchain
Somnia logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Arbitrum has 1.65X more total transactions than Somnia

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1.63B txns
Somnia logo
991M txns

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Launch Date

Arbitrum was launched 4 years before Somnia

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Aug 31, 2021
Somnia logo
Sep 2, 2025

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Arbitrum vs Somnia Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 90% lower than Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient

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1
Somnia logo
10

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Validators

Arbitrum has 97.36% fewer validators than Somnia

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1
Somnia logo
38

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Stake

Arbitrum has no data, while Somnia stake is $103M

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Somnia logo
$103M

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Consensus Mechanism

Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Somnia is PoS

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Rollup (Optimistic)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Arbitrum on-chain governance is better than Somnia council governance

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On-chain
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Council

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Arbitrum vs Somnia Developer Activity New

Developers

Arbitrum has 2,325 developers, while Somnia has no data

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2,325
Somnia logo

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Repos

Arbitrum has 128 repos, while Somnia has no data

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128
Somnia logo

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Commits

Arbitrum has 188,398 commits, while Somnia has no data

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188,398
Somnia logo

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Stars

Arbitrum has 10,414 stars, while Somnia has no data

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10,414
Somnia logo

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Watchers

Arbitrum has 1,619 watchers, while Somnia has no data

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1,619
Somnia logo

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Somnia Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Arbitrum

Arbitrum serves as a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, leveraging rollups to significantly boost scalability and reduce transaction costs while maintaining robust security. It enables developers to execute EVM-compatible smart contracts with a substantially higher transaction throughput and lower fees compared to Ethereum's main chain, making it a compelling platform for decentralized application development.

About Somnia

Somnia is the fastest and most efficient EVM Layer 1 blockchain ever, capable of processing over 1M+ transactions per second with sub-second finality. It is suitable for serving millions of users and building real-time mass-consumer applications like gaming, social applications, metaverses, NFTs, and more, all fully on-chain.

Blockchains Socials

Arbitrum Socials

Somnia Socials