Cardano vs Sonic Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Cardano TPS is 86.47% lower than Sonic TPS

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0.31 tx/s
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2.32 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Cardano max TPS is 98.97% lower than Sonic max TPS

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11.62 tx/s
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1,139 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

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

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18.02 tx/s
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396,825 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Cardano transaction volume is 86.46% lower than Sonic transaction volume

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1.13K txns
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8.34K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Cardano block time is 19X longer than Sonic block time

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19.17s
Sonic logo
1s

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Finality

Cardano finality is 100% longer than Sonic finality

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2m
Sonic logo
0s

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Type

Cardano and Sonic are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Sonic logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Cardano has 28.77% fewer total transactions than Sonic

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116M txns
Sonic logo
163M txns

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Launch Date

Cardano was launched 7 years before Sonic

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Sep 27, 2017
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Dec 1, 2024

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Cardano vs Sonic Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient is 5.75X higher than Sonic Nakamoto Coefficient

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23
Sonic logo
4

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Validators

Cardano has 55X more validators than Sonic

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2,139
Sonic logo
39

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Stake

Cardano stake is 74X higher than Sonic stake

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$9.408B
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$127.9M

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Consensus Mechanism

Cardano and Sonic 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 and Sonic governance are both on-chain

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On-chain
Sonic logo
On-chain

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Cardano vs Sonic Developer Activity

Developers

Cardano has 34X more developers than Sonic

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3,551
Sonic logo
103

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Repos

Cardano has 14X more repos than Sonic

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184
Sonic logo
13

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Commits

Cardano has 16X more commits than Sonic

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229,917
Sonic logo
14,010

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Stars

Cardano has 141X more stars than Sonic

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11,601
Sonic logo
82

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Watchers

Cardano has 25X more watchers than Sonic

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2,063
Sonic logo
84

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Cardano vs Sonic Financials New

Chain Revenue

Cardano chain revenue is 5.97X higher than Sonic chain revenue

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$3.358K
Sonic logo
$562.4

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Average Transaction Fee

Cardano average transaction fee is 53X higher than Sonic average transaction fee

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$0.1353
Sonic logo
$0.002567

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Market Cap

Cardano market cap is 54X higher than Sonic market cap

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$15.77B
Sonic logo
$292.2M

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FDV

Cardano FDV is 60X higher than Sonic FDV

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$19.77B
Sonic logo
$327M

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Market Cap / FDV

Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio is 10.73% lower than Sonic Market Cap to FDV ratio

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79.77%
Sonic logo
89.37%

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Price

Cardano price is 4.33X higher than Sonic price

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$0.4393
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$0.1015

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Cardano vs Sonic 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 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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