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Comparison

Alchemy vs The Graph

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.

Alchemy full profile →The Graph full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
★Alchemy58
The Graph32
Score
vioscaleAI score
Alchemy58 / 100high · 76%
The Graph32 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tier
Alchemy✓
The Graph–
Model
Alchemyfreemium
The Graphcommercial
Price level
Alchemylow
The Graphunknown
Transparent
Alchemy✓
The Graph✗
Integrations
Count
Alchemy2
The Graph4
Reliability
Sla pct
Alchemy99.99
The Graph99.99
Market
Availability
AlchemyAvailable worldwide
The Graph–
Content
Faq
Alchemy5 items
The Graph4 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

The Graph

The Graph provides a protocol for indexing blockchain data and making it queryable through GraphQL, enabling developers to build and use subgraphs for blockchain data analysis.

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 ↗

The Graph

Usage-based
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Alchemy✓
The Graph✓
CLI
Alchemy✗
The Graph✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Alchemy✓
The Graph✓
Self-hosted
Alchemy✗
The Graph✓
On-premise
Alchemy✗
The Graph✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Ethereum

Alchemy

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

The Graph

4 total - 3 not shared
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
Independently observed
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