Chainstack vs Gelato

Chainstack4.3/5

VS

Gelato3.8/5

Feature	ChainstackVisit	GelatoVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.3/5	3.8/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Reliability	4.5	4.5
Chain coverage	4.5	4.5
Pricing	4.0	2.5
Developer experience	4.5	4.0
Support	4.0	3.0
Specs
Services	RPC / nodes, Indexing	Account abstraction, Developer tooling
Chains supported	70	100
Free tier	Yes	Not disclosed
Pricing from	$49/month	Not disclosed
Enterprise SLA	Yes	Not disclosed
Open source	Not disclosed	Yes
Token	Not disclosed	GEL
Uptime SLA	99.99%	Not disclosed
Free tier limits	3M request units/month, up to 25 RPS	Not disclosed
Server regions	10+ global data centers	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2018	2019
Headquarters	Singapore	Switzerland
Investors	Not disclosed	Hack VC, Dragonfly, Galaxy Digital, IOSG Ventures
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	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	Processed over 1 billion transactions across more than 100 supported chains Powers Kraken's Ink Layer 2 network with $100M+ in TVL Provides native support for both ERC-4337 and EIP-7702 account abstraction Backed by $23.2M in funding from Dragonfly Capital and Hack VC
Cons	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	Dapp transaction flows depend directly on Gelato relayer and paymaster uptime Proprietary rollup tooling creates potential migration friction away from the platform GEL governance token creates exposure to platform token economics Pricing tiers and enterprise SLA terms are not published on the site
Best for	Multichain application teams, RPC-heavy trading systems, Enterprise blockchain infrastructure	Dapp developers implementing gasless onboarding, Protocols deploying custom Layer 2 rollups, Teams needing ERC-4337 paymaster infrastructure

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