Infura vs Reown (WalletConnect)
No leader: the top candidate Infura has only 0.26 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for blockchain dev tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Infura
A platform offering high-availability blockchain APIs, node services, and decentralized storage infrastructure to help developers build and scale Web3 applications. Uses a credits-based pricing model where API calls consume credits based on computational complexity.
Reown (WalletConnect)
Reown provides infrastructure for building blockchain applications, including user authentication across multiple chains, payment processing, and analytics. It enables developers to create web3 experiences with support for various wallet types and blockchain networks.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Infura
Free tier. From $50/month for Developer plan. Credits-based usage model.
- FreeFree
- Access to 40+ supported networks
- Expansion APIs (Gas API)
- Full archive data
- Community Forums
- Developer$50/month
- Debug / Trace API
- Settings Override
- Ticketed Support
- Team$225/month
- Higher throughput
- Prioritized ticket support
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Auto-scaling
- Enhanced Support SLA
- 24/7 engineering support
- Dedicated account team
Reown (WalletConnect)
Free tier with usage caps. Pro from $89/month (annual $890). Enterprise via contact.
- StarterFree
- Social and email logins
- Smart accounts
- Multi-chain support
- Swaps and onramps
- Basic analytics (unified wallet address list, 7-day user data)
- Pro$89/month or $890/year (first month free)
- All Starter features
- Higher rate limits (5M RPC calls vs 2.5M)
- Increased MAUs (7,500 authenticated vs 500)
- Uncapped overage charges per extra MAU and per 100k RPC calls
- Team management up to 5 members
- +6 more
- EnterpriseContact sales
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Infura
- MetaMask
- MetaMask SDK
- Linea
- Gas API
- OpenZeppelin
- Kleros
- Hemi Network
- Sei Network
Reown (WalletConnect)
- WalletConnect
- Ethereum
- Solana
- Bitcoin
- EVM chains
- Sign in with Ethereum (SIWE)
- Multichain auth (SIWX)
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.