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Nansen vs Alchemy

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Nansen

Software

Blockchain analytics for smart money

From
$150/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Alchemy

Software

The web3 development platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Alchemy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Nansen the vendor's own homepage as captured by the Internet Archive on 2021 offered a 7-day trial for $9, described as access to a blockchain analytics platform with wallet labels, dashboards and alerts; the full subscription price beyond the trial was not shown on this capture, only linked from a separate Pricing page; Alchemy the free tier is capped at 30M compute units a month and 25 requests per second
  • They diverge on capability: Nansen covers Wallet Labels, Alchemy covers Node APIs.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Nansen and Alchemy actually diverge.

Attributes where Nansen and Alchemy differ
AttributeNansenAlchemy
Starting price$150/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebApi, Web
Founded20192017

Identical on both: 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 Nansen

  • Wallet Labels
  • Smart Money Tracking
  • Token God Mode
  • NFT Paradise
  • DeFi Analytics
  • Multi-chain
  • API

Only in Alchemy

  • Node APIs
  • Enhanced APIs
  • NFT API
  • Webhooks
  • Mempool
  • 35+ chains
  • SDKs
  • Api support

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Nansen

  • Analyticsnot Alchemy
  • On Chainnot Alchemy
  • Researchnot Alchemy

Alchemy

  • Hosted blockchain node access across mainnets and testnetsnot Nansen
  • Backing a production web3 application without running nodesnot Nansen
  • Webhook-driven notifications for on-chain eventsnot Nansen
  • Scaling read throughput beyond self-hosted node limitsnot Nansen

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Nansen

  • The vendor's own homepage as captured by the Internet Archive on 2021 offered a 7-day trial for $9, described as access to a blockchain analytics platform with wallet labels, dashboards and alerts; the full subscription price beyond the trial was not shown on this capture, only linked from a separate Pricing page

Alchemy

  • The free tier is capped at 30M compute units a month and 25 requests per second
  • Free accounts are limited to 5 apps and 5 webhooks
  • Beyond the free allowance it is $0.45 per 1M compute units for the first 300M a month
  • Request cost varies by call complexity, from around 10 compute units to over 100, so spend is hard to predict from request counts alone
  • Signed SLAs and priority support require an Enterprise contract

Pricing, plan by plan

Nansen

$150/month
  • Pioneer$150/month
    • Smart Money
    • Token Flows
    • NFT analytics
  • Standard$750/month
    • All Pioneer features
    • API access
    • Advanced queries

Alchemy

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 300M compute units
    • 5 apps
    • Core APIs
  • Growth$49/month
    • 400M compute units
    • 15 apps
    • Enhanced APIs
  • Scale$199/month
    • 1B compute units
    • Unlimited apps
    • Premium support

Which should you pick?

Choose Nansen if

  • You need wallet labels.
  • You also want smart money tracking.
Nansen review

Choose Alchemy if

  • You need node apis.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Api, Web.
  • You also want enhanced apis.
Alchemy review

Questions people ask

Is Nansen or Alchemy better?
Neither clearly leads. Nansen starts at $150/month and Alchemy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Nansen or Alchemy?
Alchemy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $150/month for Nansen and Free for Alchemy.
Does Nansen or Alchemy run on more platforms?
Nansen runs on Web. Alchemy runs on Api, Web.
Can I use Alchemy for free?
Yes. Alchemy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Nansen starts at $150/month.
What is Nansen best used for?
Nansen is most often used for analytics, on chain, research. Of those, analytics and on chain are not what Alchemy is typically brought in for.
What can Nansen do that Alchemy cannot?
Nansen covers Wallet Labels, Smart Money Tracking, Token God Mode, NFT Paradise. Alchemy covers Node APIs, Enhanced APIs, NFT API, Webhooks. Both handle Web support.
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