Ethereum vs Solana

Ethereum4.3/5

VS

Solana3.8/5

Feature	EthereumVisit	SolanaVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.3/5	3.8/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Performance	3.0	4.5
Fees	3.5	4.0
Ecosystem	5.0	4.5
Decentralization	5.0	3.0
Developer experience	4.5	3.5
Specs
Layer	Layer 1	Layer 1
Consensus / design	Proof of Stake	Proof of Stake
Native token	ETH	SOL
EVM compatible	Yes	No
Smart contract languages	Solidity, Vyper	Rust
Block time	12 seconds	~400 ms
Typical transaction fee	0.15 to 0.5 gwei	Not disclosed
Finality	12.8 minutes	Not disclosed
Mainnet since	2,015	2,020
Throughput (TPS)	Not disclosed	1,790 transactions per second
Sequencer	Not applicable	Not applicable
Data availability	EIP-4844 blobs and calldata	Not disclosed
Gas paid in	ETH	SOL
Company
Founded	2015	2020
Headquarters	Switzerland	United States
Investors	Public crowdsale participants	Andreessen Horowitz, 1kx, Big Brain Holdings, Blockchange Ventures +6
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Uninterrupted 100% network uptime since its July 2015 launch Nearly $50B in total value locked in October 2026 Hosts approximately $180B of stablecoins on mainnet as of July 2026 Open client ecosystem with no single point of corporate failure	14.2 billion transactions processed in Q3 2026 Single global state keeps applications on one Layer 1 Rust tooling and available developer documentation Supports trading, payments, DeFi and tokenized assets
Cons	Base-layer transaction fees spike significantly during periods of heavy congestion Layer-1 execution throughput remains limited to under 30 transactions per second Complex smart contract interactions can become costly during peak network demand	Network outages occurred several times between September 2021 and October 2022 SOL is required for fees and staking, creating token exposure Not EVM compatible, limiting direct Ethereum tooling compatibility
Best for	DeFi liquidity providers and traders, Smart contract developers using Solidity, Layer-2 rollup deployment teams	High-volume trading applications, Stablecoin payment products, Tokenized asset platforms

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