Alternatives
Best Alchemy Alternatives (Solana RPC, 2026)
Alchemy is a capable Solana RPC provider, and for many teams it is the right choice. This page is for the teams it is not right for: it lists the reasons people switch, ranks every alternative we publish a comparison for, and gives you a checklist to migrate without downtime. Head-to-head detail lives on OrbitFlare vs Alchemy.
Why teams look beyond Alchemy
- No Solana-specific Shredstream or Jetstream
- Solana support feels like a port rather than a first-class focus
- Compute-unit pricing can be unpredictable for steady-state Solana workloads
- No dedicated Solana transaction landing service
To be fair to Alchemy: Alchemy provides one platform for many chains with mature dev tooling, dashboards, and a strong notification stack.
The Alchemy alternatives, ranked
Ranked for latency-sensitive Solana workloads first. We operate OrbitFlare, so the bias is declared; every other entry links to an honest head-to-head.
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OrbitFlareOur pick for trading
Shredstream-optimised RPC, Jetstream and Yellowstone gRPC, dedicated nodes, staked transaction landing.
Solana-only specialization with Shredstream, Jetstream, and Apex transaction landing.
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Helius
A Solana-first RPC vs a Solana-first RPC.
Helius is one of the most popular Solana RPC providers and a strong all-rounder. OrbitFlare differentiates with Shredstream-optimized transaction routing, dedicated Apex transaction landing, and ultra-low-latency Jetstream gRPC for trading workloads, at typically lower price points for high-throughput plans.
OrbitFlare vs Helius - 3
Triton
Two infrastructure-first Solana RPC providers, side by side.
Triton One is widely respected for high-quality dedicated Solana infrastructure and helped pioneer Yellowstone gRPC. OrbitFlare offers similar dedicated and gRPC capabilities with the addition of Shredstream and a more granular shared-RPC pricing ladder for teams scaling from prototype to production.
OrbitFlare vs Triton - 4
QuickNode
Solana-native vs multi-chain.
QuickNode is a strong multi-chain RPC provider supporting 60+ chains with broad tooling. OrbitFlare is Solana-native: every part of the stack, from Shredstream to Jetstream gRPC to the Apex transaction landing service, is engineered specifically for Solana's execution model.
OrbitFlare vs QuickNode - 5
Chainstack
Solana-native vs enterprise multi-chain.
Chainstack is a multi-chain enterprise RPC platform supporting many networks with strong reliability and compliance. OrbitFlare focuses exclusively on Solana, offering Shredstream, Jetstream, and Apex: features that only make sense on Solana's validator architecture.
OrbitFlare vs Chainstack
OrbitFlare and Alchemy pricing side by side
OrbitFlare pricing
- Free tier10 RPS · $0
- Growth tier200 RPS · $399/mo
- Scale / Pro400-600 RPS · $799-$999/mo
- Enterprise / DedicatedFrom $2,500/mo
- ShredstreamFrom $500/mo
Alchemy pricing
- Free tierFree with compute units
- Growth tierFrom ~$49/mo (CU-based)
- Scale / ProFrom ~$289/mo
- Enterprise / DedicatedCustom enterprise
- ShredstreamNot offered
Feature comparison
| Feature | OrbitFlare | Alchemy |
|---|---|---|
| Shredstream raw shred delivery | ||
| Yellowstone (full data) gRPC | Partial / WebSocket | |
| Jetstream (low-latency) gRPC | ||
| Multi-chain coverage | Solana, BNB, Polygon | 20+ chains |
| Solana-specific transaction landing | Apex | |
| Webhooks / notifications | ||
| Solana validator (own stake) |
Migrating from Alchemy: a checklist
- Export the list of RPC methods and subscriptions your code uses; the standard JSON-RPC surface is identical, so only Alchemy-specific APIs need attention.
- Create an OrbitFlare API key on the free tier and point a staging environment at the nearest regional endpoint.
- Run your real workload against both providers for a week and compare landing rate during your busiest hour, not average latency.
- Move streaming workloads from WebSockets to Yellowstone or Jetstream gRPC where subscription count or latency is the bottleneck.
- Switch production traffic region by region, keeping the old endpoint as a fallback until the first full week of metrics is in.
Alchemy alternatives: common questions
For latency-sensitive workloads such as sniping, copy trading and MEV, the alternative that matters is one with a shred-level read path and a staked write path. OrbitFlare provides both (Shredstream and Jetstream gRPC on the read side, stake-weighted transaction landing on the write side) across eleven regions, which is why it leads this list for trading.
The reasons we hear most are price per request at scale, the lack of a raw shred feed for the earliest possible event detection, and wanting dedicated single-tenant capacity in a specific region. The comparison table on this page shows where each alternative addresses those.
For standard JSON-RPC and Yellowstone gRPC usage it is an endpoint and API key change. Provider-specific APIs (enhanced transaction parsing, webhooks, NFT indexers) need a replacement, which the checklist on this page walks through.
It depends on the tier. OrbitFlare prices by requests per second with no credit or compute-unit metering, so heavy methods cost the same as light ones. The pricing table on this page puts the tiers side by side; run your own request mix through both before deciding.
Yes, and many production teams do. A common pattern is a primary provider for the hot path with a second provider as failover, or splitting streaming and request traffic between providers that are strongest at each.
Yes. The free tier includes devnet access, WebSockets and a request allowance suitable for prototypes, with no card required, so the migration checklist can be run end to end before spending anything.
Run the checklist on the free tier
No card required. Point a staging environment at OrbitFlare and compare landing rate in your busiest hour before you switch anything.