Goldsky vs Helius

Overview

Goldsky Goldsky is a blockchain data infrastructure provider that offers subgraph hosting and Mirror streaming pipelines for Solana and 140+ other chains. The platform is designed for developers who need reli... 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

Helius is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 4.5/5 stars across 2 reviews, compared to 4.0/5 for Goldsky (1 review). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

Goldsky 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

Goldsky offers 5 features including Subgraph hosting for Solana and 140+ chains, Mirror real-time data streaming pipelines, GraphQL API for indexed on-chain data, and 2 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. Goldsky 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

Goldsky's key strengths include eliminates need to build custom indexing infrastructure, real-time streaming reduces reliance on rpc polling, supports 140+ chains including solana. Helius stands out for most feature-rich solana developer platform beyond basic rpc, enhanced apis dramatically reduce development time for common tasks, webhook system eliminates the need for custom blockchain indexing.