# Alchemy vs QuickNode

**Leader by Vioscale score:** QuickNode

| Attribute | Alchemy | QuickNode |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 44.4 (42% (low)) | 66.4 (76% (high)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"tooling_type":"rpc-node-infra","trace_debugger":true,"maintenance_status":"active","archive_node_access":true,"evm_compatible_only":false}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 18 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Hypernative"},{"name":"API3"},{"name":"Privy"},{"name":"Ethereum"},{"name":"Starknet"},{"name":"Stellar"},{"name":"Cronos"},{"name":"Sei"},{"name":"Mode"},{"name":"Flare"}]` | `[{"name":"Ethereum"},{"name":"Solana"},{"name":"Bitcoin"},{"name":"Arbitrum"},{"name":"Avalanche"},{"name":"Base"},{"name":"BNB Smart Chain"},{"name":"Optimism"},{"name":"Polygon"},{"name":"Fantom"},{"name":"Flare"},{"name":"Flow"},{"name":"Hyperliquid"},{"name":"Starknet"},{"name":"Aptos"},{"name":"Abstract"},{"name":"Aleo"},{"name":"Story"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free: 30M Compute Units/month","features":["Node API","Data APIs","60+ chain support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Provides 3x the compute capacity of competitor free tiers up to a usage limit","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"compute_units":"30M/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pay As You Go","summary":"Pay-as-you-go with volume discounts","features":["Node API","Data APIs","Account Kit","60+ chains","99.99% reliability","Volume-based discounts"],"description":"Usage-based pricing with volume discounts. No minimum fees, no commitment required.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing and dedicated support","features":["Custom pricing","Custom throughput (no fixed caps)","Dedicated 1-hour response support","Direct engineering team access"],"description":"Custom infrastructure and support for large-scale applications","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier: 30M Compute Units/month. Pay-as-you-go pricing (rates not detailed). Enterprise custom plans available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.alchemy.com/blog/pay-as-you-go-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:06:29.187Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier with 10M API credits/mo, 15 RPS","features":["10M API credits","15 RPS","1 month free trial"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_credits":"10M/mo","requests_per_second":"15"}},{"free":false,"name":"Build","summary":"$0.62/M additional credits. Annual billing saves $448/year","features":["80M API credits","50 RPS","24h support SLA"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"M API credits"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.62,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_credits":"80M/mo","requests_per_second":"50"}},{"free":false,"name":"Accelerate","summary":"$0.56/M additional credits. Annual billing saves $898/year","features":["450M API credits","125 RPS","12h support SLA"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"M API credits"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.56,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_credits":"450M/mo","requests_per_second":"125"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"$0.53/M additional credits","features":["950M API credits","250 RPS","8h support SLA"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"M API credits"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.53,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_credits":"950M/mo","requests_per_second":"250"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Contact sales for pricing","features":["Custom RPS limits","Custom SLA","SOC 1 Type 2 & SOC 2 Type 2","ISO 27001","DORA reports","Dedicated solution architect","24/7 standby engineers"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"M API credits"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.5,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Enterprise plan with custom infrastructure and dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"S3-compatible storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.08,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"PostgreSQL storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"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.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.quicknode.com/zh/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T08:36:22.819Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"unit":"M API credits","amount":0.53,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":0.53,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.99 |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Blockchain Dev Tools)

| Capability | Alchemy | 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 |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:07:41.463Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*