Alchemy vs Blockdaemon

How Alchemy vs Blockdaemon compare on our ratings, infrastructure provider specs, funding, pros and cons.

Alchemy4.3/5
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Feature
Ratings
Our score4.3/54.1/5
User ratingNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
Reliability4.54.5
Chain coverage4.54.5
Pricing4.03.0
Developer experience4.54.0
Support4.04.5
Specs
ServicesRPC / nodes, Data APIs, Wallet APIs, Account abstraction, Developer toolingRPC / nodes, Staking infrastructure, Wallet APIs
Chains supported10060
Free tier YesNot disclosed
Pricing from$0.525 per 1,000,000 compute unitsNot disclosed
Enterprise SLA Yes Yes
Uptime SLA99.99%Not disclosed
Free tier limits30M compute units per month, up to 15 RPS, 5 apps, 5 webhooksNot disclosed
Company
Founded20172017
HeadquartersUnited StatesUnited States
InvestorsArchetypeNot disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
  • 100+ supported blockchains
  • Free tier includes 30M compute units monthly
  • Enterprise SLAs reach 99.995% availability
  • RPC, indexed data and wallet APIs share one platform
  • Supports dedicated nodes and validator operations across more than 60 protocols
  • Secures over $110B in institutional assets across 400 clients
  • Offers MPC wallet architecture that installs directly inside private enterprise perimeters
  • Provides multi-cloud and bare-metal deployment flexibility with enterprise SLAs
Cons
  • Applications face centralised provider and outage exposure
  • Proprietary APIs can increase vendor lock-in
  • Pay As You Go charges scale with compute usage
  • Automated agent wallets add transaction-control risk
  • Requires custom enterprise agreements with no standardized self-serve pricing schedule
  • Concentration of institutional validators introduces operational counterparty risk
  • Aimed at financial institutions rather than individual retail developers
Best forMultichain application teams, Solana developers, Account-abstraction productsBanks deploying tokenized deposits, Custodians requiring self-hosted MPC wallets, Institutional proof-of-stake delegators

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