Cryptocurrency & Blockchain · head to head
Bitget vs QuickNode
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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.; QuickNode rate limited by plan in requests per second, at 15 on the free trial, 50 on Build and 125 on Accelerate, so throughput is a paid feature separate from volume
- They diverge on capability: Bitget covers Spot Trading, QuickNode covers Node APIs.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Bitget and QuickNode actually diverge.
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 Bitget
- Spot Trading
- Futures Trading
- Copy Trading
- Launchpad
- Earn
- BGB Token
- Bitget Wallet
- Ios support
Only in QuickNode
- Node APIs
- NFT API
- Token API
- Streams
- Functions
- 25+ blockchains
- Marketplace add-ons
- Api support
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Bitget
- Exchangesnot QuickNode
- Tradingnot QuickNode
- Copy Tradingnot QuickNode
QuickNode
- Running blockchain node infrastructure without operating nodesnot Bitget
- Querying chain data and broadcasting transactions over an APInot Bitget
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
QuickNode
- Rate limited by plan in requests per second, at 15 on the free trial, 50 on Build and 125 on Accelerate, so throughput is a paid feature separate from volume
- Endpoints are also rationed, at 1 on the free trial and 10 on Build
- Credit overage is charged per million and only falls with plan, from $0.62 on Build to $0.50 on Business
- Support response time is sold as a tier, from a 24 hour SLA on Build down to 8 hours on Scale
- SSO and RBAC are Enterprise only
- The free offering is a trial rather than a standing free tier
Pricing, plan by plan
Bitget
Free- StandardFree
- Spot trading
- Copy trading
- Futures
QuickNode
Free- FreeFree
- 10M API credits
- 1 endpoint
- Core add-ons
- Starter$49/month
- 100M API credits
- 3 endpoints
- All add-ons
- Growth$299/month
- 750M API credits
- 10 endpoints
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose Bitget if
- You need spot trading.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want futures trading.
Choose QuickNode if
- You need node apis.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Api, Web.
- You also want nft api.
Questions people ask
- Is Bitget or QuickNode better?
- Neither clearly leads. Bitget starts at Free and QuickNode at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Bitget or QuickNode?
- Bitget starts at Free and QuickNode at Free.
- Does Bitget or QuickNode run on more platforms?
- Bitget runs on Web, Ios, Android. QuickNode runs on Api, Web.
- Can I use Bitget for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Bitget best used for?
- Bitget is most often used for exchanges, trading, copy trading. Of those, exchanges and trading are not what QuickNode is typically brought in for.
- What can Bitget do that QuickNode cannot?
- Bitget covers Spot Trading, Futures Trading, Copy Trading, Launchpad. QuickNode covers Node APIs, NFT API, Token API, Streams. Both handle Web support.