Cardano vs Somnia

Cardano vs Somnia Scalability

Real-time TPS

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Cardano TPS is 99.96% lower than Somnia TPS

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0.43 tx/s
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1,309 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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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

Max Theoretical TPS

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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

Transaction Volume

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Cardano transaction volume is 99.96% lower than Somnia transaction volume

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1,551 txns
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4,712,184 txns

Block Time

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Cardano block time is 218X longer than Somnia block time

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21.94s
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0.1s

Finality

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Cardano finality is 100% longer than Somnia finality

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2m
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0s

Type

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Cardano and Somnia are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

Launch Date

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Cardano was launched 8 years before Somnia

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Sep 27, 2017
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Sep 2, 2025

Cardano vs Somnia Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 5X higher than Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient

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25
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5

Validators

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Cardano has 70X more validators than Somnia

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2,159
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31

Stake

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Cardano stake is 131X higher than Somnia stake

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$19.47B
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$148.8M

Consensus Mechanism

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Cardano and Somnia are both PoS

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

Governance

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Cardano on-chain governance is better than Somnia council governance

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On-chain
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Council

Cardano vs Somnia Developer Activity New

Developers

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Cardano has 3,483 developers, while Somnia has no data

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3,483
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Repos

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Cardano has 175 repos, while Somnia has no data

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175
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Commits

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Cardano has 221,870 commits, while Somnia has no data

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221,870
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Stars

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Cardano has 11,370 stars, while Somnia has no data

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11,370
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Watchers

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Cardano has 2,156 watchers, while Somnia has no data

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2,156
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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