Somnia vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Somnia TPS is 5.54X higher than Cardano TPS

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2.18 tx/s
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0.39 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Somnia max TPS is 11,587X higher than Cardano max TPS

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134,642 tx/s
Cardano logo
11.62 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Somnia max theoretical TPS is 58,269X higher than Cardano max theoretical TPS

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1,050,000 tx/s
Cardano logo
18.02 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Somnia transaction volume is 5.55X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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7.85K txns
Cardano logo
1.42K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Somnia block time is 99.46% shorter than Cardano block time

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0.1s
Cardano logo
18.86s

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Finality

Somnia finality is 100% shorter than Cardano finality

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0s
Cardano logo
2m

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Type

Somnia and Cardano are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Cardano logo
Layer 1 blockchain

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Total Transactions (All time)

Somnia has 14X more total transactions than Cardano

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1.66B txns
Cardano logo
118M txns

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Launch Date

Somnia was launched 8 years after Cardano

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Sep 2, 2025
Cardano logo
Sep 27, 2017

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Somnia vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient is 61.9% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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8
Cardano logo
21

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Validators

Somnia has 97.9% fewer validators than Cardano

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45
Cardano logo
2,151

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Stake

Somnia stake is 99.22% lower than Cardano stake

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$46.01M
Cardano logo
$5.941B

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Consensus Mechanism

Somnia and Cardano are both PoS

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
Cardano logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)

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Governance

Somnia council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance

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Council
Cardano logo
On-chain

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Somnia vs Cardano Developer Activity

Developers

Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 3,570 developers

Somnia logo
—
Cardano logo
3,570

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Commits

Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 235,153 commits

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—
Cardano logo
235,153

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Repos

Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 188 repos

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—
Cardano logo
188

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Stars

Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 11,694 stars

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—
Cardano logo
11,694

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Watchers

Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 2,065 watchers

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—
Cardano logo
2,065

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Somnia vs Cardano Financials New

Chain Revenue

Somnia chain revenue is 96.73% lower than Cardano chain revenue

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$133.6
Cardano logo
$4.091K

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Average Transaction Fee

Somnia average transaction fee is 99.72% lower than Cardano average transaction fee

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$0.0002585
Cardano logo
$0.09287

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Market Cap

Somnia market cap is 99.62% lower than Cardano market cap

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$36.8M
Cardano logo
$9.867B

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FDV

Somnia FDV is 98.62% lower than Cardano FDV

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$169.6M
Cardano logo
$12.31B

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Market Cap / FDV

Somnia Market Cap to FDV ratio is 72.92% lower than Cardano Market Cap to FDV ratio

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21.70%
Cardano logo
80.13%

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Price

Somnia price is 38.01% lower than Cardano price

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$0.1696
Cardano logo
$0.2736

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Somnia vs Cardano Real-time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

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.

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.

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