Cryptocurrency & Blockchain · head to head
Moralis vs QuickNode
Moralis
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
The easiest way to build Web3 apps
- From
- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Moralis the free plan is metered daily at 40,000 compute units rather than monthly, so a quiet week cannot offset a busy day; 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: Moralis covers Wallet API, QuickNode covers Node APIs.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Moralis and QuickNode actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), platforms (Api, Web), 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 Moralis
- Wallet API
- Auth API
- EVM chains
- Solana
- Aptos
Only in QuickNode
- Node APIs
- Functions
- 25+ blockchains
- Marketplace add-ons
Both cover
- NFT API
- Token API
- Streams
- Api support
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Moralis
- Querying blockchain data across chains through a unified APInot QuickNode
- Building Web3 applications without running node infrastructurenot QuickNode
QuickNode
- Running blockchain node infrastructure without operating nodesnot Moralis
- Querying chain data and broadcasting transactions over an APInot Moralis
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
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
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 Moralis if
- You need wallet api.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Api, Web.
- You also want auth api.
Choose QuickNode if
- You need node apis.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Api, Web.
- You also want functions.
Questions people ask
- Is Moralis or QuickNode better?
- Neither clearly leads. Moralis 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, Moralis or QuickNode?
- Moralis starts at Free and QuickNode at Free.
- Does Moralis or QuickNode run on more platforms?
- Both run on Api, Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Moralis for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Moralis best used for?
- Moralis is most often used for querying blockchain data across chains through a unified api, building web3 applications without running node infrastructure. Of those, querying blockchain data across chains through a unified api and building web3 applications without running node infrastructure are not what QuickNode is typically brought in for.
- What can Moralis do that QuickNode cannot?
- Moralis covers Wallet API, Auth API, EVM chains, Solana. QuickNode covers Node APIs, Functions, 25+ blockchains, Marketplace add-ons. Both handle NFT API, Token API, Streams, Api support.