Goldsky vs Flair
A detailed head-to-head comparison of Goldsky and Flair — pricing, features, and which one wins for different use cases.
Goldsky
Real-time blockchain data pipelines with subgraph hosting and Mirror streaming to any database
Goldsky is a blockchain data infrastructure company that offers two core products: managed subgraph hosting and Mirror, a real-time blockchain data streaming service. Subgraph hosting on Goldsky is th…
Full review →Flair
Real-time, reorg-aware indexing framework for custom EVM data pipelines
Flair is a real-time blockchain indexing framework focused on custom, production-grade EVM data pipelines, offering reusable indexing primitives and a managed processing cluster that handles real-time…
Full review →Feature Comparison
| Feature | Goldsky | Flair |
|---|---|---|
| Query Language | GraphQL (subgraphs) + SQL (Mirror) | SQL / custom |
| Decentralized | ✗ | ✗ |
| Multi Chain | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real Time Pipeline | ✓ | — |
| Database Sinks | ✓ | — |
| Open Source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Graph Compatible | ✓ | — |
| Streaming Data | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webhook Delivery | ✓ | — |
| Self Hostable | ✗ | ✗ |
| Custom Subgraphs | — | ✓ |
| Real Time Indexing | — | ✓ |
| Historical Data | — | ✓ |
| Governance Token | — | ✗ |
Goldsky Pricing
Goldsky
Build
$250/mo
- ✓Unlimited subgraphs
- ✓50M records/mo
- ✓Priority support
- ✓Custom sinks
Flair Pricing
Flair
Free (dev tier)
Free
- ✓Indexing primitives
- ✓Real-time processing preview
- ✓Reorg-aware
- ✓Dev access
Flair
Growth
$99/mo
$990/yr billed annually
- ✓Managed cluster
- ✓Custom aggregations
- ✓Streaming outputs
Verdict: Which Should You Choose?
Goldsky is the better pick if you need drop-in replacement for the graph hosted service — same code, better reliability. Flair wins when real-time, reorg-aware custom pipelines. Both are production-ready — the right choice depends on your team's workflow and budget.