Blockdaemon vs Chainstack

Blockdaemon4.1/5

VS

Chainstack4.3/5

Feature	BlockdaemonVisit	ChainstackVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	4.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Reliability	4.5	4.5
Chain coverage	4.5	4.5
Pricing	3.0	4.0
Developer experience	4.0	4.5
Support	4.5	4.0
Specs
Services	RPC / nodes, Staking infrastructure, Wallet APIs	RPC / nodes, Indexing
Chains supported	60	70
Free tier	Not disclosed	Yes
Pricing from	Not disclosed	$49/month
Enterprise SLA	Yes	Yes
Uptime SLA	Not disclosed	99.99%
Free tier limits	Not disclosed	3M request units/month, up to 25 RPS
Server regions	Not disclosed	10+ global data centers
Company
Founded	2017	2018
Headquarters	United States	Singapore
Investors	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	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	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	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	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	Banks deploying tokenized deposits, Custodians requiring self-hosted MPC wallets, Institutional proof-of-stake delegators	Multichain application teams, RPC-heavy trading systems, Enterprise blockchain infrastructure

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