# Alchemy vs Slither

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Alchemy

| Attribute | Alchemy | Slither |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 57.6 (76% (high)) | 38 (77% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 186 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 6,378 |
| 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":"An open-source Python framework that scans smart contract source code for security issues using built-in detectors, generates visual contract analysis reports, and provides an extensible API for writing custom vulnerability checks. Enables developers to catch bugs before deployment and better understand contract behavior. It is indexed under Blockchain Dev Tools.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What is Slither?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Slither supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Slither support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Slither can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Can Slither be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Slither, including GitHub Actions, Hardhat, Foundry, Brownie, Dapp, Pre-commit, Docker and Pyth Oracle detectors, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What does Slither integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Slither is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/crytic/slither","question":"Is Slither open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":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. | Detects issues in Solidity and Vyper smart contracts using static analysis, providing visual reports and a custom analysis API for security assessment. |
| features.capabilities | `{"tooling_type":"rpc-node-infra","maintenance_status":"active","evm_compatible_only":false}` | `{"open_source":true,"tooling_type":"security-analysis","static_analysis_security_tool":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 9 |
| 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":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"Hardhat"},{"name":"Foundry"},{"name":"Brownie"},{"name":"Dapp"},{"name":"Pre-commit"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Pyth Oracle detectors"},{"name":"Chronicle detectors"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Python |
| license.spdx | - | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":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":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-13T19:29:18.649Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 68 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.11.6","date":"2026-07-28T21:32:01Z","type":"stable","version":"0.11.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.11.5","date":"2026-01-16T19:46:08Z","type":"stable","version":"0.11.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.11.4","date":"2026-01-15T18:59:47Z","type":"stable","version":"0.11.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.11.3","date":"2025-04-18T11:59:42Z","type":"stable","version":"0.11.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.11.2","date":"2025-04-16T20:43:29Z","type":"stable","version":"0.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.11.1","date":"2025-04-15T18:17:55Z","type":"stable","version":"0.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.11.0","date":"2025-02-03T20:13:08Z","type":"stable","version":"0.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.10.4","date":"2024-08-23T13:33:25Z","type":"stable","version":"0.10.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.10.3","date":"2024-06-05T23:40:47Z","type":"stable","version":"0.10.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.10.2","date":"2024-04-08T13:08:21Z","type":"stable","version":"0.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.10.1","date":"2024-02-29T21:05:55Z","type":"stable","version":"0.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.10.0","date":"2023-10-18T15:16:39Z","type":"stable","version":"0.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.9.6","date":"2023-07-06T16:34:34Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.9.5","date":"2023-06-28T12:47:32Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.9.4","date":"2023-06-26T18:40:46Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.9.3","date":"2023-03-20T17:34:20Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.9.2","date":"2023-01-11T17:06:54Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.9.1","date":"2022-11-03T20:26:55Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.9.0","date":"2022-10-05T13:43:15Z","type":"stable","version":"0.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/crytic/slither/releases/tag/0.8.3","date":"2022-04-21T17:00:40Z","type":"stable","version":"0.8.3"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 7 |
| security.trust_center | - | https://github.com/security |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=slither-analyzer&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Blockchain Dev Tools)

| Capability | Alchemy | Slither |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Tooling type | Rpc node infra | Security analysis |
| 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 | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:10:37.173Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*