Sonic vs NEAR

Sonic vs NEAR Scalability

Real-time TPS

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Sonic TPS is 93.15% lower than NEAR TPS

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2.34 tx/s
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34.17 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Sonic max TPS is 72.45% lower than NEAR max TPS

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1,139 tx/s
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4,135 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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Sonic max theoretical TPS is 25X higher than NEAR max theoretical TPS

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396,825 tx/s
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16,000 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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Sonic transaction volume is 93.15% lower than NEAR transaction volume

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8,423 txns
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123,016 txns

Block Time

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Sonic block time is 1.88X longer than NEAR block time

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1.13s
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0.6s

Finality

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Sonic finality is 100% shorter than NEAR finality

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0s
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0.6s

Type

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Sonic and NEAR are both layer 1 blockchains

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 1 blockchain

Launch Date

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Sonic was launched 5 years after NEAR

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Dec 1, 2024
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Apr 22, 2020

Sonic vs NEAR Decentralization New

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Sonic Nakamoto Coefficient is 60% lower than NEAR Nakamoto Coefficient

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4
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10

Validators

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Sonic has 87.18% fewer validators than NEAR

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41
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320

Stake

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Sonic stake is 71.25% lower than NEAR stake

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$407.9M
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$1.419B

Consensus Mechanism

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Sonic and NEAR are both PoS

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

Governance

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Sonic on-chain governance is better than NEAR council governance

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On-chain
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Council

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About Blockchains

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.

About NEAR

NEAR is the chain abstraction stack, empowering builders to create apps that scale to billions of users and across all blockchains.

Blockchains Socials

Sonic Socials

NEAR Socials