📊 Solana vs. Ethereum: A Quick Look
Solana is often pitted against Ethereum, the largest smart-contract platform. They represent different design philosophies:
Feature,Solana,Ethereum (Post-Merge)
Architecture,Monolithic (Single global state),"Modular (L1 for security, L2s for scaling)"
Typical Fees,Usually a fraction of a cent,Cents to Dollars (on L2s) / Higher on L1
Throughput,Thousands of TPS,"Lower on L1, scales with L2s"
Design Focus,Speed and Low Cost,Security and Decentralization
SOL
132.85
-4.24%
ETH
3,036.45
-4.04%