Compare Cardano vs Somnia

Cardano vs Somnia Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 99.48% lower than Somnia TPS

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0.46 tx/s
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88.07 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 99.48% lower than Somnia transaction volume

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1.65K txns
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317K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 182X longer than Somnia block time

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18.36s
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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 88.41% fewer total transactions than Somnia

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115M txns
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991M 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 2.2X higher than Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient

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22
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10

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Validators

Cardano has 56X more validators than Somnia

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2,136
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38

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Stake

Cardano stake is 137X higher than Somnia stake

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$14.11B
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$103M

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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 3,517 developers, while Somnia has no data

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3,517
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Repos

Cardano has 180 repos, while Somnia has no data

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180
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Commits

Cardano has 226,022 commits, while Somnia has no data

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226,022
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Stars

Cardano has 11,569 stars, while Somnia has no data

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11,569
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Watchers

Cardano has 2,071 watchers, while Somnia has no data

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2,071
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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