Bitquery vs Helius

Overview

Bitquery Bitquery is a blockchain data infrastructure platform offering GraphQL and REST APIs for querying Solana transaction data, token trades, DEX activity, and wallet analytics. Its streaming API provides... Helius Helius is the premier developer platform for Solana, providing enterprise-grade RPC infrastructure, webhooks, enhanced APIs, and developer tools that power many of the ecosystem's most popular applica...

Community Ratings

Bitquery is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 2 reviews, compared to 4.5/5 for Helius (2 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

Bitquery uses a freemium model, while Helius is freemium — Free tier: 30 RPS, 1M credits/day. Developer: $49/mo. Business: $499/mo. Enterprise: custom pricing.. Both offer free tiers with paid upgrades, so try each before committing to a paid plan.

Key Features

Bitquery offers 6 features including GraphQL API for flexible Solana data queries, Real-time streaming API for live transaction and trade data, DEX trade analytics across Raydium, Orca, Jupiter, and more, and 3 more. Helius counters with 8 features including Enterprise-grade RPC nodes with optimized routing and low latency, Enhanced transaction API parsing raw data into human-readable formats, Digital Asset API (DAS) for comprehensive NFT and token metadata, and 5 more. The right choice depends on which specific features matter for your use case — check the individual review pages for full breakdowns.

Reliability & Health

We monitor both tools around the clock for uptime, SSL validity, and response times. Bitquery currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. Helius is rated healthy with 100.0% uptime. For any tool you trust with your funds, trades, or yield, uptime and speed are non-negotiable.

Strengths

Bitquery's key strengths include graphql flexibility lets you query exactly the solana data you need, real-time streaming is ideal for trading bots and alert systems, covers all major solana dexs for comprehensive trade analytics.