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Should I use Alchemy?

Build and scale apps onchain with Alchemy's RPC APIs, data APIs, and developer tools across 100+ blockchains. Get started for free. - alchemy.com

Depends. Buy if your team is shipping or scaling an onchain app and wants managed RPC plus data APIs across many chains. Skip it if you're not building crypto software — it does nothing for ordinary apps, and rivals claim lower costs.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 14 public sources; numerous 'Alchemy' results (restaurants, books, AlchemyCMS, fintech firms) were unrelated and excluded.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0/mo

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Pay as you goUsage-based
EnterpriseCustom

Best for

  • Web3 dev teams
  • Dapps on multiple chains
  • NFT and data-heavy apps
  • Startups scaling onchain products

Not for

  • Non-crypto projects — irrelevant tooling
  • Hobbyists making one cheap RPC call
  • Teams without developers to wire up APIs
  • Cost-sensitive shops already happy on cheaper node providers

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Usage-based compute pricing spikes fast; competitors claim 60% savings at scale

medium

Only 14 G2 reviews — hard to verify support quality independently

medium

Guess: deep API lock-in; migrating node providers means reworking endpoints and tooling

medium

Free tier works for testing only; real traffic pushes you to paid compute tiers

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free tier to start; pay-as-you-go beyond it
  • Covers 100+ blockchains with RPC and data APIs
  • $10.2B valuation; $564M raised over five rounds
  • Large apps like Aave and Solflare run on it
  • Operates a public bug bounty program

Cons

  • Thin independent reviews: only 14 G2 ratings
  • Competitors claim 60% lower costs at scale
  • Tiered compute pricing is opaque and usage-driven
  • Comparison sites constantly pitch cheaper alternatives

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/21/2026 - 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x8security x1news x3

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $0/mo

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Free tier, but rivals claim 60% cheaper
  • Ease of use: 4/5. 4.4/5 G2 seller rating
  • Feature depth: 4/5. RPC plus data APIs across 100+ chains
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 4/5. Runs bug bounty; no product CVEs found
  • 4.4/5 G2 rating 14 seller reviews
  • $0/mo Free tier Alchemy Free plan
  • $10.2B Valuation $200M round, $564M total raised
  • 100+ Chains supported Per vendor site

Pricing

Free

$0/mo

  • Start for free
  • Testing-scale compute

Pay as you go

Usage-based

  • Tiered compute units
  • Scales with traffic

Enterprise

Not disclosed

  • Custom pricing
  • Contact sales

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Independent user feedback is thin — a 4.4/5 G2 seller rating across 14 reviews and scattered positive mentions, far fewer reviews than typical infrastructure tools.

“We're using Alchemy's FLOW blockchain”
AWS Marketplace review

Companies that use it

  • Aave
  • Solflare
  • Dapper Labs12
Full analysis

Based on 14 public sources; numerous 'Alchemy' results (restaurants, books, AlchemyCMS, fintech firms) were unrelated and excluded.

Serious blockchain infra for teams shipping onchain apps; start free, but usage costs and lock-in bite at scale.

Methodology

Based on 14 public sources; numerous 'Alchemy' results (restaurants, books, AlchemyCMS, fintech firms) were unrelated and excluded.

Sources

  1. Alchemy — Blockchain infrastructure for developersalchemy.com
    official
  2. Alchemy Pricing: Free, Pay as you Go & Enterprisealchemy.com
    official
  3. Security at Alchemyalchemy.com
    security
  4. alchemy — 14 reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  5. Alchemy Reviews — G2g2.com
    review
  6. Alchemy Rollups Reviews — AWS Marketplaceaws.amazon.com
    review
  7. Alchemy vs Infura vs Quicknode vs Chainnodeschainnodes.org
    review
  8. Chainstack vs Alchemy: 60% lower costschainstack.com
    review
  9. Alchemy Free Pricing & Performance — BenchNodebenchnode.io
    review
  10. Alchemy announces $200M at $10.2B valuationalchemy.com
    news
  11. Alchemy funding — Tracxntracxn.com
    news
  12. Alchemy customers — CB Insightscbinsights.com
    news
  13. Top Alchemy Alternatives — Moralismoralis.com
    review
  14. Alchemy Alternatives — defiprimedefiprime.com
    review

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