Software · head to head
Infura vs Moralis
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Infura the free plan is capped at 3 million credits a day, 500 credits per second and a single API key; Moralis the free plan is metered daily at 40,000 compute units rather than monthly, so a quiet week cannot offset a busy day
- They diverge on capability: Infura covers Ethereum APIs, Moralis covers NFT API.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Infura and Moralis 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 Infura
- Ethereum APIs
- IPFS Gateway
- Archive Data
- WebSocket Support
- Transaction Pool
- Ethereum
- IPFS
- Polygon
Only in Moralis
- NFT API
- Token API
- Wallet API
- Streams
- Auth API
- EVM chains
- Solana
- Aptos
Both cover
- Api support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Infura
- Hosted Ethereum and multi-chain node access across 40+ networksnot Moralis
- Archive data queries without running an archive nodenot Moralis
- Backing a production dapp with managed RPC endpointsnot Moralis
- Debug and trace calls for contract development on paid tiersnot Moralis
Moralis
- Querying blockchain data across chains through a unified APInot Infura
- Building Web3 applications without running node infrastructurenot Infura
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Infura
- The free plan is capped at 3 million credits a day, 500 credits per second and a single API key
- The Debug and Trace APIs are withheld from the free plan and need Developer at $50 a month
- Support on the free tier is community forums only
- Unlimited API keys require the Team plan at $225 a month
- Auto-scaling and an enhanced SLA are Enterprise only
Moralis
- The free plan is metered daily at 40,000 compute units rather than monthly, so a quiet week cannot offset a busy day
- API throughput is 40 requests per second on both the free and the $49 Starter plan, so paying does not raise the rate limit at the first tier
- Doubling throughput to 80 requests per second requires the $199 Pro plan
- Every published price assumes annual billing
Pricing, plan by plan
Infura
Free- FreeFree
- 100K requests/day
- Core APIs
- 3 projects
- Developer$50/month
- 200K requests/day
- Archive data
- 10 projects
- Team$225/month
- 1M requests/day
- SLA
- Priority support
Moralis
Free- FreeFree
- 40K compute units/day
- NFT API
- Token API
- Pro$49/month
- 100K compute units/day
- All APIs
- Streams
- Business$249/month
- 500K compute units/day
- Priority support
- SLA
Which should you pick?
Choose Infura if
- You need ethereum apis.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Api.
- You also want ipfs gateway.
Choose Moralis if
- You need nft api.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Api, Web.
- You also want token api.
Questions people ask
- Is Infura or Moralis better?
- Neither clearly leads. Infura starts at Free and Moralis at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Infura or Moralis?
- Infura starts at Free and Moralis at Free.
- Does Infura or Moralis run on more platforms?
- Infura runs on Api. Moralis runs on Api, Web.
- Can I use Infura for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Infura best used for?
- Infura is most often used for hosted ethereum and multi-chain node access across 40+ networks, archive data queries without running an archive node, backing a production dapp with managed rpc endpoints, debug and trace calls for contract development on paid tiers. Of those, hosted ethereum and multi-chain node access across 40+ networks and archive data queries without running an archive node are not what Moralis is typically brought in for.
- What can Infura do that Moralis cannot?
- Infura covers Ethereum APIs, IPFS Gateway, Archive Data, WebSocket Support. Moralis covers NFT API, Token API, Wallet API, Streams. Both handle Api support.