Polygon vs Somnia Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Polygon TPS is 14X higher than Somnia TPS

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76.93 tx/s
Somnia logo
5.44 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Polygon max TPS is 99.6% lower than Somnia max TPS

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537.5 tx/s
Somnia logo
134,642 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Polygon max theoretical TPS is 99.63% lower than Somnia max theoretical TPS

Polygon logo
3,810 tx/s
Somnia logo
1,050,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Polygon transaction volume is 14X higher than Somnia transaction volume

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277K txns
Somnia logo
19.6K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Polygon block time is 15X longer than Somnia block time

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1.5s
Somnia logo
101ms

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Polygon finality is 100% longer than Somnia finality

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5s
Somnia logo
0s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Polygon is a sidechain, while Somnia is a layer 1 blockchain

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Sidechain
Somnia logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Polygon has 4.39X more total transactions than Somnia

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7.57B txns
Somnia logo
1.72B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Polygon was launched 5 years before Somnia

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May 30, 2020
Somnia logo
Sep 2, 2025

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Polygon vs Somnia Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Polygon Nakamoto Coefficient is 69.23% lower than Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient

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4
Somnia logo
13

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Polygon has 2.17X more validators than Somnia

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102
Somnia logo
47

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Polygon stake is 12X higher than Somnia stake

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$284.2M
Somnia logo
$24.07M

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Polygon and Somnia are both PoS

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

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Polygon off-chain governance is better than Somnia council governance

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Off-chain
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Council

Data from Chainspect

Polygon vs Somnia Developer Activity

Developers

Polygon has 1,811 developers, while Somnia has no data

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1,811
Somnia logo
—

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Polygon has 65,994 commits, while Somnia has no data

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65,994
Somnia logo
—

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Polygon has 168 repos, while Somnia has no data

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168
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—

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Polygon has 9,504 stars, while Somnia has no data

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9,504
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—

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Polygon has 1,241 watchers, while Somnia has no data

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1,241
Somnia logo
—

Data from Chainspect

Polygon vs Somnia Financials New

Chain Revenue

Polygon chain revenue is 310X higher than Somnia chain revenue

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$87.09K
Somnia logo
$280.8

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Polygon average transaction fee is 22X higher than Somnia average transaction fee

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$0.01306
Somnia logo
$0.0006004

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Polygon market cap is 33X higher than Somnia market cap

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$853.4M
Somnia logo
$26.21M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Polygon FDV is 7.92X higher than Somnia FDV

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$853.4M
Somnia logo
$107.8M

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Polygon Market Cap to FDV ratio is 4.11X higher than Somnia Market Cap to FDV ratio

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100.00%
Somnia logo
24.32%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Polygon price is 25.75% lower than Somnia price

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$0.08002
Somnia logo
$0.1078

Data from Chainspect

Polygon vs Somnia Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Polygon

Polygon, formerly Matic Network, is a blockchain platform designed to establish a multi-chain system compatible with Ethereum. It employs a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism similar to Ethereum for on-chain transactions, with its native token being POL. Functioning as a "layer two" or "sidechain" scaling solution alongside Ethereum, Polygon facilitates quicker transactions and lower fees. Its inception aimed to tackle Ethereum's major challenges, including high fees, subpar user experience, and limited transaction throughput, aspiring to create an "Ethereum's internet of blockchains" or a multi-chain ecosystem of Ethereum-compatible blockchains.

About Somnia

Somnia is the Agentic L1 - a hyper-performant layer-1 blockchain designed from the ground up for real-time, autonomous, AI-native applications. While other networks measure throughput in thousands, Somnia operates at over one million transactions per second with sub-second finality and sub-cent transaction costs.

Somnia infrastructure is built for apps that demand real-time responsiveness at any scale.

Most chains treat AI as an integration layer. Somnia treats it as a design principle.

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