Arbitrum vs Somnia

Arbitrum vs Somnia Scalability

Real-time TPS

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Arbitrum TPS is 98.63% lower than Somnia TPS

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17.92 tx/s
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1,309 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Arbitrum max TPS is 98.99% lower than Somnia max TPS

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

Max Theoretical TPS

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

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

Transaction Volume

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Arbitrum transaction volume is 98.63% lower than Somnia transaction volume

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64,511 txns
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4,712,184 txns

Block Time

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Arbitrum block time is 2.48X longer than Somnia block time

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0.25s
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0.1s

Finality

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Arbitrum finality is 100% longer than Somnia finality

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13m 48s
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0s

Type

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

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Layer 2 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

Launch Date

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Arbitrum was launched 4 years before Somnia

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Aug 31, 2021
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Sep 2, 2025

Arbitrum vs Somnia Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 80% lower than Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient

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1
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5

Validators

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Arbitrum has 96.77% fewer validators than Somnia

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1
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31

Stake

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Arbitrum has no data, while Somnia stake is $148.8M

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$148.8M

Consensus Mechanism

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Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Somnia is PoS

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Rollup (Optimistic)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

Governance

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Arbitrum on-chain governance is better than Somnia council governance

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On-chain
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Council

Arbitrum vs Somnia Developer Activity New

Developers

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Arbitrum has 2,298 developers, while Somnia has no data

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2,298
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Repos

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Arbitrum has 126 repos, while Somnia has no data

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126
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Commits

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Arbitrum has 184,536 commits, while Somnia has no data

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184,536
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Stars

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Arbitrum has 10,276 stars, while Somnia has no data

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10,276
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Watchers

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Arbitrum has 1,714 watchers, while Somnia has no data

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1,714
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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