Software · head to head
Alchemy vs Bitget
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Alchemy the free tier is capped at 30M compute units a month and 25 requests per second; Bitget the Internet Archive's capture of Bitget's fee schedule page on 4 December 2023 confirmed trading fees can be discounted by paying with the BGB token and that a tiered VIP program grants further discounts, but the underlying fee percentages are loaded client-side and were not present in the captured HTML.
- They diverge on capability: Alchemy covers Node APIs, Bitget covers Spot Trading.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Alchemy and Bitget actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Alchemy
- Node APIs
- Enhanced APIs
- NFT API
- Webhooks
- Mempool
- 35+ chains
- SDKs
- Api support
Only in Bitget
- Spot Trading
- Futures Trading
- Copy Trading
- Launchpad
- Earn
- BGB Token
- Bitget Wallet
- Ios support
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Alchemy
- Hosted blockchain node access across mainnets and testnetsnot Bitget
- Backing a production web3 application without running nodesnot Bitget
- Webhook-driven notifications for on-chain eventsnot Bitget
- Scaling read throughput beyond self-hosted node limitsnot Bitget
Bitget
- Exchangesnot Alchemy
- Tradingnot Alchemy
- Copy Tradingnot Alchemy
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Alchemy
- The free tier is capped at 30M compute units a month and 25 requests per second
- Free accounts are limited to 5 apps and 5 webhooks
- Beyond the free allowance it is $0.45 per 1M compute units for the first 300M a month
- Request cost varies by call complexity, from around 10 compute units to over 100, so spend is hard to predict from request counts alone
- Signed SLAs and priority support require an Enterprise contract
Bitget
- The Internet Archive's capture of Bitget's fee schedule page on 4 December 2023 confirmed trading fees can be discounted by paying with the BGB token and that a tiered VIP program grants further discounts, but the underlying fee percentages are loaded client-side and were not present in the captured HTML.
Pricing, plan by plan
Alchemy
Free- FreeFree
- 300M compute units
- 5 apps
- Core APIs
- Growth$49/month
- 400M compute units
- 15 apps
- Enhanced APIs
- Scale$199/month
- 1B compute units
- Unlimited apps
- Premium support
Bitget
Free- StandardFree
- Spot trading
- Copy trading
- Futures
Which should you pick?
Choose Alchemy if
- You need node apis.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Api, Web.
- You also want enhanced apis.
Choose Bitget if
- You need spot trading.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want futures trading.
Questions people ask
- Is Alchemy or Bitget better?
- Neither clearly leads. Alchemy starts at Free and Bitget at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Alchemy or Bitget?
- Alchemy starts at Free and Bitget at Free.
- Does Alchemy or Bitget run on more platforms?
- Alchemy runs on Api, Web. Bitget runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Alchemy for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Alchemy best used for?
- Alchemy is most often used for hosted blockchain node access across mainnets and testnets, backing a production web3 application without running nodes, webhook-driven notifications for on-chain events, scaling read throughput beyond self-hosted node limits. Of those, hosted blockchain node access across mainnets and testnets and backing a production web3 application without running nodes are not what Bitget is typically brought in for.
- What can Alchemy do that Bitget cannot?
- Alchemy covers Node APIs, Enhanced APIs, NFT API, Webhooks. Bitget covers Spot Trading, Futures Trading, Copy Trading, Launchpad. Both handle Web support.