Solana vs 
Sui
The proven speed chain against the newer challenger. Solana has scale — years of activity, deep liquidity, a massive app ecosystem, and the outage history that came with growing fast; Sui, built by ex-Meta engineers around the Move language, offers newer architecture with less baggage and far less battle-testing. Track record versus clean design is the whole trade.
12 months, both starting at 100 (AUD)
SOL → 48 · SUI → 23| Measure | SOL | SUI |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | A$86.0B | A$4.6B |
| Rank | #7 | #30 |
| Price | A$147.02 | A$1.13 |
| 90-day change (AUD) | +55.3% | +3.2% |
| 12-month change (AUD) | −52.8% | −78.4% |
| From all-time high | −69.0% | −86.9% |
| Supply model | No fixed maximum | Capped: 10.00B max |
| AU exchanges we verify it on | 5 | 3 |
About Solana
Solana is a high-throughput blockchain launched in 2020, known for fast, sub-cent transactions and a large ecosystem spanning DeFi, NFTs and consumer apps. SOL pays network fees and can be staked to help secure the chain.
About Sui
Sui is a proof-of-stake blockchain built by former Meta engineers around an object-based data model designed for fast, parallel transaction processing. SUI pays fees and can be staked.
FAQ
Which is bigger, Solana or Sui?
By market value today: Solana (A$86.0B vs A$4.6B). Size measures money invested, not quality — but it does measure liquidity, which affects how easily you can buy and sell.
Which performed better this year?
Over the past 12 months in AUD terms: SOL −52.8%, SUI −78.4% — the chart above shows the whole path, which matters more than the endpoints. Past performance is no indicator of future results, in either direction.
Can I buy both in Australia?
Yes — both are listed on AUSTRAC-registered exchanges we verify. SOL appears on 5 of our reviewed platforms and SUI on 3. Compare costs first on the fee calculator, and remember every crypto-to-crypto swap between them is a CGT event.
Should I hold SOL or SUI?
That's a personal decision we don't make for you — this page exists to make the structural differences clear so the choice is yours. What we'd say to anyone: understand what job each coin is designed for, size positions like the risk is real, and check the honest failure statistics before going further down the market-cap list.
Data from our market records (powered by CoinGecko), refreshed with the daily rebuild. General information only, not financial advice — we compare structure and history, we don't pick winners.