# Alchemy vs QuickNode

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** QuickNode

| Attribute | Alchemy | QuickNode |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 57.6 (76% (high)) | 73.3 (73% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Blockchain Dev Tools.","source":"https://www.alchemy.com/blog/pay-as-you-go-pricing","question":"What is Alchemy?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Alchemy offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free, Pay As You Go and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.alchemy.com/blog/pay-as-you-go-pricing","question":"Is Alchemy free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Alchemy supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.alchemy.com/blog/pay-as-you-go-pricing","question":"What platforms does Alchemy support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Alchemy, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.alchemy.com/blog/pay-as-you-go-pricing","question":"Can Alchemy be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for Alchemy, including Hypernative, API3, Privy, Ethereum, Starknet, Stellar, Cronos and Sei, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.alchemy.com/blog/pay-as-you-go-pricing","question":"What does Alchemy integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"A platform providing reliable, low-latency access to blockchain networks through managed RPC endpoints, real-time data streams, webhooks, and developer tooling. Handles node operations, infrastructure management, and scaling so developers can focus on application development. It is indexed under Blockchain Dev Tools.","source":"https://www.quicknode.com/zh/pricing","question":"What is QuickNode?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"QuickNode offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.53. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.quicknode.com/zh/pricing","question":"Is QuickNode free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"QuickNode supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.quicknode.com/zh/pricing","question":"What platforms does QuickNode support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for QuickNode, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.quicknode.com/zh/pricing","question":"Can QuickNode be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 22 integrations for QuickNode, including Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, BNB Smart Chain and Optimism, plus 14 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.quicknode.com/zh/pricing","question":"What does QuickNode integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for QuickNode. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as QuickNode not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.quicknode.com/ko/security","question":"What security certifications does QuickNode have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"QuickNode is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.quicknode.com/zh/pricing","question":"Where is QuickNode available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A platform providing infrastructure APIs and tools for building blockchain applications, with flexible pay-as-you-go pricing and a generous free tier. | A multi-chain development platform providing reliable RPC endpoints, real-time blockchain event streaming, and queryable on-chain data. Supports execution, monitoring, and data access across major blockchain networks with enterprise-grade security and uptime guarantees. |
| features.capabilities | `{"tooling_type":"rpc-node-infra","maintenance_status":"active","evm_compatible_only":false}` | `{"tooling_type":"rpc-node-infra","trace_debugger":true,"mainnet_forking":true,"graphql_indexing":true,"maintenance_status":"active","archive_node_access":true,"evm_compatible_only":false}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 18 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Hypernative"},{"name":"API3"},{"name":"Privy"},{"name":"Ethereum"},{"name":"Starknet"},{"name":"Stellar"},{"name":"Cronos"},{"name":"Sei"},{"name":"Mode"},{"name":"Flare"},{"name":"Hexagate","native":true,"category":"security"}]` | `[{"name":"Ethereum"},{"name":"Solana"},{"name":"Bitcoin"},{"name":"Arbitrum"},{"name":"Avalanche"},{"name":"Base"},{"name":"BNB Smart Chain"},{"name":"Optimism"},{"name":"Polygon"},{"name":"Fantom"},{"name":"Flare"},{"name":"Flow"},{"name":"Hyperliquid"},{"name":"Starknet"},{"name":"Aptos"},{"name":"Abstract"},{"name":"Aleo"},{"name":"Story"},{"name":"PostgreSQL","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Snowflake","native":true,"category":"data-warehouse","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"BigQuery","native":true,"category":"data-warehouse","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Google BigQuery","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Azure Blob Storage","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"IPFS","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Apache Kafka","native":true,"category":"streaming","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free: 30M Compute Units/month","features":["Node API","Data APIs","60+ chain support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Provides 3x the compute capacity of competitor free tiers up to a usage limit","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"compute_units":"30M/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pay As You Go","summary":"Pay-as-you-go with volume discounts","features":["Node API","Data APIs","Account Kit","60+ chains","99.99% reliability","Volume-based discounts"],"description":"Usage-based pricing with volume discounts. No minimum fees, no commitment required.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing and dedicated support","features":["Custom pricing","Custom throughput (no fixed caps)","Dedicated 1-hour response support","Direct engineering team access"],"description":"Custom infrastructure and support for large-scale applications","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier: 30M Compute Units/month. Pay-as-you-go pricing (rates not detailed). Enterprise custom plans available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.alchemy.com/blog/pay-as-you-go-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:06:29.187Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free trial","summary":"Free for 1 month, no card required","features":["10M API credits","15 requests per second","Community support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_credits":"10M/mo","requests_per_second":"15"}},{"free":false,"name":"Build","summary":"$34/month (annual) or $49/month (monthly)","features":["80M API credits","50 requests per second","24 hr support SLA"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":34,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"million_credits"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.62,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_credits":"80M/mo","requests_per_second":"50"}},{"free":false,"name":"Accelerate","summary":"$212/month (annual) or $249/month (monthly)","features":["450M API credits","125 requests per second","12 hr support SLA"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":212,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"million_credits"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.56,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_credits":"450M/mo","requests_per_second":"125"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"$424/month (annual) or $499/month (monthly)","features":["950M API credits","250 requests per second","8 hr support SLA","Dedicated infrastructure","Contractual uptime SLAs"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":424,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"million_credits"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.53,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_credits":"950M/mo","requests_per_second":"250"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Starts at $849/month (annual) or $999/month (monthly)","features":["2B+ API credits","Dedicated solutions architect","24/7 on-call engineering","SOC 1 & SOC 2 Type 2 reports"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":849,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"million_credits"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.5,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"api_credits":"2B+"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Bandwidth Usage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.06,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"IPFS Pinning","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $34/month when billed annually. Free trial for 1 month.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.quicknode.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-07T15:32:06.051Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":34,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":34,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 1 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27001","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.quicknode.com/security |

## Capabilities (Blockchain Dev Tools)

| Capability | Alchemy | QuickNode |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Tooling type | Rpc node infra | Rpc node infra |
| Evm compatible only | ✗ | ✗ |
| Local dev network | - | - |
| Native fuzzing invariant testing | - | - |
| Mainnet forking | - | ✓ |
| Contract verification integration | - | - |
| Trace debugger | - | ✓ |
| Gas profiling | - | - |
| Archive node access | - | ✓ |
| Graphql indexing | - | ✓ |
| Static analysis security tool | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| Maintenance status | Active | Active |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:30:41.172Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*