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Chainstack versus Alchemy
Compare	Chainstack	Alchemy
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Web3 dApp teams	Web3 dev teams
Who it's not for	Non-blockchain products	Non-crypto projects . irrelevant tooling
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁹	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	4.7 Trustpilot rating	No support evidence in sources
Public sentiment	Users consistently praise Chainstack's ease of use, quick onboarding, and stable infrastructure.^²	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.
Biggest gotcha	Paid plans start at $49/mo once you outgrow the free tier^⁶	Usage-based compute pricing spikes fast; competitors claim 60% savings at scale^⁷

Pick Chainstack when

Web3 dApp teams
Multi-chain builders (EVM + Solana)
Teams avoiding self-hosted nodes
Enterprise-scale RPC workloads

When Chainstack is not a fit

Non-blockchain products
Hobbyists unwilling to pay $49/mo
Teams that want self-hosted full nodes
Buyers needing a full Web3 platform, not raw node infra

Pick Alchemy when

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

When Alchemy is not a fit

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

Sources

Chainstack Products | Read 29 Reviews on G2g2.com
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Chainstack Reviews 2026 | G2g2.com
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Chainstack Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.com
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Chainstack vs Moralis (2026) | RFP.wikirfp.wiki
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Chainstack vs QuickNode | G2g2.com
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Is Chainstack Free? | Costbenchcostbench.com
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Chainstack Pricingchainstack.com
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Chainstack pricing: request units and quotasdocs.chainstack.com
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Security | Chainstackchainstack.com
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Chainstack Achieved ISO 27001 Certificationchainstack.com
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Chainstack | HackenProofhackenproof.com
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Chainstack Raises $6.0M Series Atrysignalbase.com
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Chainstack Case Study | Google Cloudcloud.google.com
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Side-by-side RPC provider comparison | r/ethdevreddit.com
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Alchemy . Blockchain infrastructure for developersalchemy.com
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Alchemy Pricing: Free, Pay as you Go & Enterprisealchemy.com
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