# Foundry vs Infura

| Attribute | Foundry | Infura |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59.7 (75% (high)) | 55.2 (48% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 10,662 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A toolkit for building, testing, and interacting with Ethereum smart contracts. It provides command-line tools for rapid development, testing, and deployment, including automatic documentation generation from Solidity source code. It is indexed under Blockchain Dev Tools.","source":"https://getfoundry.sh","question":"What is Foundry?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Foundry offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://getfoundry.sh","question":"Is Foundry free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Foundry supports macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://getfoundry.sh","question":"What platforms does Foundry support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Foundry is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry","question":"Is Foundry open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"Provides scalable infrastructure and API endpoints for building applications on Ethereum and IPFS networks, along with related development tools and libraries. It is indexed under Blockchain Dev Tools.","source":"https://www.infura.io","question":"What is Infura?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Infura offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $50 per month. 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.infura.io/pricing","question":"Is Infura free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Infura. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.infura.io/pricing","question":"What platforms does Infura support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Infura, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.infura.io","question":"Can Infura be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Infura, including MetaMask, Linea, Gas API, OpenZeppelin, Kleros, Hemi Network and Sei Network. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.infura.io/pricing","question":"What does Infura integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A Rust-based toolkit for building, testing, debugging, and deploying smart contracts on Ethereum networks | Provides scalable infrastructure and API endpoints for building applications on Ethereum and IPFS networks, along with related development tools and libraries. |
| features.capabilities | `{"open_source":true,"tooling_type":"framework","gas_profiling":true,"trace_debugger":true,"mainnet_forking":true,"local_dev_network":true,"maintenance_status":"active","evm_compatible_only":true,"static_analysis_security_tool":true,"native_fuzzing_invariant_testing":true,"contract_verification_integration":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"tooling_type":"rpc-node-infra"}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 8 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slither","category":"security-analysis"},{"name":"Aderyn","category":"security-analysis"},{"name":"Solar","category":"tooling"}]` | `[{"name":"MetaMask"},{"name":"MetaMask SDK"},{"name":"Linea"},{"name":"Gas API"},{"name":"OpenZeppelin"},{"name":"Kleros"},{"name":"Hemi Network"},{"name":"Sei Network"}]` |
| language.primary | Rust | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://getfoundry.sh","retrievedAt":"2026-09-11T19:15:17.702Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["Access to 40+ supported networks","Expansion APIs (Gas API)","Full archive data","Community Forums"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"6M/day","throughput":"2K credits/second"}},{"free":false,"name":"Developer","summary":"$50/month","features":["Debug / Trace API","Settings Override","Ticketed Support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"15M/day","throughput":"5K credits/second"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$225/month","features":["Higher throughput","Prioritized ticket support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":225,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"75M/day","throughput":"40K credits/second"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Contact sales.","features":["Auto-scaling","Enhanced Support SLA","24/7 engineering support","Dedicated account team"],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional Credits","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier. From $50/month for Developer plan. Credits-based usage model.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.infura.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T12:19:44.488Z","startingPrice":{"amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":50,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-6ebc163511bc820a62e25b6a48dec6dea7ffb3eb","date":"2026-10-13T07:56:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-6ebc163511bc820a62e25b6a48dec6dea7ffb3eb"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-a7d6afa747860a071e702c0b637254d47892da4f","date":"2026-10-12T10:12:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-a7d6afa747860a071e702c0b637254d47892da4f"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-32624734aaf99e89a5046a3017a374a911000da8","date":"2026-10-10T07:45:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-32624734aaf99e89a5046a3017a374a911000da8"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-e2c787bf14300dbd848c7dbef98004a96c3dd43f","date":"2026-10-09T07:48:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-e2c787bf14300dbd848c7dbef98004a96c3dd43f"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-845d99cd2be68732404c358b63aa9ce05324f22c","date":"2026-10-08T08:01:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-845d99cd2be68732404c358b63aa9ce05324f22c"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-315801aff34385b4b59fefa96efaa2daddc81337","date":"2026-10-07T07:46:20Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-315801aff34385b4b59fefa96efaa2daddc81337"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-4f54572b158821c695c75396243aa4fccc7c2465","date":"2026-10-06T07:46:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-4f54572b158821c695c75396243aa4fccc7c2465"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/v1.8.5","date":"2026-10-05T18:46:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-e15c2f1caf7d8e792295bbfb898280e9cbb8e101","date":"2026-10-05T07:47:18Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-e15c2f1caf7d8e792295bbfb898280e9cbb8e101"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-8311e2e57095ecc32d057c6a9ca9a3e2a664a869","date":"2026-10-03T07:59:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-8311e2e57095ecc32d057c6a9ca9a3e2a664a869"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-60255eee79332caef99f0c885f55589769f8f0c0","date":"2026-10-04T09:33:56Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-60255eee79332caef99f0c885f55589769f8f0c0"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-328811cbb4a9b9b7115d234a097053474601296a","date":"2026-10-02T07:42:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-328811cbb4a9b9b7115d234a097053474601296a"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/v1.8.4","date":"2026-10-01T15:41:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-df92604bdfb0c99d847ad63523ad841713a7a10c","date":"2026-10-01T07:58:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-df92604bdfb0c99d847ad63523ad841713a7a10c"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-e342985382163368156b4ea29987e87679a8e2b2","date":"2026-09-30T07:53:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-e342985382163368156b4ea29987e87679a8e2b2"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-009896955c0e5a49fbf76a1976ce522795f41183","date":"2026-09-29T07:46:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-009896955c0e5a49fbf76a1976ce522795f41183"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-dd3721265167da6f8ea4d6bb16383f083310f68b","date":"2026-09-28T07:49:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-dd3721265167da6f8ea4d6bb16383f083310f68b"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-07915e328e3295103c3c0d5c0883696f4ec53d6f","date":"2026-09-27T07:46:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-07915e328e3295103c3c0d5c0883696f4ec53d6f"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-5a99f1a851488fe26863505088e80183ad73cf07","date":"2026-09-25T07:38:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-5a99f1a851488fe26863505088e80183ad73cf07"},{"url":"https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/releases/tag/nightly-5800ccaacbeaba467c3449ef8c3af386ad5b1454","date":"2026-09-24T07:39:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly-5800ccaacbeaba467c3449ef8c3af386ad5b1454"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=cargo&package_name=forge-fmt&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Blockchain Dev Tools)

| Capability | Foundry | Infura |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Tooling type | Framework | 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 | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:59:17.087Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*