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Alchemy
Alchemy is a comprehensive blockchain development platform designed for fintechs and developers to build, scale, and operate decentralized applications.
Our verdict
Who it's for
The complete blockchain developer platform for building and scaling crypto applications.
Who should look elsewhere
Pricing for higher usage tiers can become complex with Compute Units (CUs).
Pros
- +High performance and reliability with 99.99% uptime and Cortex engine.
- +Comprehensive suite of developer tools and APIs for various blockchain needs.
- +Supports multiple major blockchains and Layer 2 solutions.
- +Offers a generous free tier for developers to get started.
- +Provides advanced features like gasless transactions and smart wallets.
Cons
- −Pricing for higher usage tiers can become complex with Compute Units (CUs).
- −Enterprise features like dedicated support and custom SLAs are behind a custom pricing model.
Key features
- ✓Node RPC API for real-time, block-perfect data
- ✓Rollups for launching custom chains
- ✓Embedded wallets (user-controlled)
- ✓Server wallets (developer-controlled)
- ✓Gasless transactions
- ✓Stablecoin orchestration
- ✓DeFi operations (swap, mint, stake)
- ✓Webhooks for streaming push notifications
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | month | Full Developer Platform; All mainnets & testnets; 30M CU per month |
| Pay As You Go | $5 | month | Pay for what you use. No monthly fees.; All mainnets & testnets; As low as $0.40/1M CUs |
| Enterprise | — | month | The VIP service.; Dedicated support engineers, SLAs, custom throughput, volume discounts, and more.; Custom throughput |
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