Tenderly vs Blocknative
A detailed head-to-head comparison of Tenderly and Blocknative — pricing, features, and which one wins for different use cases.
Tenderly
Smart contract observability platform for simulation, debugging, monitoring, and alerting in production
Tenderly is the observability and developer tooling platform for smart contracts, used by teams at Uniswap, Aave, Compound, Synthetix, and 3,000+ other projects for debugging, simulation, and producti…
Full review →Blocknative
Real-time mempool data, transaction monitoring, and gas estimation
Blocknative is a Web3 infrastructure provider specializing in real-time mempool data, transaction monitoring, and gas estimation — the pre-confirmation layer that most tools ignore. Its core value is …
Full review →Feature Comparison
| Feature | Tenderly | Blocknative |
|---|---|---|
| Local Node | ✗ | ✗ |
| Transaction Debugger | ✓ | — |
| Simulation Api | ✓ | — |
| Production Monitoring | ✓ | — |
| Alert System | ✓ | — |
| Virtual Testnets | ✓ | — |
| Rpc Provider | ✓ | — |
| Open Source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Multi Chain | ✓ | — |
| Team Collaboration | ✓ | — |
| Mainnet Forking | — | ✗ |
| Language | — | Multi (SDK/API) |
| Test Framework | — | ✗ |
| Plugin Ecosystem | — | ✗ |
| Debugging | — | ✓ |
| Deployment System | — | ✗ |
| Coverage Reporting | — | ✗ |
| Gas Reporting | — | ✓ |
Tenderly Pricing
Tenderly
Developer
$39/mo
$390/yr billed annually
- ✓Unlimited simulations
- ✓Monitoring alerts
- ✓Virtual TestNets
- ✓Simulation API
Tenderly
Team
$99/mo
$990/yr billed annually
- ✓Team collaboration
- ✓Advanced monitoring
- ✓Custom alert conditions
- ✓Priority support
Tenderly
Enterprise
Custom
- ✓Dedicated infra
- ✓Custom SLA
- ✓Private networks
- ✓Compliance reporting
Blocknative Pricing
Blocknative
Free
Free
- ✓Mempool event streaming
- ✓Transaction monitoring
- ✓Basic gas estimation
- ✓SDK/API access
Blocknative
Pro
$49/mo
$490/yr billed annually
- ✓Higher throughput
- ✓Advanced gas platform
- ✓Simulation + MEV data
- ✓Priority support
Verdict: Which Should You Choose?
Tenderly is the better pick if you need visual transaction debugger is the most accessible evm debugging tool available. Blocknative wins when real-time mempool and pre-confirmation data. Both are production-ready — the right choice depends on your team's workflow and budget.