Arbitrum vs Sonic Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Arbitrum TPS is 11X higher than Sonic TPS

Arbitrum logo
24.84 tx/s
Sonic logo
2.28 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Arbitrum max TPS is 1.79X higher than Sonic max TPS

Arbitrum logo
2,036 tx/s
Sonic logo
1,139 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Arbitrum max theoretical TPS is 98.46% lower than Sonic max theoretical TPS

Arbitrum logo
6,095 tx/s
Sonic logo
396,825 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Arbitrum transaction volume is 11X higher than Sonic transaction volume

Arbitrum logo
89.4K txns
Sonic logo
8.19K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Arbitrum block time is 69.21% shorter than Sonic block time

Arbitrum logo
249ms
Sonic logo
810ms

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Arbitrum finality is 100% longer than Sonic finality

Arbitrum logo
13m 48s
Sonic logo
0s

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Type

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

Arbitrum logo
Layer 2 blockchain
Sonic logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Arbitrum has 11X more total transactions than Sonic

Arbitrum logo
2.18B txns
Sonic logo
199M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Arbitrum was launched 3 years before Sonic

Arbitrum logo
Aug 31, 2021
Sonic logo
Dec 1, 2024

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Sonic Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient is 75% lower than Sonic Nakamoto Coefficient

Arbitrum logo
1
Sonic logo
4

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Arbitrum has 97.36% fewer validators than Sonic

Arbitrum logo
1
Sonic logo
38

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Arbitrum has no data, while Sonic stake is $49.16M

Arbitrum logo
—
Sonic logo
$49.16M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic), while Sonic is PoS

Arbitrum logo
Rollup (Optimistic)
Sonic logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Arbitrum and Sonic governance are both on-chain

Arbitrum logo
On-chain
Sonic logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Sonic Developer Activity

Developers

Arbitrum has 24X more developers than Sonic

Arbitrum logo
2,448
Sonic logo
103

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Arbitrum has 13X more commits than Sonic

Arbitrum logo
197,410
Sonic logo
14,686

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Arbitrum has 8.53X more repos than Sonic

Arbitrum logo
128
Sonic logo
15

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Arbitrum has 116X more stars than Sonic

Arbitrum logo
10,742
Sonic logo
93

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Arbitrum has 18X more watchers than Sonic

Arbitrum logo
1,482
Sonic logo
81

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Sonic Financials New

Chain Revenue

Arbitrum chain revenue is 113X higher than Sonic chain revenue

Arbitrum logo
$14.71K
Sonic logo
$129.8

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Arbitrum average transaction fee is 15X higher than Sonic average transaction fee

Arbitrum logo
$0.009586
Sonic logo
$0.0006343

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Arbitrum market cap is 5.49X higher than Sonic market cap

Arbitrum logo
$636.4M
Sonic logo
$116M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Arbitrum FDV is 7.84X higher than Sonic FDV

Arbitrum logo
$1.017B
Sonic logo
$129.8M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Arbitrum Market Cap to FDV ratio is 29.99% lower than Sonic Market Cap to FDV ratio

Arbitrum logo
62.56%
Sonic logo
89.37%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Arbitrum price is 2.53X higher than Sonic price

Arbitrum logo
$0.1017
Sonic logo
$0.04027

Data from Chainspect

Arbitrum vs Sonic 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 Sonic

Sonic is the highest-performing EVM layer-1 blockchain, combining speed, incentives, and world-class infrastructure, powering the next generation of DeFi applications. The chain provides 400,000 TPS and sub-second finality.

By combining a novel consensus mechanism with full EVM compatibility, Sonic delivers unparalleled speed, security, and scalability. The S token is Sonic's native token, used for paying transaction fees, staking, running validators, and participating in governance.

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