Chainstack vs Helius

Chainstack4.3/5

VS

Helius3.8/5

Feature	ChainstackVisit	HeliusVisit
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	1.5
Pricing	4.0	4.0
Developer experience	4.5	4.5
Support	4.0	4.0
Specs
Services	RPC / nodes, Indexing	RPC / nodes, Data APIs
Chains supported	70	1
Free tier	Yes	Yes
Pricing from	$49/month	$49/month
Enterprise SLA	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not disclosed	Yes
Uptime SLA	99.99%	99.99%
Free tier limits	3M request units/month, up to 25 RPS	1M monthly credits, 10 RPC req/s
Server regions	10+ global data centers	Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Singapore, Los Angeles, London, Newark, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City
Company
Founded	2018	2022
Headquarters	Singapore	United States
Investors	Not disclosed	Founders Fund, Haun Ventures, 6th Man Ventures, Chapter One +2
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	Free plan includes 1 million monthly credits and 10 requests per second All outbound transactions route over staked validator connections by default SOC 2 compliance verified by Sensiba LLP Global coverage across nine regions including Tokyo, Frankfurt, and Los Angeles
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	Supports only the Solana blockchain with no EVM or cross-chain coverage LaserStream gRPC data add-ons require the $999 per month Professional plan Proprietary API methods create vendor lock-in when migrating away WaaS charges developers for signatures even when onchain transactions fail
Best for	Multichain application teams, RPC-heavy trading systems, Enterprise blockchain infrastructure	Solana DeFi protocols and wallets, High-frequency Solana trading desks, Developers seeking staked transaction landing

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