Comparison

Alchemy vs The Graph

On the evidence we track, Alchemy leads this comparison with a composite score of 44/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Alchemy44
The Graph22
Score
Vioscale score
Alchemy44 / 100low · 42%
The Graph22 / 100low · 29%
Pricing
Free tier
Alchemy
The Graph
Model
Alchemyfreemium
The Graphcommercial
Price level
Alchemylow
The Graphunknown
Transparent
Alchemy
The Graph
Integrations
Count
Alchemy10
The Graph4
Reliability
Sla pct
Alchemy99.99
The Graph99.99
Market
Availability
The Graph

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Tooling type
Alchemy-
The Graph-
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
Alchemy-
The Graph-

What each one is

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

Alchemy

Leader

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

The Graph

A blockchain data infrastructure platform that indexes transactions and events from 60+ blockchain networks and makes them queryable via GraphQL APIs, reducing infrastructure costs for developers and organizations building blockchain applications.

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
10 total - 9 not shared
  • Hypernative
  • API3
  • Privy
  • Starknet
  • Stellar
  • Cronos
  • Sei
  • Mode
  • Flare
Independently observed

The Graph

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

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