Seer vs The Graph

Overview

Seer Seer is a transaction debugging tool for Solana that gives developers full source-code-level tracing of program execution. It is the Solana equivalent of what Tenderly offers for EVM, turning a standa... The Graph The Graph is the leading decentralized indexing protocol for querying blockchain data using GraphQL APIs called subgraphs. Rather than building and maintaining custom indexing infrastructure, develope...

Community Ratings

Seer is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 1 review, compared to 0.0/5 for The Graph (0 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

Seer uses a freemium model, while The Graph is freemium. Both offer free tiers with paid upgrades, so try each before committing to a paid plan.

Key Features

Seer offers 5 features including Function and line-level tracing mapped to source code, Full call-stack trace of instructions, CPIs, logs, and errors in one flow, Variable snapshots and runtime account state changes per step, and 2 more. The Graph counters with 5 features including GraphQL subgraphs for structured querying of blockchain data, Substreams-powered Solana indexing in hours instead of weeks, Over 15,000 active subgraphs serving billions of queries, and 2 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. Seer currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. The Graph 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

Seer's key strengths include brings evm-grade (tenderly-style) debugging visibility to solana, no special setup; works with existing frameworks like anchor, source mapping and variable snapshots go far beyond raw log parsing. The Graph stands out for familiar graphql interface removes the need for custom indexing infrastructure, substreams make high-throughput solana data practical to index quickly, proven at scale with billions of queries served.