Alchemy vs nChain

Alchemy4.3/5

VS

nChain2.7/5

Feature	AlchemyVisit	nChainVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.3/5	2.7/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Reliability	4.5	3.0
Chain coverage	4.5	2.0
Pricing	4.0	2.5
Developer experience	4.5	3.0
Support	4.0	3.0
Specs
Services	RPC / nodes, Data APIs, Wallet APIs, Account abstraction, Developer tooling	Not disclosed
Chains supported	100	1
Free tier	Yes	Not disclosed
Pricing from	$0.525 per 1,000,000 compute units	Not disclosed
Enterprise SLA	Yes	Not disclosed
Uptime SLA	99.99%	Not disclosed
Free tier limits	30M compute units per month, up to 15 RPS, 5 apps, 5 webhooks	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2017	2015
Headquarters	United States	United Kingdom
Investors	Archetype	Not 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	Operates high-throughput infrastructure tailored for the Bitcoin SV mainnet Verified zero-knowledge proof execution natively on the Bitcoin SV network in 2024 Maintains an established patent portfolio covering enterprise cryptographic workflows Active in enterprise payment partnerships including Centbee and Planetary
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	Primary infrastructure focuses on Bitcoin SV rather than EVM or Solana ecosystems Publishes no public pricing tiers, node developer consoles, or self-serve APIs No publicly stated uptime service-level agreements or live status dashboards Leadership and corporate governance faced past legal disputes in UK courts
Best for	Multichain application teams, Solana developers, Account-abstraction products	Enterprises deploying on Bitcoin SV, Institutions testing verifiable AI inference, Central banks researching digital currency

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