Same chains. Higher limits. Lower cost.
40 req/s on free tier, 60% more than Alchemy. Dedicated nodes, rollups, and appchains included where others charge extra or don't offer them at all.
Start ScalingFree Plan
A free tier that actually works.
Most "free tiers" are demos in disguise. Ours ships with the same multi-chain RPC Endpoints, validator nodes, rollups, and monitoring dashboards as paid plans, with lower throughput limits.
Performance
Where we pull ahead.
40 req/s on free tier
Alchemy caps at 25 req/s. Quicknode at ~15. Our free plan starts at 40 req/s with 20,000 requests/day. Enough to build and test without hitting walls.
No capacity ceilings
Traffic spikes don't require support tickets. Infrastructure scales with demand automatically and contracts when load drops.
p99 under 90ms globally
Edge PoPs in US-East, EU-West, and AP-Southeast. Requests route to the nearest healthy node. 99.95% measured uptime, not promised.
Rollups and appchains included
OP Stack, Arbitrum Orbit, Polygon CDK: deploy from the same dashboard as your RPC Endpoints. The full enterprise blockchain stack, without the enterprise-only pricing.
The Problem & The Fix
The industry norm vs. what we do.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Free and paid plan capabilities, compared against Alchemy, Infura, Zeeve, and Quicknode.
| Feature | Instanodes | Alchemy | Infura | Zeeve | Quicknode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-chain RPC Access | Multiple chains in free plan | Limited chains | Limited chains | Limited | Few chains only |
| RPC Request Limits | 40 req/s · 20,000 req/day | 25 req/s, very restrictive | 500 credits/s, restrictive | Moderate | ~15 req/s, low caps |
| Rollups (RaaS) | Ready to deploy | Not available | Not available | Paid consultation | Not available |
| Appchains | Free preview & config included | Not offered | Not offered | Paid setup required | Not offered |
| Analytics & Monitoring | Built-in dashboards, included free | Paid add-on | Paid add-on | Limited | Limited |
| Onboarding Time | Launch in minutes, no hardware | Hours / days | Hours / days | Slower with consultation | Longer setup |
| Support | Free 24/7 community support | Ticket-based | Limited | Limited | Limited |
As per current plans, last reviewed 12 May 2026.
Head-to-Head
Provider-by-provider breakdown.
vs Alchemy
Shared infra vs. dedicated isolation
Alchemy: Shared infrastructure only, no dedicated node isolation. Free tier caps at 25 req/s. No rollup or appchain deployment; focused on API-first RPC access.
Instanodes: Dedicated nodes with isolated CPU, RAM, and storage. 40 req/s on free tier. Rollup and appchain deployment from the same dashboard as RPC nodes.
vs Infura
Credit-based billing vs. straightforward limits
Infura: Credit-based billing makes cost prediction difficult. Shared infrastructure without hardware isolation. No managed rollup or appchain offerings.
Instanodes: Request-based billing with a public calculator. Dedicated nodes with auto-failover across multiple regions. OP Stack and Orbit rollup deployment included.
vs Zeeve
Testnet sandbox vs. production-grade rollups
Zeeve: Strong for sandbox and testnet launches. Production rollup deployment requires paid consultation. Limited framework support beyond their managed templates.
Instanodes: Production rollups on OP Stack, Arbitrum Orbit, Polygon CDK, and zkSync. Deployed in minutes, not weeks. 99.95% uptime SLA. Usage-based pricing, no consultation fees.
vs Quicknode
Tiered pricing vs. predictable costs at scale
Quicknode: Complex tiered pricing where costs jump significantly at scale. Shared nodes mean noisy-neighbor latency spikes. No managed rollup or appchain products.
Instanodes: Dedicated hardware eliminates noisy-neighbor issues. Pricing scales linearly. No surprise tier jumps. Rollup and appchain deployment included. 24/7 support from Build tier.
Start building today. Upgrade when you're ready.
40 req/s, 20K req/day, 50+ chains, built-in dashboards. No credit card required.