Somnia vs Arbitrum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Somnia TPS is 1.39X higher than Arbitrum TPS

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39.45 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
28.35 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Somnia max TPS is 78X higher than Arbitrum max TPS

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134,642 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
1,720 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max Theoretical TPS

Somnia max theoretical TPS is 172X higher than Arbitrum max theoretical TPS

Somnia logo
1,050,000 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
6,095 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Somnia transaction volume is 1.39X higher than Arbitrum transaction volume

Somnia logo
142K txns
Arbitrum logo
102K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Somnia block time is 59.59% shorter than Arbitrum block time

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0.1s
Arbitrum logo
0.25s

Data from Chainspect

Finality

Somnia finality is 100% shorter than Arbitrum finality

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0s
Arbitrum logo
13m 48s

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Type

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

Somnia logo
Layer 1 blockchain
Arbitrum logo
Layer 2 blockchain

Data from Chainspect

Total Transactions (All time)

Somnia has 12.82% fewer total transactions than Arbitrum

Somnia logo
1.64B txns
Arbitrum logo
1.88B txns

Data from Chainspect

Launch Date

Somnia was launched 4 years after Arbitrum

Somnia logo
Sep 2, 2025
Arbitrum logo
Aug 31, 2021

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Somnia vs Arbitrum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient is 9X higher than Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient

Somnia logo
9
Arbitrum logo
1

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Validators

Somnia has 46X more validators than Arbitrum

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46
Arbitrum logo
1

Data from Chainspect

Stake

Somnia stake is $68.9M, while Arbitrum has no data

Somnia logo
$68.9M
Arbitrum logo
—

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Somnia is PoS, while Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic)

Somnia logo
Proof of Stake (PoS)
Arbitrum logo
Rollup (Optimistic)

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Governance

Somnia council governance is worse than Arbitrum on-chain governance

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Council
Arbitrum logo
On-chain

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Somnia vs Arbitrum Developer Activity

Developers

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 2,378 developers

Somnia logo
—
Arbitrum logo
2,378

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 190,386 commits

Somnia logo
—
Arbitrum logo
190,386

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 129 repos

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—
Arbitrum logo
129

Data from Chainspect

Stars

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 10,624 stars

Somnia logo
—
Arbitrum logo
10,624

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 1,616 watchers

Somnia logo
—
Arbitrum logo
1,616

Data from Chainspect

Somnia vs Arbitrum Financials New

Chain Revenue

Somnia chain revenue is 99.12% lower than Arbitrum chain revenue

Somnia logo
$187
Arbitrum logo
$21.37K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Somnia average transaction fee is 96.19% lower than Arbitrum average transaction fee

Somnia logo
$0.0003656
Arbitrum logo
$0.009611

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Somnia market cap is 94.42% lower than Arbitrum market cap

Somnia logo
$55.47M
Arbitrum logo
$994.8M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Somnia FDV is 85.02% lower than Arbitrum FDV

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$255.7M
Arbitrum logo
$1.707B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Somnia Market Cap to FDV ratio is 62.76% lower than Arbitrum Market Cap to FDV ratio

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21.70%
Arbitrum logo
58.27%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Somnia price is 1.5X higher than Arbitrum price

Somnia logo
$0.2557
Arbitrum logo
$0.1707

Data from Chainspect

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.

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