Analysts are forecasting strong potential price increases for SUI and APT by the end of 2025, with SUI expected to surge to $16 and APT to $22. This anticipated growth is driven by increasing adoption, network development, and improving market sentiment in the broader crypto space.
Sui and Aptos, both originally based on Meta’s Diem project, are still in the process of establishing themselves within the crypto market. While they haven’t yet reached the same level of developer or cultural adoption as Ethereum or Solana, analysts believe their technical features and economics could make them attractive options to market makers.
In early 2024, Sui and Aptos combined accounted for less than 4% of active crypto developers, with Sui averaging 280 weekly developers and Aptos 272. This is still significantly behind Ethereum’s 3,300 developers and Solana’s 1,200. However, in terms of retail interest, Sui has been drawing more attention, with global search interest for Sui surpassing that of Solana on 17 days and Ethereum on 16 days over the past 90 days.
Sui is recognized for its technical efficiency, particularly with its programmable transaction blocks that can handle up to 1,024 commands simultaneously. This makes decentralized exchange operations smoother compared to Aptos or Ethereum. Despite this, both Sui and Aptos still face challenges due to their relatively small development communities, and neither network has yet seen a truly successful, differentiated application.
Regarding token models, Sui’s is capped, while Aptos has an inflationary model with a 6.7% annual issuance rate that gradually decreases. Both networks will also face significant token unlocks in the near future—Aptos will release 11.9% of its supply (about $1.2 billion) in 2026, while Sui will unlock 7.6% of its supply ($3.65 billion), which could put downward pressure on prices.
Despite these challenges, analysts at VanEck are optimistic about the future of both networks, projecting that by the end of 2025, Sui will capture a larger share of the smart contract platform (SCP) market, driving its market cap to $61 billion and its token price to $16—an increase of 326%. Aptos is expected to achieve a market cap of $11 billion and a price of $22, reflecting a 201% gain from its current price. This growth is predicated on an expanding total SCP market cap, which VanEck estimates will reach $1.1 trillion by 2025.