Somnia vs Arbitrum

Somnia vs Arbitrum Scalability

Real-time TPS

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Somnia TPS is 67X higher than Arbitrum TPS

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1,309 tx/s
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19.53 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Somnia max TPS is 99X higher than Arbitrum max TPS

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134,642 tx/s
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1,358 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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Somnia max theoretical TPS is 26X higher than Arbitrum max theoretical TPS

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1,050,000 tx/s
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40,000 tx/s

Transaction Volume

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Somnia transaction volume is 67X higher than Arbitrum transaction volume

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4,713,171 txns
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70,294 txns

Block Time

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Somnia block time is 59.67% shorter than Arbitrum block time

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0.1s
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0.25s

Finality

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Somnia finality is 100% shorter than Arbitrum finality

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0s
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13m 48s

Type

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Somnia is a layer 1 blockchain, while Arbitrum is a layer 2 blockchain

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Layer 1 blockchain
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Layer 2 blockchain

Launch Date

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Somnia was launched 4 years after Arbitrum

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Sep 2, 2025
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Aug 31, 2021

Somnia vs Arbitrum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient is 5X higher than Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient

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5
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1

Validators

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Somnia has 31X more validators than Arbitrum

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31
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1

Stake

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Somnia stake is $148.8M, while Arbitrum has no data

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$148.8M
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Consensus Mechanism

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Somnia is PoS, while Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic)

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
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Rollup (Optimistic)

Governance

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Somnia council governance is worse than Arbitrum on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

Somnia vs Arbitrum Developer Activity New

Developers

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Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 2,298 developers

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2,298

Repos

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Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 126 repos

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126

Commits

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Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 184,536 commits

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184,536

Stars

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Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 10,276 stars

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10,276

Watchers

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Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 1,714 watchers

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1,714

Somnia vs Arbitrum 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 Arbitrum

Arbitrum serves as a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, leveraging rollups to significantly boost scalability and reduce transaction costs while maintaining robust security. It enables developers to execute EVM-compatible smart contracts with a substantially higher transaction throughput and lower fees compared to Ethereum's main chain, making it a compelling platform for decentralized application development.

Blockchains Socials

Somnia Socials

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