Somnia vs Cardano

Somnia vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Somnia TPS is 52X higher than Cardano TPS

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13.4 tx/s
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0.26 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
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18.02 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Somnia transaction volume is 52X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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48.2K txns
Cardano logo
922 txns

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Block Time (1H)

Somnia block time is 99.43% shorter than Cardano block time

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0.1s
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17.85s

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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

Somnia has 7.34X more total transactions than Cardano

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839M txns
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114M txns

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Launch Date

Somnia was launched 8 years after Cardano

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Sep 2, 2025
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Sep 27, 2017

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Somnia vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient is 84% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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4
Cardano logo
25

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Validators

Somnia has 98.33% fewer validators than Cardano

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36
Cardano logo
2,159

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Stake

Somnia stake is 98.95% lower than Cardano stake

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$196.4M
Cardano logo
$18.84B

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Consensus Mechanism

Somnia and Cardano are both PoS

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

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Governance

Somnia council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

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Somnia vs Cardano Developer Activity New

Developers

Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 3,501 developers

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Cardano logo
3,501

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Repos

Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 178 repos

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Cardano logo
178

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Commits

Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 224,212 commits

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Cardano logo
224,212

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Stars

Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 11,519 stars

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Cardano logo
11,519

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Watchers

Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 2,075 watchers

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Cardano logo
2,075

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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.

Blockchains Socials

Somnia Socials

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