Compare Moonbeam vs Sonic

Moonbeam vs Sonic Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Moonbeam TPS is 84.9% lower than Sonic TPS

Moonbeam logo
0.66 tx/s
Sonic logo
4.4 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Moonbeam max TPS is 97.42% lower than Sonic max TPS

Moonbeam logo
29.3 tx/s
Sonic logo
1,139 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Moonbeam max theoretical TPS is 99.98% lower than Sonic max theoretical TPS

Moonbeam logo
58.4 tx/s
Sonic logo
396,825 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Moonbeam transaction volume is 84.9% lower than Sonic transaction volume

Moonbeam logo
2.39K txns
Sonic logo
15.9K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Moonbeam block time is 11X longer than Sonic block time

Moonbeam logo
6.82s
Sonic logo
0.63s

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Finality

Moonbeam finality is 100% longer than Sonic finality

Moonbeam logo
30s
Sonic logo
0s

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Type

Moonbeam is a parachain, while Sonic is a layer 1 blockchain

Moonbeam logo
Parachain
Sonic logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Moonbeam has 49.56% fewer total transactions than Sonic

Moonbeam logo
79.4M txns
Sonic logo
157M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Moonbeam was launched 3 years before Sonic

Moonbeam logo
Jan 11, 2022
Sonic logo
Dec 1, 2024

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Moonbeam vs Sonic Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam Nakamoto Coefficient is 45X higher than Sonic Nakamoto Coefficient

Moonbeam logo
178
Sonic logo
4

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Validators

Moonbeam has 15X more validators than Sonic

Moonbeam logo
600
Sonic logo
40

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Stake

Moonbeam stake is 13X higher than Sonic stake

Moonbeam logo
$2.507B
Sonic logo
$186.3M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Moonbeam is Nominated Proof of Stake, while Sonic is PoS

Moonbeam logo
Nominated Proof of Stake
Sonic logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Moonbeam and Sonic governance are both on-chain

Moonbeam logo
On-chain
Sonic logo
On-chain

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Moonbeam vs Sonic Developer Activity

Developers

Moonbeam has 2X more developers than Sonic

Moonbeam logo
206
Sonic logo
103

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Repos

Moonbeam has 2.31X more repos than Sonic

Moonbeam logo
30
Sonic logo
13

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Commits

Moonbeam has 1.03X more commits than Sonic

Moonbeam logo
14,297
Sonic logo
13,903

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Stars

Moonbeam has 18X more stars than Sonic

Moonbeam logo
1,383
Sonic logo
79

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Watchers

Moonbeam has 2.39X more watchers than Sonic

Moonbeam logo
201
Sonic logo
84

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Sonic Financials New

Chain Revenue

Moonbeam chain revenue is 95.68% lower than Sonic chain revenue

Moonbeam logo
$52.07
Sonic logo
$1.208K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Moonbeam average transaction fee is 71% lower than Sonic average transaction fee

Moonbeam logo
$0.001071
Sonic logo
$0.003694

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Price

Moonbeam price is 76.06% lower than Sonic price

Moonbeam logo
$0.03406
Sonic logo
$0.1423

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Moonbeam market cap is 91.47% lower than Sonic market cap

Moonbeam logo
$34.96M
Sonic logo
$409.9M

Data from Chainspect

Moonbeam vs Sonic Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Moonbeam

Moonbeam is an EVM-compatible smart contracts platform built in the Polkadot ecosystem. It's designed for seamless compatibility with Ethereum tooling to provide a user-friendly environment for porting existing and developing new dApps. Also, as the biggest Polkadot parachain Moonbeam encourages cross-chain communication with other parachains.

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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