Compare Cardano vs Somnia

Cardano vs Somnia Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 96.81% lower than Somnia TPS

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0.39 tx/s
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12.24 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cardano max TPS is 99.99% lower than Somnia max TPS

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11.62 tx/s
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134,642 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Cardano max theoretical TPS is 99.99% lower than Somnia max theoretical TPS

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18.02 tx/s
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1,050,000 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Cardano transaction volume is 96.81% lower than Somnia transaction volume

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1.41K txns
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44.1K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 194X longer than Somnia block time

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19.49s
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0.1s

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Finality

Cardano finality is 100% longer than Somnia finality

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2m
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0s

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Type

Cardano and Somnia are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Cardano has 86.37% fewer total transactions than Somnia

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114M txns
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840M txns

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Launch Date

Cardano was launched 8 years before Somnia

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Sep 27, 2017
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Sep 2, 2025

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Cardano vs Somnia Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 6.25X higher than Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient

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25
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4

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Validators

Cardano has 60X more validators than Somnia

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2,159
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36

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Stake

Cardano stake is 103X higher than Somnia stake

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$18.17B
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$176M

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Consensus Mechanism

Cardano and Somnia are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Cardano on-chain governance is better than Somnia council governance

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On-chain
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Council

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Cardano vs Somnia Developer Activity New

Developers

Cardano has 3,502 developers, while Somnia has no data

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3,502
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Repos

Cardano has 178 repos, while Somnia has no data

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178
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Commits

Cardano has 224,414 commits, while Somnia has no data

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224,414
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Stars

Cardano has 11,526 stars, while Somnia has no data

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11,526
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Watchers

Cardano has 2,073 watchers, while Somnia has no data

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2,073
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Cardano vs Somnia Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Cardano

Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform: the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines pioneering technologies to provide unparalleled security and sustainability to decentralized applications, systems, and societies.

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

Cardano Socials

Somnia Socials