Chain49 vs. FastNode vs. NOWNodes vs. RPC Fast Comparison


Chain49 Hartmann IT Solutions GmbH	FastNode	NOWNodes	RPC Fast
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About Kickstart your next blockchain project with Chain49! We provide access to our network of blockchain full nodes located in Germany via JSON-RPC, WebSocket and a shared API based on battle-tested indexer Blockbook. We support the most popular blockchains like Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain and more! By using our services, you can save a lot of time and money spent on setting up your own blockchain infrastructure and just focus on developing your idea. Dedicated nodes and custom setups are also available from over 50 different blockchains for the highest load requirements without any rate limits. Contact us for a free consultation today or register for a free key and start building awesome things!	About FastNode is a service that helps blockchains companies and DApps in easy access to nodes by JSON-RPC, REST & WebSockets APIs. Fastnode.io is a web 3.0 node provider that provides the infrastructure for building dApps Fastnode.io developer tools guarantee easy and reliable access via API to a variety of blockchain protocols: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance smart chain, etc. Whether it is one node or thousands, we can help. Do you ever thought how much money you spending on a nodes providers? Please take a moment to check our presentation! We are Fastnode.io company that provides efficient full blockchain nodes. Our prices strictly made to be available for all companies and users worldwide. Our development is aimed at a variety of clients of the blockchain market. For 2 years, we have been trying to make you a great product at a good price.	About NOWNodes is a blockchain infrastructure provider that gives developers and businesses API-based access to blockchain nodes without the need to deploy, sync, or maintain them independently. The platform supports 120+ networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Solana, and Polygon, through shared and dedicated node options. Beyond core RPC access, NOWNodes offers WebSocket connections, Blockbook indexing, archive data, Trace/Debug methods, gRPC streaming, and a Market Data API covering 9,000+ cryptocurrencies. Its infrastructure powers wallets, exchanges, dApps, and trading tools, with customers and integrations including Trust Wallet, ChangeNOW, and Exodus.	About If you are spending $2+K on a blockchain API infrastructure and sending hundreds of requests per second, you might be interested in cost optimization. And that is where we can help by providing you the fastest access to blockchain infrastructure through JSON-RPC endpoint on your own secure environment. Why RPC Fast, a self-hosted cluster with geo-distributed blockchain nodes, can be helpful in your case? - Ultra-speedy geo-distributed infrastructure with 90+ zones available and 100% healthy nodes. - 99.99% uptime and average 85.6 millisecond latency from just about anywhere. - PredictKube under the hood, an AI model trained to predict the traffic trend and autoscale infrastructure capacities accordingly, based on your historical data and business metrics. - A self-hosted solution, that will insure maximum security for your blockchain infrastructure.
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Audience Solo Devs, Startups and Enterprises alike	Audience Blockchain developers interested in nodes to power blockchain applications	Audience Developers, Web3 Projects	Audience Enterprises, blockchain developers
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
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Pricing €49/month Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $0 Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing €20 Start is free for testing and early development — 100,000 requests, 15 RPS, and access to 5 networks for one month. Pro fits small production apps needing steady traffic: 1,000,000 requests/month, 3 API keys, WebSocket and market data access — €20/month (€18/month billed annually). Pro Plus works for growing apps with occasional spikes — 10,000,000 requests/month plus pay-as-you-go overage (€5/100k requests) instead of a hard cap — €90/month (€81/month billed annually). Business (NOWNodes' "Popular" pick) targets companies running production infrastructure at scale: 30,000,000 requests/month, 25 API keys, a dedicated account manager, and custom node support — €200/month (€180/month billed annually). Business Plus is for businesses that outgrew Business but aren't enterprise-scale yet — 50,000,000 requests/month with the same features and more headroom — €300/month (€270/month billed annually). Enterprise serves high-volume operators like exchanges and wallets: 100,000,000 requests/month, 100 API keys, the lowest overage rate (€0.50/100k), and near round-the-clock support — €500/month (€450/month billed annually). Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $0 Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported
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	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Great uptime and performance. Responsive and helpful support team. Competitive pricing with scalable options. Reliable Performance: Fastnode.io delivered consistent and reliable service during my usage. The nodes maintained uptime and performed well. Responsive Support: Their customer support was quick to respond to any inquiries or issues I had, ensuring a smooth user experience. Fast speed, nice customer service. I may highly recommend FastNode if you need quality for reasonable price. Order a BSC node, they give me endpoints in 4 hours. Support 24/7, always active. Price was lowest on the market. Excellent team, fast and easy communication. Price + specials are really good. Cons User interface could be more intuitive for beginners. Pricing: While the service quality is commendable, the pricing might be on the higher side for some users, making it less competitive in terms of cost. Limited Customization: Fastnode.io may not provide the same level of customization as some other providers, which could be a limitation for users with specific requirements. N/A. They still not deploy accounts, waiting for dashboard. Nothing at the moment.	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros NOWNodes provides reliable blockchain infrastructure with a wide range of supported networks. The API is straightforward, the documentation is clear, and the integration process is smooth. Their support team is responsive, professional, and always helpful when resolving technical issues. The team is very responsive. We asked about the ARC network and it was live shortly after. Setup was straightforward, and we get answers on a shared channel the same day. We've been using NOWNodes for over three years at TeleSwap, a decentralized Bitcoin bridge that connects Bitcoin with other blockchains. We use their RPC services across multiple networks, including Bitcoin, Polygon, and BNB Smart Chain, and our experience has been great. The biggest thing for us is reliability. I honestly can't remember the last time we had an outage or any downtime with their service. When you're running a cross-chain bridge, having reliable RPC infrastructure is really important, and NOWNodes has been rock solid for us. It's one of those services that just works, and you don't have to worry about it. NOWNodes gives the multi-chain cryptowallet I work in a reliable access to a broad range of blockchain networks without requiring our team to maintain every node internally. This is particularly valuable for a multi-chain wallet like ours, where infrastructure requirements can vary significantly from one network to another. I also appreciate the stability of the service and the responsiveness of their technical support when an issue requires investigation. Cons Nothing significant to complain about. Overall, the experience has been great, and the team is continuously improving the service. Nothing major so far. It has been stable since we started, and the few questions we had were sorted out quickly. Honestly, nothing major comes to mind. We've been happy with the service and haven't had any significant issues. Personally, I would appreciate even more proactive and detailed communication around network-specific incidents, planned maintenance, upgrades, and degraded performance. Earlier visibility into what is affected, the expected impact, and whether any action is required on our side would make troubleshooting across multiple networks even more efficient.
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Company Information Hartmann IT Solutions GmbH Founded: 2020 Germany chain49.com	Company Information FastNode Founded: 2022 Sweden fastnode.io	Company Information NOWNodes Founded: 2019 Estonia nownodes.io	Company Information RPC Fast Founded: 2022 Estonia rpcfast.com
Alternatives NOWNodes	Alternatives SpeedyNodes	Alternatives Chainnodes	Alternatives Chainstack
SpeedyNodes	NOWNodes	Chainstack	Alchemy
RPC Fast	Pocket Network (POKT) POKT	Blockdaemon	Blockdaemon
GetBlock	Anyblock Anyblock Analytics	GetBlock	NOWNodes
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Categories Blockchain APIs Supported Blockchain Node Supported Blockchain-as-a-Service Supported	Categories Blockchain Node Supported RPC Node Supported	Categories Blockchain APIs Supported Blockchain Node Supported Blockchain-as-a-Service Supported Crypto APIs Supported RPC Node Supported	Categories Blockchain APIs Supported Blockchain Node Supported Blockchain-as-a-Service Supported RPC Node Supported

Integrations Ethereum Supported Nearly Not Supported Algorand Not Supported Atom Not Supported Avalanche Supported BNB Smart Chain (BSC) Supported Band Protocol Not Supported DigiByte Supported Dogecoin Supported EOS Not Supported Kusama Not Supported MultiversX Not Supported Polkadot Supported Polygon Supported Qtum Supported Ravencoin Supported Solana Supported Starknet Not Supported Stellar Supported bitsCrunch Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 19 Integrations	Integrations Ethereum Supported Nearly Supported Algorand Not Supported Atom Supported Avalanche Not Supported BNB Smart Chain (BSC) Not Supported Band Protocol Supported DigiByte Not Supported Dogecoin Not Supported EOS Supported Kusama Not Supported MultiversX Not Supported Polkadot Supported Polygon Not Supported Qtum Not Supported Ravencoin Not Supported Solana Not Supported Starknet Not Supported Stellar Not Supported bitsCrunch Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 14 Integrations	Integrations Ethereum Supported Nearly Not Supported Algorand Supported Atom Not Supported Avalanche Supported BNB Smart Chain (BSC) Supported Band Protocol Supported DigiByte Supported Dogecoin Supported EOS Not Supported Kusama Supported MultiversX Supported Polkadot Supported Polygon Not Supported Qtum Not Supported Ravencoin Not Supported Solana Supported Starknet Supported Stellar Not Supported bitsCrunch Supported Show More Integrations View All 31 Integrations	Integrations Ethereum Supported Nearly Not Supported Algorand Not Supported Atom Not Supported Avalanche Not Supported BNB Smart Chain (BSC) Supported Band Protocol Not Supported DigiByte Not Supported Dogecoin Not Supported EOS Not Supported Kusama Not Supported MultiversX Not Supported Polkadot Not Supported Polygon Supported Qtum Not Supported Ravencoin Not Supported Solana Not Supported Starknet Not Supported Stellar Not Supported bitsCrunch Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 4 Integrations
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