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Alchemy vs dRPC

A detailed head-to-head comparison of Alchemy and dRPC — pricing, features, and which one wins for different use cases.

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Alchemy

Enterprise-grade Web3 developer platform with enhanced APIs and reliability

4.7(541)

Alchemy is the most widely used managed node provider among production dApps, backing a significant share of Ethereum mainnet traffic. At its core it offers JSON-RPC endpoints that mirror standard nod

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dRPC

Decentralized RPC network aggregating many providers for reliability

4.3(104)

dRPC is a decentralized RPC provider that aggregates node infrastructure from many independent providers into a single endpoint, routing each request to the best-performing available node — improving

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Feature Comparison

FeatureAlchemydRPC
Enhanced Apis
Webhook Notifications
Archive Node Access
Account Abstraction
Sdk Available
Multi Chain Support
Dedicated NodesEnterprise
Websocket Support
Debug Trace Api
Mev ProtectionEnterprise

Alchemy Pricing

Alchemy

Free

Free

  • 300M compute units/mo
  • Enhanced APIs
  • NFT & Transfers API
  • Community support
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Alchemy

Scale

$49/mo

  • 400M+ CUs/mo
  • Webhooks
  • Archive data
  • Priority support
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Alchemy

Growth

$199/mo

  • 1B+ CUs/mo
  • Advanced analytics
  • Enhanced rate limits
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Alchemy

Enterprise

Custom

  • Dedicated nodes
  • 99.99% SLA
  • MEV protection
  • Dedicated engineer
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dRPC Pricing

dRPC

Free

Free

  • Public decentralized RPC
  • Many chains
  • Aggregated node network
  • Pay-as-you-go option
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dRPC

Growth

Free

  • Higher limits
  • Verified responses
  • Priority routing
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dRPC

Scale

$49/mo

$490/yr billed annually

  • Archive + trace APIs
  • Dedicated performance
  • Priority support
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dRPC

Enterprise

Custom

  • Custom SLA
  • Enterprise routing
  • Dedicated support
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Verdict: Which Should You Choose?

Alchemy is the better pick if you need enhanced apis (transfers, nft, token) save hundreds of lines of indexing code. dRPC wins when aggregates many providers for resilience. Both are production-ready — the right choice depends on your team's workflow and budget.