Somnia vs Cardano

Somnia vs Cardano Scalability

Real-time TPS

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Somnia TPS is 4,559X higher than Cardano TPS

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1,309 tx/s
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0.29 tx/s

Max TPS (100 blocks)

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Somnia max TPS is 11,587X higher than Cardano max TPS

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134,642 tx/s
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11.62 tx/s

Max Theoretical TPS

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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

Transaction Volume

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Somnia transaction volume is 4,558X higher than Cardano transaction volume

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4,713,171 txns
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1,034 txns

Block Time

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Somnia block time is 99.48% shorter than Cardano block time

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0.1s
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19.45s

Finality

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Somnia finality is 100% shorter than Cardano finality

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0s
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2m

Type

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Somnia and Cardano 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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Somnia was launched 8 years after Cardano

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Sep 2, 2025
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Sep 27, 2017

Somnia vs Cardano Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

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Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient is 80% lower than Cardano Nakamoto Coefficient

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5
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25

Validators

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Somnia has 98.56% fewer validators than Cardano

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31
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2,159

Stake

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Somnia stake is 99.23% lower than Cardano stake

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$148.8M
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$19.47B

Consensus Mechanism

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Somnia and Cardano are both PoS

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

Governance

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Somnia council governance is worse than Cardano on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

Somnia vs Cardano Developer Activity New

Developers

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Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 3,483 developers

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3,483

Repos

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Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 175 repos

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175

Commits

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Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 221,870 commits

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221,870

Stars

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Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 11,370 stars

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11,370

Watchers

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Somnia has no data, while Cardano has 2,156 watchers

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2,156

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

Cardano Socials