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ARPA vs Chainstack

How ARPA vs Chainstack compare on our ratings, infrastructure provider specs, funding, pros and cons.

ARPA3.5/5
VS
Chainstack4.3/5
Feature
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ChainstackVisit
Ratings
Our score3.5/54.3/5
User ratingNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
Reliability3.54.5
Chain coverage3.54.5
Pricing3.54.0
Developer experience4.04.5
Support3.04.0
Specs
ServicesOracle, Developer tooling, Staking infrastructureRPC / nodes, Indexing
Chains supportedNot disclosed70
Free tier No Yes
Pricing from0.000002 ETH per request$49/month
Enterprise SLANot disclosed Yes
Open source YesNot disclosed
TokenARPANot disclosed
Uptime SLANot disclosed99.99%
Free tier limitsNot disclosed3M request units/month, up to 25 RPS
Server regionsNot disclosed10+ global data centers
Company
Founded20182018
Headquarters—Singapore
InvestorsDeFiance Capital, Laser Digital, Animoca Brands, ArkStream Capital +2Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
  • On-chain verification supports auditable randomness results
  • Ethereum requests have a listed 0.000002 ETH flat fee
  • Supports Ethereum, BNB Chain and ARPA Chain
  • Mainnet has completed more than 224,000 computation tasks
  • 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
  • Randomness requests require both protocol fees and blockchain transaction funds
  • Applications depend on ARPA node participation and threshold coordination
  • Staking rewards expose participants to ARPA token economics
  • Cross-chain and custody uses add smart-contract and counterparty risk
  • 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 forOn-chain game developers, Lottery and raffle applications, Solidity teams needing verifiable randomnessMultichain application teams, RPC-heavy trading systems, Enterprise blockchain infrastructure

Highlighted cells show the stronger value in each row. Data comes from each provider's site and public sources; check details before you sign up.

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