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Comparison

Alchemy vs Infura

No leader: the top candidate Infura has only 0.26 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Alchemy full profile →Infura full profile →
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Alchemy44
Infura69
Score
Vioscale score
Alchemy44 / 100low · 42%
Infura69 / 100low · 26%
Pricing
Free tier
Alchemy✓
Infura✓
Model
Alchemyfreemium
Infurafreemium
Price level
Alchemylow
Infuramid
Starting price
Alchemy–
Infura$50
Transparent
Alchemy✗
Infura✓
Integrations
Count
Alchemy10
Infura8
Reliability
Sla pct
Alchemy99.99
Infura–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for blockchain dev tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Tooling type
Alchemy-
Infura-
Evm compatible only
Alchemy-
Infura-
Local dev network
Alchemy-
Infura-
Native fuzzing invariant testing
Alchemy-
Infura-
Mainnet forking
Alchemy-
Infura-
Contract verification integration
Alchemy-
Infura-
Trace debugger
Alchemy-
Infura-
Gas profiling
Alchemy-
Infura-
Archive node access
Alchemy-
Infura-
Graphql indexing
Alchemy-
Infura-
Static analysis security tool
Alchemy-
Infura-
Open source
Alchemy-
Infura-
Maintenance status
Alchemy-
Infura-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Alchemy

A platform providing developers with blockchain infrastructure APIs, node access, transaction data, and wallet tools to build and scale applications across 60+ blockchain networks. Supports millions of users with 99.99% uptime.

Independently observed

Infura

A platform offering high-availability blockchain APIs, node services, and decentralized storage infrastructure to help developers build and scale Web3 applications. Uses a credits-based pricing model where API calls consume credits based on computational complexity.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Alchemy

Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier: 30M Compute Units/month. Pay-as-you-go pricing (rates not detailed). Enterprise custom plans available.

  • FreeFree
    • Node API
    • Data APIs
    • 60+ chain support
  • Pay As You GoPay-as-you-go with volume discounts
    • Node API
    • Data APIs
    • Account Kit
    • 60+ chains
    • 99.99% reliability
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom pricing
    • Custom throughput (no fixed caps)
    • Dedicated 1-hour response support
    • Direct engineering team access
as of verify ↗

Infura

from $50/moHybridFree tier

Free tier. From $50/month for Developer plan. Credits-based usage model.

  • FreeFree
    • Access to 40+ supported networks
    • Expansion APIs (Gas API)
    • Full archive data
    • Community Forums
  • Developer$50/month
    • Debug / Trace API
    • Settings Override
    • Ticketed Support
  • Team$225/month
    • Higher throughput
    • Prioritized ticket support
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Auto-scaling
    • Enhanced Support SLA
    • 24/7 engineering support
    • Dedicated account team
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Alchemy✓
Infura✓
CLI
Alchemy✓
Infura✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Alchemy✓
Infura✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Alchemy

10 total
  • Hypernative
  • API3
  • Privy
  • Ethereum
  • Starknet
  • Stellar
  • Cronos
  • Sei
  • Mode
  • Flare
Independently observed

Infura

8 total
  • MetaMask
  • MetaMask SDK
  • Linea
  • Gas API
  • OpenZeppelin
  • Kleros
  • Hemi Network
  • Sei Network
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.