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Comparison

Alchemy vs Remix IDE

On the evidence we track, Alchemy leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Alchemy58
Remix IDE49
Score
vioscaleAI score
Alchemy58 / 100high · 76%
Remix IDE49 / 100low · 13%
Pricing
Free tier
Alchemy✓
Remix IDE–
Model
Alchemyfreemium
Remix IDE–
Price level
Alchemylow
Remix IDE–
Transparent
Alchemy✓
Remix IDE–
Integrations
Count
Alchemy2
Remix IDE11
Reliability
Sla pct
Alchemy99.99
Remix IDE–
Market
Availability
AlchemyAvailable worldwide
Remix IDE–
Content
Faq
Alchemy5 items
Remix IDE–

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Tooling type
AlchemyRpc node infra
Remix IDEIde
Evm compatible only
Alchemy✗
Remix IDE✗
Local dev network
Alchemy-
Remix IDE✓
Native fuzzing invariant testing
Alchemy-
Remix IDE-
Mainnet forking
Alchemy-
Remix IDE-
Contract verification integration
Alchemy-
Remix IDE✓
Trace debugger
Alchemy-
Remix IDE✓
Gas profiling
Alchemy-
Remix IDE-
Archive node access
Alchemy-
Remix IDE-
Graphql indexing
Alchemy-
Remix IDE-
Static analysis security tool
Alchemy-
Remix IDE✓
Open source
Alchemy-
Remix IDE-
Maintenance status
AlchemyActive
Remix IDEActive

What each one is

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

Alchemy

Leader

A platform providing infrastructure APIs and tools for building blockchain applications, with flexible pay-as-you-go pricing and a generous free tier.

Independently observed

Remix IDE

A web-based IDE that enables developers to write, compile, test, and deploy smart contracts in multiple languages across EVM and non-EVM blockchains, with built-in debugging, security scanning, and contract verification capabilities.

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

Leader
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 ↗

Remix IDE

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Alchemy✓
Remix IDE✓
macOS
Alchemy✗
Remix IDE✓
Windows
Alchemy✗
Remix IDE✓
Linux
Alchemy✗
Remix IDE✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Alchemy✓
Remix IDE✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Starknet

Alchemy

Leader
11 total - 10 not shared
  • Hypernative
  • API3
  • Privy
  • Ethereum
  • Stellar
  • Cronos
  • Sei
  • Mode
  • Flare
  • Hexagate
Independently observed

Remix IDE

11 total - 10 not shared
  • Sourcify
  • Etherscan
  • Blockscout
  • Tenderly
  • The Graph
  • Alchemy
  • ZKsync
  • Sui
  • COTI
  • ZoKrates
Independently observed
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