Cardano vs Somnia Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 99.43% lower than Somnia TPS

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0.51 tx/s
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90.63 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
Somnia logo
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 99.43% lower than Somnia transaction volume

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1.85K txns
Somnia logo
326K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 200X longer than Somnia block time

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20.16s
Somnia logo
0.1s

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Finality

Cardano finality is 100% longer than Somnia finality

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2m
Somnia logo
0s

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Type

Cardano and Somnia are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Somnia logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Cardano has 92.17% fewer total transactions than Somnia

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117M txns
Somnia logo
1.5B 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 2.75X higher than Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient

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22
Somnia logo
8

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Validators

Cardano has 48X more validators than Somnia

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2,143
Somnia logo
45

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Stake

Cardano stake is 115X higher than Somnia stake

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$7.524B
Somnia logo
$65.3M

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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

Developers

Cardano has 3,556 developers, while Somnia has no data

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3,556
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—

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Commits

Cardano has 231,847 commits, while Somnia has no data

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231,847
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—

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Repos

Cardano has 184 repos, while Somnia has no data

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184
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—

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Stars

Cardano has 11,651 stars, while Somnia has no data

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11,651
Somnia logo
—

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Watchers

Cardano has 2,062 watchers, while Somnia has no data

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2,062
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—

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Cardano vs Somnia Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 7.53X higher than Somnia chain revenue

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$4.105K
Somnia logo
$545

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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 2,028X higher than Somnia average transaction fee

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$0.1228
Somnia logo
$0.00006059

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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 261X higher than Somnia market cap

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$12.82B
Somnia logo
$49.03M

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FDV

Cardano FDV is 64X higher than Somnia FDV

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$16.05B
Somnia logo
$251.6M

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Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 4.1X higher than Somnia Market Cap to FDV ratio

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79.84%
Somnia logo
19.48%

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Price

Cardano price is 1.42X higher than Somnia price

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$0.3567
Somnia logo
$0.2516

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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