Subsquid vs Tenderly

Overview

Subsquid Subsquid (SQD) is a decentralized data lake and indexing framework supporting Solana that allows developers to extract, transform, and query on-chain data at scale. Unlike centralized indexing solutio... Tenderly Tenderly is a simulation and operations platform for smart-contract teams, built around previewing what a transaction will actually do before it is sent. Its Simulator runs transactions against live,...

Community Ratings

Subsquid is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 2 reviews, compared to 0.0/5 for Tenderly (0 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

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

Key Features

Subsquid offers 5 features including Decentralized data lake with native Solana support, Custom data indexing with SQL-like queries, Real-time and historical data access, and 2 more. Tenderly counters with 5 features including Transaction Simulator against live chain state with real oracle prices, Multichain Console explorer with decoded traces and stack-level errors, Monitor for real-time alerting on failed transactions and state changes, 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. Subsquid currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. Tenderly is rated unknown. For any tool you trust with your funds, trades, or yield, uptime and speed are non-negotiable.

Strengths

Subsquid's key strengths include decentralized architecture avoids single points of failure, highly flexible data transformation for any solana use case, cost-effective compared to running custom indexing infrastructure. Tenderly stands out for endorsed in robinhood's own docs rather than a third-party claim, simulation and tracing tools carry over to rhc unchanged from tenderly's ethereum/l2 tooling, covers rpc, debugging and monitoring in one account instead of stitching three tools together.