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Alchemy vs TradingView

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Alchemy

Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

The web3 development platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
TradingView logo

TradingView

Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

Where the world charts, chats, and trades markets

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; TradingView only the Ultimate plan at $199.95 per month is available to users who qualify as professional
  • They diverge on capability: Alchemy covers Node APIs, TradingView covers Advanced Charting.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Alchemy and TradingView actually diverge.

Attributes where Alchemy and TradingView differ
AttributeAlchemyTradingView
PlatformsApi, WebWeb, Ios, Android, Desktop
Founded20172011

Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cryptocurrency & Blockchain).

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 TradingView

  • Advanced Charting
  • Technical Indicators
  • Drawing Tools
  • Social Network
  • Alerts
  • Crypto exchanges
  • Brokers
  • 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 TradingView
  • Backing a production web3 application without running nodesnot TradingView
  • Webhook-driven notifications for on-chain eventsnot TradingView
  • Scaling read throughput beyond self-hosted node limitsnot TradingView

TradingView

  • Charting and technical analysis across equities, futures, forex and cryptonot Alchemy
  • Writing and backtesting custom indicators and strategies in Pine Scriptnot Alchemy
  • Setting price and technical condition alerts on instrumentsnot 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

TradingView

  • Only the Ultimate plan at $199.95 per month is available to users who qualify as professional
  • The free Basic plan is limited to 1 chart per tab and 1 saved chart layout, and shows ads
  • Removing ads requires a paid plan starting at $12.95 per month billed annually
  • Indicators per chart are capped at 5 on Essential, 10 on Plus, 25 on Premium and 50 on Ultimate
  • Price alerts are capped at 20 on Essential and 100 on Plus; watchlist alerts are zero on both
  • Chart data export and second-based or tick-based intervals require Premium at $59.95 per month or above
  • Every headline price is a special price quoted for annual billing rather than the monthly rate
  • Historical bars are capped at 10,000 on Essential and Plus and 40,000 even on Ultimate
  • Professional market data feeds are an additional purchase on top of the subscription

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

TradingView

Free
  • BasicFree
    • Basic charts
    • 3 indicators
    • 1 alert
  • Essential$14.95/month
    • 5 indicators
    • 20 alerts
    • 10 chart layouts
  • Premium$59.95/month
    • 25 indicators
    • 400 alerts
    • Unlimited layouts

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.
Alchemy review

Choose TradingView if

  • You need advanced charting.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
  • You also want technical indicators.
TradingView review

Questions people ask

Is Alchemy or TradingView better?
Neither clearly leads. Alchemy starts at Free and TradingView at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Alchemy or TradingView?
Alchemy starts at Free and TradingView at Free.
Does Alchemy or TradingView run on more platforms?
Alchemy runs on Api, Web. TradingView runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
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 TradingView is typically brought in for.
What can Alchemy do that TradingView cannot?
Alchemy covers Node APIs, Enhanced APIs, NFT API, Webhooks. TradingView covers Advanced Charting, Technical Indicators, Drawing Tools, Social Network. Both handle Web support.
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