Aethir vs Chainstack

Aethir3.5/5

VS

Chainstack4.3/5

Feature	AethirVisit	ChainstackVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.5/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Reliability	3.5	4.5
Chain coverage	3.5	4.5
Pricing	4.0	4.0
Developer experience	3.5	4.5
Support	3.0	4.0
Specs
Services	Not disclosed	RPC / nodes, Indexing
Chains supported	2	70
Free tier	Not disclosed	Yes
Pricing from	Dynamic demand-based bidding system	$49/month
Enterprise SLA	Not disclosed	Yes
Token	ATH	Not disclosed
Uptime SLA	Not disclosed	99.99%
Free tier limits	Not disclosed	3M request units/month, up to 25 RPS
Server regions	Not disclosed	10+ global data centers
Company
Founded	2021	2018
Headquarters	—	Singapore
Investors	CitizenX, HashKey Capital, Merit Circle, Sanctor Capital +5	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Over 435,000 enterprise-grade GPU containers distributed worldwide Smart contracts audited by CertiK More than 1.3 billion delivered compute hours recorded Dynamic bidding market allows cost-based workload allocation	70+ supported chains, including Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin and X Layer Free tier includes 3 million monthly request units Global Nodes route requests across 10+ data centers Self-Hosted keeps node deployment on customer-owned infrastructure
Cons	Cross-chain bridge exploit in April 2026 caused $400,000 in contract losses EigenLayer ATH staking requires a one-year lock-up period Container operators face token slashing for hardware downtime or poor QoS Pricing relies on bidding fluctuations rather than fixed flat tiers	Paid plans begin at $49 per month after the free tier Managed endpoints create dependence on Chainstack routing and node operations Dedicated Nodes start at $678 per month Global routing can add infrastructure and provider concentration risk
Best for	AI teams training custom models, Cloud gaming studios needing low-latency streaming, GPU owners monetizing enterprise hardware	Multichain application teams, RPC-heavy trading systems, Enterprise blockchain infrastructure

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