ProxyGate vs Orb

Overview

ProxyGate ProxyGate is a Solana-native API marketplace where developers and AI agents can buy and sell APIs, tunnels, skills, datasets, and services using USDC. It reimagines the API marketplace for an emerging... Orb Orb is a free, open-source Solana block explorer built by Helius that emphasizes speed and readability. It uses the Enhanced Transactions API to parse Solana transaction details into human-readable fo...

Community Ratings

ProxyGate is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 1 review, compared to 4.0/5 for Orb (1 review). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

ProxyGate uses a freemium model, while Orb is free. Orb has the edge for budget-conscious users, though ProxyGate's paid tier may offer features worth paying for.

Key Features

ProxyGate offers 5 features including Marketplace for APIs, tunnels, skills, datasets, and services, On-chain USDC payments settled on Solana, CLI tooling for developers, and 2 more. Orb counters with 7 features including AI-powered transaction summaries, Human-readable transaction parsing, Time machine for historical transaction search, and 4 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. ProxyGate currently has a healthy health status with 98.3% uptime over the last 30 days. Orb 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

ProxyGate's key strengths include purpose-built for the emerging ai-agent economy, on-chain usdc settlement removes payment intermediaries, pay-per-use model suits autonomous agent consumption. Orb stands out for completely free with no rate limits for basic use, ai explanations make complex transactions understandable, fastest archival data access on solana.