Head-to-head · RPC Providers
Features, pricing, health score, community ratings — side-by-side from the live MadeOnSol database.
Updated July 18, 2026
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Health | Healthy | Healthy |
| Chain | multi chain | multi chain |
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| Features | 5 features | 5 features |
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Pros & cons
Analysis
Ankr Ankr is a multi-chain Web3 node and RPC infrastructure provider that gives developers programmatic access to blockchain data across 80+ networks, including Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Polygon and Arbit... Chainstack Chainstack is a multi-chain managed blockchain infrastructure provider (incl. Solana) that supplies production-grade RPC nodes, archive data, and real-time streaming across 70+ networks such as Ethere...
Ankr is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 1 review, compared to 0.0/5 for Chainstack (0 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.
Ankr uses a freemium model, while Chainstack is freemium. Both offer free tiers with paid upgrades, so try each before committing to a paid plan.
Ankr offers 5 features including Multi-chain RPC node access across 80+ blockchains including Solana, with HTTPS and WSS endpoints, Advanced APIs (Token API, NFT API, Query API) serving indexed and cached blockchain data for multi-chain queries, Globally distributed node network with platform-level load balancing across multiple regions, and 2 more. Chainstack counters with 5 features including Multi-chain RPC nodes across 70+ protocols including Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Polygon, and Base, Managed Yellowstone gRPC Geyser plugin with Jito ShredStream for real-time Solana account/transaction streaming, Solana Trader Nodes with Warp Transactions routing sendTransaction through bloXroute staked (SwQoS) validator connections, and 2 more. The right choice depends on which specific features matter for your use case — check the individual review pages for full breakdowns.
We monitor both tools around the clock for uptime, SSL validity, and response times. Ankr currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. Chainstack is rated healthy with 100.0% uptime. For any tool you trust with your funds, trades, or yield, uptime and speed are non-negotiable.
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| Categories | Developer Tools, RPC Providers | RPC Providers |
| Description | Decentralized Web3 infrastructure with Solana RPC endpoints | Enterprise-grade Solana RPC nodes with global infrastructure |
Ankr's key strengths include single provider covering 80+ chains, useful for multi-chain projects, free public and freemium tiers allow testing before paying, flexible credit-based billing with pay-as-you-go ($10 minimum) and monthly deal options. Chainstack stands out for flat per-request ru pricing avoids per-method multipliers used by some competitors, free developer tier with 3m ru/month and a free geo-balanced solana rpc endpoint, broad multi-chain coverage useful for teams operating beyond solana. On the flip side, Ankr's weaknesses include not solana-specialized; solana coverage in advanced apis is narrower than dedicated solana data providers, while Chainstack's main drawback is solana is one of many supported chains, not a dedicated focus, so solana-specific tooling is narrower than solana-only providers.
Both Ankr and Chainstack operate in the rpc providers space, so this is a direct head-to-head. Ankr has the community's vote, but your mileage may vary depending on your specific needs. We recommend trying both — Ankr is free to start and Chainstack is free to start. Read user reviews on each tool's page for real-world feedback from the Solana community.