Comparison

Hardhat vs QuickNode

On the evidence we track, QuickNode leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Hardhat55

★QuickNode66

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Hardhat	QuickNodeLeader
Vioscale score	55 / 100low · 17%	66 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	-	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$0.53
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	18
Security
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=hardhat&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	36,669	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	8,506	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Hardhat55 / 100low · 17%

QuickNode66 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

Hardhat–

QuickNode✓

Model

Hardhat–

QuickNodefreemium

Price level

Hardhat–

QuickNodelow

Starting price

Hardhat–

QuickNode$0.53

Transparent

Hardhat–

QuickNode✓

Integrations

Count

Hardhat3

QuickNode18

Security

Iso27001

Hardhat–

QuickNode✓

Soc2

Hardhat–

QuickNode✓

Vulnerabilities

HardhatCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=hardhat&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

QuickNode–

Reliability

Sla pct

Hardhat–

QuickNode99.99

Adoption

Dependent repos

Hardhat36,669

QuickNode–

Github stars

Hardhat8,506

QuickNode–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Hardhat100

QuickNode–

Release

History

Hardhat20 items

QuickNode–

Language

Primary

HardhatTypeScript

QuickNode–

Market

Availability

Hardhat–

QuickNodeAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Blockchain Dev Tools
Capability	Hardhat	QuickNode
Capabilities
Tooling type	-	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

Capabilities

Tooling type

Hardhat-

QuickNodeRpc node infra

Evm compatible only

Hardhat-

QuickNode✗

Local dev network

Hardhat-

QuickNode-

Native fuzzing invariant testing

Hardhat-

QuickNode-

Mainnet forking

Hardhat-

QuickNode-

Contract verification integration

Hardhat-

QuickNode-

Trace debugger

Hardhat-

QuickNode✓

Gas profiling

Hardhat-

QuickNode-

Archive node access

Hardhat-

QuickNode✓

Graphql indexing

Hardhat-

QuickNode-

Static analysis security tool

Hardhat-

QuickNode-

Open source

Hardhat-

QuickNode-

Maintenance status

Hardhat-

QuickNodeActive

What each one is

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

Hardhat

A tooling platform that streamlines Ethereum development by providing testing frameworks for Solidity and TypeScript, multi-chain network simulation, and a plugin-based architecture for extending functionality and integrating external tools.

Independently observed

QuickNode

Leader

A platform providing reliable, low-latency access to blockchain networks through managed RPC endpoints, real-time data streams, webhooks, and developer tooling. Handles node operations, infrastructure management, and scaling so developers can focus on application development.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Hardhat

Pricing not documented yet.

QuickNode

Leader

from $0.53/M API creditsHybridFree tier30-day trial

Free tier with 10M credits/mo. Subscription plans (Build–Business) with usage-based API credit overages ($0.50–$0.62/M). Add-on storage charges.

FreeFree
- 10M API credits
- 15 RPS
- 1 month free trial
Build$0.62/M additional credits. Annual billing saves $448/year
- 80M API credits
- 50 RPS
- 24h support SLA
Accelerate$0.56/M additional credits. Annual billing saves $898/year
- 450M API credits
- 125 RPS
- 12h support SLA
Scale$0.53/M additional credits
- 950M API credits
- 250 RPS
- 8h support SLA
BusinessContact sales
- Custom RPS limits
- Custom SLA
- SOC 1 Type 2 & SOC 2 Type 2
- ISO 27001
- DORA reports
- +2 more

as of 2026-08-25verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Hardhat	QuickNode
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	-	✓
HybridDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

Web

Hardhat–

QuickNode✓

CLI

Hardhat–

QuickNode✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Hardhat–

QuickNode✓

Hybrid

Hardhat–

QuickNode✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

Base

Hardhat

3 total - 2 not shared

Optimism OP Stack
Mocha

Independently observed

QuickNode

Leader

18 total - 17 not shared

Ethereum
Solana
Bitcoin
Arbitrum
Avalanche
BNB Smart Chain
Optimism
Polygon
Fantom
Flare
Flow
Hyperliquid
Starknet
Aptos
Abstract
Aleo
Story

Independently observed

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