Api3 vs Tenderly

Api33.7/5

VS

Tenderly4.3/5

Feature	Api3Visit	TenderlyVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.7/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Reliability	3.5	4.5
Chain coverage	4.0	4.5
Pricing	4.0	3.5
Developer experience	4.0	5.0
Support	3.0	4.0
Specs
Services	Oracle	Developer tooling
Chains supported	19	50
Free tier	Not disclosed	Yes
Open source	Yes	Not disclosed
Token	API3	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2020	2018
Headquarters	—	United States
Investors	Accomplice, Buck Stash, Cashican People LLC, CoinFund +8	Spark Capital
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Uses first-party oracles operated directly by API providers Returned over $416,000 in captured OEV rewards to protocols as of October 2026 Open-source smart contract code with audit reports available on GitHub Broad network coverage deployed across more than 15 EVM blockchains	Supports transaction simulation and debugging across 50+ EVM chains Provides Virtual TestNets synced directly with real-time on-chain state Raised $58.6M in funding from institutional backers including Spark Capital Offers a free tier for essential debugging and simulation tasks
Cons	Total value secured remains under $15 million as of October 2026 Protocol governance is tied to the API3 token	Node RPC access requires a paid subscription plan Centralized monitoring infrastructure creates operational vendor dependency Focused exclusively on EVM networks without non-EVM support
Best for	Lending protocols minimizing MEV leakage, Developers needing source-signed data feeds, Autonomous agents purchasing API data	Smart contract protocol developers, DeFi risk engineering teams, Institutions managing multisig governance

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