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Comparison

Infura vs The Graph

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.

Infura full profile →The Graph full profile →
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Infura69
The Graph22
Score
Vioscale score
Infura69 / 100low · 26%
The Graph22 / 100low · 29%
Pricing
Free tier
Infura✓
The Graph–
Model
Infurafreemium
The Graphcommercial
Price level
Infuramid
The Graphunknown
Starting price
Infura$50
The Graph–
Transparent
Infura✓
The Graph✗
Integrations
Count
Infura8
The Graph4
Reliability
Sla pct
Infura–
The Graph99.99
Market
Availability
InfuraAvailable worldwide
The Graph–

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Tooling type
Infura-
The Graph-
Evm compatible only
Infura-
The Graph-
Local dev network
Infura-
The Graph-
Native fuzzing invariant testing
Infura-
The Graph-
Mainnet forking
Infura-
The Graph-
Contract verification integration
Infura-
The Graph-
Trace debugger
Infura-
The Graph-
Gas profiling
Infura-
The Graph-
Archive node access
Infura-
The Graph-
Graphql indexing
Infura-
The Graph-
Static analysis security tool
Infura-
The Graph-
Open source
Infura-
The Graph-
Maintenance status
Infura-
The Graph-

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.

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.

Infura

from $50/moHybridFree tier

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
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
Infura✓
The Graph✓
CLI
Infura✗
The Graph✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Infura✓
The Graph✓
Self-hosted
Infura✗
The Graph✓
On-premise
Infura✗
The Graph✓

Integrations

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

Infura

8 total
  • MetaMask
  • MetaMask SDK
  • Linea
  • Gas API
  • OpenZeppelin
  • Kleros
  • Hemi Network
  • Sei Network
Independently observed

The Graph

4 total
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • Ethereum
Independently observed

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