Bitquery vs Switchboard

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... Switchboard Switchboard is a decentralized oracle network on Solana that enables any developer to create custom data feeds for on-chain applications. Unlike Pyth which focuses on institutional financial data, Swi...

Community Ratings

Switchboard is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 2 reviews, compared to 4.7/5 for Bitquery (3 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 Switchboard is freemium — Free to use existing feeds. Creating custom feeds requires staking tokens. Oracle node operators earn rewards for serving data.. 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. Switchboard counters with 8 features including Permissionless oracle creation for any off-chain data source, Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) secured oracle operators, Custom data feeds from APIs, websites, and any data source, 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. Switchboard 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.