Cryptocurrency & Blockchain · head to head
Compound vs QuickNode
Compound
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
Autonomous interest rate protocol
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Compound compound is a decentralized, non-custodial protocol governed by COMP token holders rather than a company; interest rates on supplied and borrowed assets are set algorithmically by pool utilization rather than published as a price list, so there is no vendor pricing page to compare against; 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: Compound covers Lending, QuickNode covers Node APIs.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Compound and QuickNode actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cryptocurrency & Blockchain), founded (2017).
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 Compound
- Lending
- Borrowing
- cTokens
- Governance
- COMP Token
- Ethereum
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.
Compound
- Decentralised finance (DeFi) lending and borrowing protocol on Ethereumnot QuickNode
- Cryptocurrency collateral management for USDC borrowingnot QuickNode
- Interest earning through crypto asset supplynot QuickNode
- Algorithmic interest rate determination based on supply and demandnot QuickNode
QuickNode
- Running blockchain node infrastructure without operating nodesnot Compound
- Querying chain data and broadcasting transactions over an APInot Compound
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Compound
- Compound is a decentralized, non-custodial protocol governed by COMP token holders rather than a company; interest rates on supplied and borrowed assets are set algorithmically by pool utilization rather than published as a price list, so there is no vendor pricing page to compare against
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
Compound
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Compound review.
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 Compound if
- You need lending.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ethereum.
- You also want borrowing.
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 Compound or QuickNode better?
- Neither clearly leads. Compound 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, Compound or QuickNode?
- Compound starts at Free and QuickNode at Free.
- Does Compound or QuickNode run on more platforms?
- Compound runs on Ethereum. QuickNode runs on Api, Web.
- Can I use Compound for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Compound best used for?
- Compound is most often used for decentralised finance (defi) lending and borrowing protocol on ethereum, cryptocurrency collateral management for usdc borrowing, interest earning through crypto asset supply, algorithmic interest rate determination based on supply and demand. Of those, decentralised finance (defi) lending and borrowing protocol on ethereum and cryptocurrency collateral management for usdc borrowing are not what QuickNode is typically brought in for.
- What can Compound do that QuickNode cannot?
- Compound covers Lending, Borrowing, cTokens, Governance. QuickNode covers Node APIs, NFT API, Token API, Streams. Both handle Web support.