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Should I use Tenderly?

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Depends. Buy if your team deploys smart contracts and wants simulation, debugging, monitoring, and alerting in one platform. Skip it entirely if you build anything other than onchain software — nothing here applies to conventional products.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~18 public sources; independent user reviews are scarce.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo published pricing evidence reviewed
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo user evidence on support
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
ProNot published in sources

Best for

  • Solidity teams debugging failed transactions
  • DeFi protocols needing real-time monitoring and alerts
  • Security teams simulating exploits pre-mainnet
  • Wallets adding tx previews via MetaMask Snap

Not for

  • Any non-crypto team — nothing here applies to conventional software
  • Casual wallet holders — a free simulator or Snap covers basic checks
  • Solo devs who just need an RPC endpoint — plain node providers fit better
  • Buyers wanting published, predictable pricing

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Fake Tenderly RPC endpoints are used in scams — add endpoints only from official sources

medium

Usage-based billing details aren't published; model simulation and RPC volume first

medium

Guess: Pro tier pricing and free-tier limits aren't public; expect sales contact at volume

low

Deep surface area (forks, virtual environments) takes developer time to adopt properly

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Full-stack web3 toolkit: simulation, debugging, forks, monitoring, alerting, RPC
  • Trusted in real exploit analyses, including Multichain and Bybit post-mortems
  • $40M Series B raised after 500x YoY revenue growth
  • Production users include Yearn and Yield Protocol per case studies
  • Institutional adoption: Pier Two integrates Tenderly for staking transaction checks

Cons

  • Middling 3.7/5 rating in head-to-head comparisons
  • Zero reviews on its G2 seller profile; independent feedback is thin
  • Crypto-only value; conventional software teams get nothing here
  • Fake 'Tenderly RPC' scams circulate; endpoint hygiene falls on you

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/27/2026 - 18 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x5review x6security x3news x4

Key stats

  • Ease of use: 4/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 18

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No published pricing evidence reviewed
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Yearn case study cites code-quality and dev-life gains
  • Feature depth: 5/5. Simulation, forks, monitoring, alerting, RPC, virtual environments
  • Support quality. No user evidence on support
  • Security posture: 4/5. Cited in exploit post-mortems; no breaches found
  • 3.7/5 RFP.wiki rating vs Infura 3.6, GetBlock 2.9
  • $50–100M Total funding Incl. $40M Series B, 2022
  • 0 G2 reviews On its seller profile
  • Yes Free tier Sandbox free; Pro paid

Pricing

Free

Free

  • Tenderly Sandbox for quick simulations
  • Entry-level exploratory use

Pro

Not published in sources

  • Usage-based billing per third-party comparisons
  • Volume terms not public

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Independent review volume is near zero; third-party comparisons rate it 3.7/5 while protocol case studies are positive.

Companies that use it

Full analysis

Based on ~18 public sources; independent user reviews are scarce.

Legit smart-contract simulation/monitoring stack for Solidity teams. Zero value outside web3.

Methodology

Based on ~18 public sources; independent user reviews are scarce.

Sources

  1. Tenderly — Simulation company for onchain operationstenderly.co
    official
  2. Tenderly raises $40M after 500x YoY revenue growthtechcrunch.com
    news
  3. Tenderly raises $15.3M Series Atechcrunch.com
    news
  4. Tenderly vs Blocknative (2026)rfp.wiki
    review
  5. Tenderly d.o.o. — 0 G2 reviewsg2.com
    review
  6. Tenderly ETH smart contract monitoring (r/ethereum)reddit.com
    review
  7. Tenderly RPC scam (r/CryptoScams)reddit.com
    review
  8. Yearn case studytenderly.co
    official
  9. Yield Protocol case studytenderly.co
    official
  10. Pier Two integrates Tenderlylinkedin.com
    news
  11. Multichain exploit analysis using Tenderly debuggermedium.com
    security
  12. Web3 opsec lessons from Bybit $1.4B hackdev.to
    security
  13. Tenderly product security pagetenderly.co
    security
  14. Tenderly Sandbox — pricing (QuickNode guide)quicknode.com
    review
  15. Top Arc RPC providers — pricing compareddwellir.com
    review
  16. Tenderly virtual environments docsdocs.tenderly.co
    official
  17. Tenderly on MetaMask Snaps directorysnaps.metamask.io
    official
  18. Tenderly funding profiledealroom.co
    news

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