Ankr vs Chainstack

Ankr4.0/5

VS

Chainstack4.3/5

Feature	AnkrVisit	ChainstackVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.0/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Reliability	3.5	4.5
Chain coverage	4.5	4.5
Pricing	4.5	4.0
Developer experience	4.0	4.5
Support	3.5	4.0
Specs
Services	RPC / nodes, Staking infrastructure	RPC / nodes, Indexing
Chains supported	70	70
Free tier	Yes	Yes
Pricing from	500 USD per month	$49/month
Enterprise SLA	Yes	Yes
Token	ANKR	Not disclosed
Uptime SLA	99.99%	99.99%
Free tier limits	200M monthly credits	3M request units/month, up to 25 RPS
Server regions	Global	10+ global data centers
Company
Founded	2017	2018
Headquarters	United States	Singapore
Investors	YZi Labs, Ryan Fang, ORCAS, Bixin Ventures +8	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Free tier includes 200 million API credits every month Node network spans over 70 supported blockchains Low average RPC response time of 56 milliseconds Pay-per-request model allows autonomous access for AI agents in USDC	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	Compromise of the deployer private key enabled unauthorized aBNBc minting and caused a more than 99% price crash in December 2022 Contract exploit on ankrFLOW led to $9.3M drained in August 2026 Monthly plan API credits expire after 30 days and do not roll over	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	Dapp developers needing free multichain endpoints, Teams launching custom rollups and sidechains, Autonomous AI agents paying per request	Multichain application teams, RPC-heavy trading systems, Enterprise blockchain infrastructure

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