Somnia vs Polkadot Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Somnia TPS is 100% higher than Polkadot TPS

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33.41 tx/s
Polkadot logo
0 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Somnia max TPS is 291X higher than Polkadot max TPS

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134,642 tx/s
Polkadot logo
462.7 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Somnia max theoretical TPS is 1,050X higher than Polkadot max theoretical TPS

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1,050,000 tx/s
Polkadot logo
1,000 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Somnia transaction volume is 100% higher than Polkadot transaction volume

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120K txns
Polkadot logo
0 txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Somnia block time is 98.32% shorter than Polkadot block time

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0.1s
Polkadot logo
6.02s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Somnia finality is 100% shorter than Polkadot finality

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0s
Polkadot logo
30s

Data from Chainspect

Type

Somnia and Polkadot are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
Polkadot logo
Layer 1 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Somnia has 2.43X more total transactions than Polkadot

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1.69B txns
Polkadot logo
696M txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Somnia was launched 5 years after Polkadot

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Sep 2, 2025
Polkadot logo
May 26, 2020

Data from Chainspect

Somnia vs Polkadot Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient is 94.38% lower than Polkadot Nakamoto Coefficient

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10
Polkadot logo
178

Data from Chainspect

Validators

Somnia has 91.5% fewer validators than Polkadot

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51
Polkadot logo
600

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Somnia stake is 95.99% lower than Polkadot stake

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$53.49M
Polkadot logo
$1.335B

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Somnia is PoS, while Polkadot is Nominated Proof of Stake

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
Polkadot logo
Nominated Proof of Stake

Data from Chainspect

Governance

Somnia council governance is worse than Polkadot on-chain governance

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Council
Polkadot logo
On-chain

Data from Chainspect

Somnia vs Polkadot Developer Activity

Developers

Somnia has no data, while Polkadot has 8,992 developers

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Polkadot logo
8,992

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Somnia has no data, while Polkadot has 686,635 commits

Somnia logo
Polkadot logo
686,635

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Somnia has no data, while Polkadot has 494 repos

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Polkadot logo
494

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Somnia has no data, while Polkadot has 35,006 stars

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Polkadot logo
35,006

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Somnia has no data, while Polkadot has 5,069 watchers

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Polkadot logo
5,069

Data from Chainspect

Somnia vs Polkadot Financials New

Chain Revenue

Somnia chain revenue is $579.6, while Polkadot has no data

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$579.6
Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Somnia average transaction fee is $0.0001544, while Polkadot has no data

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$0.0001544
Polkadot logo

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Somnia market cap is 98.34% lower than Polkadot market cap

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$42.05M
Polkadot logo
$2.544B

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Somnia FDV is 93.92% lower than Polkadot FDV

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$193.8M
Polkadot logo
$3.192B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Somnia Market Cap to FDV ratio is 72.76% lower than Polkadot Market Cap to FDV ratio

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21.70%
Polkadot logo
79.68%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Somnia price is 87.25% lower than Polkadot price

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$0.1938
Polkadot logo
$1.52

Data from Chainspect

Somnia vs Polkadot 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 Polkadot

Polkadot stands out among other blockchain projects for its focus on enhancing the foundational infrastructure of dApps. It aims to enable interoperability between blockchain ecosystems, facilitating seamless communication without intermediaries. Functioning as a "network of networks," Polkadot utilizes parachains — specialized blockchains with unique functionalities and tokens — to enable interaction between diverse blockchain architectures. Powered by the nominated proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus algorithm and drawing inspiration from the Ouroboros protocol, Polkadot offers a robust framework for building interconnected and scalable decentralized systems.

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