Which blockchains do you support?

Over 50 blockchain networks including Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, BSC, Polygon, Cosmos, Avalanche, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, TON, Tron, Polkadot, Tezos, Celo, Mantle, Fantom, and more. Both EVM and non-EVM. Both mainnet and testnet.

How is NaaS different from running my own node?

Running your own node means buying hardware, paying for bandwidth, hiring on-call engineers, patching every protocol release, and absorbing every outage. NaaS replaces all of that with a flat-rate or usage-based subscription and a contractual uptime SLA. For most teams the cost is lower and the reliability is higher.

What's the difference between shared and dedicated nodes?

Shared nodes serve multiple customers from the same node cluster with per-customer rate limits. They are the most cost-efficient option. Dedicated nodes give you a node cluster with no neighbors, so all the throughput and resources are yours. Dedicated nodes are recommended for production workloads above ~5M requests/day or for latency-sensitive use cases like liquidations or arbitrage.

Do you support archive nodes?

Yes, on every chain that has an archive node type. Archive nodes maintain full historical state, which is required for `eth_getBalance` on old blocks, `debug_traceTransaction`, contract state reads at arbitrary block heights, and most indexing workloads.

What's the latency I can expect?

p99 under 100ms globally for read operations on shared nodes. Dedicated nodes typically see p99 under 50ms. We have edge PoPs in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. Requests route to the nearest healthy node automatically.

How do you handle protocol upgrades?

We apply protocol upgrades (Ethereum hardforks, Solana cluster updates, Cosmos chain upgrades, etc.) ahead of the upgrade block, on a coordinated schedule. You don't need to do anything. Your RPC Endpoint stays live through the upgrade.

Can I bring my own node config or custom indexer?

Yes, on dedicated and enterprise tiers. You can specify execution client version, indexer modules (Erigon traces, Bor, Lighthouse subscriptions, etc.), and custom RPC method allowlists. We deploy and operate to your spec.

What happens if my usage spikes?

Auto-scaling absorbs spikes within your tier's burst limit. If you regularly need higher throughput, the dashboard suggests a tier upgrade and you switch instantly. No migration required.

Is there a free tier?

Not for nodes. The Free tier is an RPC Endpoint plan — 600K requests per month on shared infrastructure across 50+ chains, no card required. A dedicated node is a separate purchase, priced per chain and per term in the dashboard. Build against the RPC free tier, then move to a dedicated node when you need isolated capacity.

Node as a Service

99.95% uptime, fully managed

Deploy and manage blockchain nodes without running them yourself. We handle monitoring, updates, and incident response.

Deploy a node See chain coverage

Monitoring: 24/7
Uptime SLA: 99.95%
Client diversity: 2–4
Failover: <500ms

Six layers between your request and the chain.

What looks like one endpoint is actually a stack of independent layers. Each engineered so a failure in one never cascades to the next.

Global load balancer

Anycast IPs route every request to the closest healthy region. DDoS mitigation, mTLS termination, and per-key rate limits applied here. Never on the node.

p99 reroute: <500ms
Edge PoPs: 4 regions

Global load balancer
Edge
Anycast IPs route every request to the closest healthy region. DDoS mitigation, mTLS termination, and per-key rate limits applied here. Never on the node.
p99 reroute
<500ms
Edge PoPs
4 regions
API key + ACL plane
Auth
Stateless JWT validation, origin/IP allowlists, method allowlists, and per-route quota counters. Decoupled from node fleet. A bad key never reaches consensus code.
Auth overhead
<2ms
Key rotation
Instant
Read/write router
Routing
Reads to nearest tip, writes to the same node within a sticky window for read-after-write consistency. Archive methods routed to archive cluster automatically.
Sticky window
60s
Archive route
Auto
Multi-client node fleet
Nodes
Mix of execution clients (Geth, Erigon, Reth, Nethermind) per chain to absorb client-specific bugs. Pre-synced replicas join the pool within minutes, not days.
Client diversity
2–4 per chain
Hot spare
Always +1
Tip-checker + chain-lag guard
Health
Every node probed every 2 seconds against the canonical tip. Lagging nodes drained from the pool automatically. Reorg detection sticky-pins reads to the same fork.
Probe interval
2s
Lag threshold
3 blocks
Per-method telemetry
Observability
Latency histograms by method, error breakdowns, request distribution, mempool depth. Customer-facing dashboard plus push-stream to your Grafana, Datadog, or PagerDuty.
Metrics retained
90d
Alert push
Native

One platform. 28+ networks. Same API surface.

EVM and non-EVM, mainnet and testnet, full and archive. Every supported chain ships with the same monitoring, the same SLA, and the same authentication layer.

EVM Layer 1

Same JSON-RPC surface, one API key

EthereumETH
BNB Smart ChainBSC
AvalancheAVAX
Polygon PoSPOL
CeloCELO
FantomFTM
MantleMNT

EVM Layer 2 / L3

Rollups and their settlement layers

Arbitrum OneARB
OptimismOP
BaseBASE
Polygon zkEVMzkEVM
zkSync EraZK
LineaLINEA
ScrollSCRL
BlastBLAST

Alt L1 / non-EVM

Native tooling, not an EVM shim

SolanaSOL
Cosmos HubATOM
PolkadotDOT
TONTON
TronTRX
TezosXTZ
AptosAPT
SuiSUI
NearNEAR

Bitcoin family

UTXO chains with indexer modules

BitcoinBTC
LitecoinLTC
DogecoinDOGE
StacksSTX

Not on the list? We add chains based on customer demand. Shared RPC Endpoints run on every network here: full nodes, archive nodes, and indexer modules where the protocol supports them. Dedicated Node is self-serve on a subset of these chains.

Pick the node your workload needs. Not the cheapest one we sell.

Full, archive, trace, and validator nodes are all priced separately because they cost meaningfully different amounts to operate. The right pick depends on your read pattern, not your budget.

Full node

Default

Workload: Read + write. Recent state
Storage: ~1.5–2 TB · pruned
History: Last ~128 blocks of state

Built for

dApp backends
Wallet RPC
Bot signing

Archive node

Deep history

Workload: Read at any block height
Storage: 12–18 TB · unpruned
History: Full state from genesis

Built for

Indexers
Analytics
Audit replay

Trace node

Debug

Workload: Trace + debug methods
Storage: 20+ TB · Erigon
History: Full trace replay

Built for

MEV research
Forensics
Tax tooling

Validator / signing

Stake

Workload: Block proposal + attestation
Storage: ~2 TB · sync committee
History: Last epoch only

Built for

Staking
PBS
Treasury

Default

Full node

Workload: Read + write. Recent state
Storage: ~1.5–2 TB · pruned
History: Last ~128 blocks of state

Built for

dApp backends
Wallet RPC
Bot signing

Deep history

Archive node

Workload: Read at any block height
Storage: 12–18 TB · unpruned
History: Full state from genesis

Built for

Indexers
Analytics
Audit replay

Debug

Trace node

Workload: Trace + debug methods
Storage: 20+ TB · Erigon
History: Full trace replay

Built for

MEV research
Forensics
Tax tooling

Stake

Validator / signing

Workload: Block proposal + attestation
Storage: ~2 TB · sync committee
History: Last epoch only

Built for

Staking
PBS
Treasury

Every type above runs shared or dedicated

Node type is what the node does. Deployment mode is who else is on it. Pick both independently.

Pooled capacity

Shared

Your traffic runs on pooled infrastructure alongside other customers. This is the RPC Endpoint product, priced by request volume rather than by node. The right default for most workloads.

Bought as an RPC Endpoint plan
Available across 50+ networks
Rate limits by plan tier

See RPC pricing

Isolated capacity

Dedicated Node

One node, one chain, reserved entirely for you. Higher throughput and no noisy neighbours. You can buy and configure a dedicated node directly from the dashboard — no sales call, no quote.

Available on 28+ chains, mainnet and testnet
Priced per chain — see live pricing in the dashboard
Terms: 1 month · 3 months · 6 months · 12 months

Buy a Dedicated Node

Dedicated Node — selected chains

EthereumMainnet · Sepolia

CardanoMainnet

CosmosMainnet

PolygonMainnet

BinanceMainnet · Testnet

BaseMainnet

CronosMainnet

TronMainnet · Nile

PolkadotMainnet

AvalancheMainnet

ArbitrumMainnet

BTC Block-BookMainnet · Testnet

LTC Block-BookMainnet

CeloMainnet

A selection of the 28+ chains you can buy a Dedicated Node on. The panel lists the full set with live per-chain pricing.

Everything that ships with every node

Live in minutes

Pre-synced nodes are ready in minutes, not days. No waiting for initial chain sync.

Mainnet & testnet

Both environments on every supported chain. Switch between them in one click.

Real-time monitoring

Dashboards for node health, request volume, and latency percentiles. Alerts for anything critical.

Auto-scaling

Scales up with traffic, scales down when it drops. No manual intervention.

From signup to your first node

Sign up
Create an Instanodes account. Sign-up takes no card — you choose the chain, node type, and term before anything is charged.
Choose a chain
Pick from 28+ chains. Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, BSC, Polygon, Cosmos, and more. Mainnet, testnet, or both.
Pick a node type
Full node, archive node, or dedicated node. Each tier shows latency targets, throughput limits, and pricing inline.
Get your RPC URL
An authenticated RPC Endpoint, a monitoring dashboard, and configurable alerts. Live in minutes.

Built for every Web3 workload

DeFi

Protocol backends

Read-heavy workloads for AMMs, lending markets, and perps. Archive node access for historical price feeds and liquidation history.

Wallets

Multi-chain wallet infrastructure

Balance queries, transaction broadcasting, and signature verification. Same API across every chain your wallet supports.

Indexing

On-chain data pipelines

Archive nodes with trace support for indexers, analytics platforms, and on-chain monitoring services.

Frequently asked questions

Node as a Service (NaaS) is a managed offering where Instanodes operates blockchain nodes on your behalf. You consume an RPC Endpoint; we handle the hardware, syncing, monitoring, protocol upgrades, failover, and incident response. The output is a stable RPC URL with contractual SLAs.

Stop running nodes. Start building.

Pre-synced nodes across 28+ chains, multi-region by default, under a contractual uptime SLA. Pick your chain and term in the dashboard — live pricing, no sales call.

Deploy a node See pricing

Node as a Service