Cryptocurrency & Blockchain · head to head
Infura vs QuickNode
Infura
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
Ethereum and IPFS APIs for developers
- From
- Free
- Rated
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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; 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: Infura covers Ethereum APIs, QuickNode covers Node APIs.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Infura 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 Infura
- Ethereum APIs
- IPFS Gateway
- Archive Data
- WebSocket Support
- Transaction Pool
- Ethereum
- IPFS
- Polygon
Only in QuickNode
- Node APIs
- NFT API
- Token API
- Streams
- Functions
- 25+ blockchains
- Marketplace add-ons
- Web support
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 QuickNode
- Archive data queries without running an archive nodenot QuickNode
- Backing a production dapp with managed RPC endpointsnot QuickNode
- Debug and trace calls for contract development on paid tiersnot QuickNode
QuickNode
- Running blockchain node infrastructure without operating nodesnot Infura
- Querying chain data and broadcasting transactions over an APInot 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
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
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
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 Infura if
- You need ethereum apis.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Api.
- You also want ipfs gateway.
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 Infura or QuickNode better?
- Neither clearly leads. Infura 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, Infura or QuickNode?
- Infura starts at Free and QuickNode at Free.
- Does Infura or QuickNode run on more platforms?
- Infura runs on Api. QuickNode 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 QuickNode is typically brought in for.
- What can Infura do that QuickNode cannot?
- Infura covers Ethereum APIs, IPFS Gateway, Archive Data, WebSocket Support. QuickNode covers Node APIs, NFT API, Token API, Streams. Both handle Api support.