Top 10 Solana RPC Providers in 2026: Pricing, gRPC, Shreds and Data Compared

Choosing a Solana RPC provider now means comparing several different products under one label: HTTP reads, WebSocket subscriptions, Yellowstone gRPC, raw shreds, and decoded events. Their pricing can be just as different, ranging from requests and credits to bandwidth, events, or a flat monthly fee. This guide compares ten providers by workload, streaming depth, replay, data products, and published pricing.

01Top picks#

Provider	Best for	Why it stands out
HHelius	Broad Solana-native platform	Parsed Streams, LaserStream replay, preconfirmations, Sender, DAS, and webhooks
TTriton One	Yellowstone and completeness	Yellowstone originator, Fumarole replay, Superbank history, and Cascade SWQoS
NNoLimitNodes	Flat-priced trading streams	Private RPC, Yellowstone, Shredstream, and typed events on monthly plans
CChainstack	Compliance on a budget	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and published request units
QQuickNode	Multi-chain teams	Broad network support, gRPC on higher tiers, and configurable Streams

02Solana RPC provider comparison#

Prices below are the lowest published tier that includes the feature, in USD per month, as stated in the supplied research notes. Replay describes how far back a reconnecting stream can resume; shreds are raw pre-execution data; decoded data means the provider parses program activity into structured events.

#	Provider	Entry plan	gRPC streaming	Replay	Shreds	Decoded data	Pricing model	Score
1	HHelius	$49 Developer	LaserStream on Business ($499)+	24 h	Enterprise delivery	Parsed Streams, 3,600+ programs	Credits, bytes, events	4.7 / 5
2	TTriton One	$125 minimum deposit	Dragon's Mouth, Fumarole	4 days on Fumarole	Available	Vixen parser library	Usage and bandwidth	4.6 / 5
3	NNoLimitNodes	$49 Pro	Yellowstone on all plans	Confirm with provider	Ultra ($199)+	1,074 typed events, 37 programs	Flat monthly	4.5 / 5
4	CChainstack	$49 Growth + $49 gRPC	2, 7, or 25 stream add-on	~100 slots	Trader Nodes	No hosted decoded feed	Request units + add-ons	4.4 / 5
5	QQuickNode	$49 Build; gRPC on Scale ($499)	Yellowstone compatible	Client-side	Shred-backed managed gRPC	Streams pipelines	Credits and bytes	4.3 / 5
6	AAlchemy	Pay as you go	Yellowstone on PAYG/Enterprise	Up to 48 h reported	No	No	Compute units + streaming bytes	4.1 / 5
7	SShyft	Flat plans	Yellowstone across 7 regions	Reconnect/replay guide	RabbitStream	Parsed Raydium and Pump.fun	Flat	4.1 / 5
8	RRPC Fast	Fixed SaaS tiers	Yellowstone	Not stated	Aperture TxStream, Shredstream	No	Fixed tiers + dedicated	4.0 / 5
9	ddRPC	Free; gRPC add-on $399	25-stream add-on	Not stated	No	No	Metered + add-on	3.8 / 5
10	GGetBlock	Shared and dedicated tiers	Yellowstone add-on	Not stated	No	No	Request packages	3.7 / 5

03How a Solana RPC provider works#

An RPC provider operates one or more Solana nodes that follow the chain and expose interfaces for reading state, submitting transactions, and receiving updates. Providers differentiate themselves across four jobs: keeping nodes current, serving historical data, helping transactions reach leaders, and streaming chain changes to clients.

• Keeping up with the chain. Hardware, validator peering, and regional placement affect freshness and latency.
• Serving history. Archive infrastructure determines how well older account and transaction queries perform.
• Landing transactions. Staked connections and stake-weighted quality of service can improve forwarding during congestion.
• Streaming changes. Geyser plugins push account, transaction, slot, and block updates; Yellowstone gRPC is a common interface for those feeds.

These jobs are related but not interchangeable. For a deeper look at node request paths, see our guide to Solana RPC latency and our Solana RPC node options.

04The four transports#

If you are deciding between WebSockets and gRPC, read our Yellowstone gRPC vs WebSockets field guide. Teams evaluating hosted streams can also compare Yellowstone gRPC and LaserStream.

05The ten providers, in depth#

01HHeliusBroadest Solana-native platformVisit now ↗

Helius is a Solana-focused platform spanning RPC, LaserStream, Sender, the Digital Asset Standard API, webhooks, Parsed Events, Parsed Streams, preconfirmations, and historical data. Its breadth makes it a strong option for teams that prefer one provider across application APIs and data delivery.

Pricing and streaming. The supplied brief lists a free tier with one million credits, Developer at $49, Business at $499, and higher tiers above. LaserStream is listed on Business and up with 24-hour replay; gRPC is credit-metered by stream data. Shred delivery is described as an enterprise offering. Parsed Streams are listed across 3,600+ programs and all plans.

Trade-off. Usage is metered across requests, stream bytes, and events, so high volume can increase costs quickly. Business is the stated entry point for LaserStream. Best for: teams that want a broad Solana-specific platform and can forecast or monitor credit usage.

02TTriton OneReplay and Yellowstone depthVisit now ↗

Triton One created Yellowstone gRPC and offers Dragon's Mouth, Fumarole, Old Faithful, Steamboat, Vixen, Jet, Cascade, and Superbank. Fumarole provides persistent streams, consumer groups, and a four-day retention window in the supplied notes.

Pricing and streaming. The source lists usage-based service with a $125 minimum deposit and bandwidth metering. Superbank hosting is listed at $0.08 per GB plus $10 per million requests. Trade-off. Bandwidth-based billing can be difficult to estimate, and hosted decoded events are not the focus; Vixen is a library you operate. Best for: indexers and institutional teams that value long replay and Yellowstone depth.

03NNoLimitNodesFlat-priced trading streamsVisit now ↗

NoLimitNodes combines private Solana RPC, Yellowstone gRPC, Geyser plugin hosting, Shredstream, and typed events. The brief lists 1,074 events across 37 programs, with plans from $49 to $500 per month.

Pricing and streaming. Pro is listed at $49 with a private endpoint, 200 requests per second, two gRPC streams, and two data streams. Ultra is $199 with higher limits and one Shredstream destination; Max is $300 and Enterprise is $500. The brief describes the plans as flat priced without per-request, per-byte, or per-event charges. Shredstream is included from Ultra.

Trade-off. Its decoded catalog is narrower than Helius, and the brief says it lacks a DAS API, webhooks, and a multi-chain offering. Its replay window should be confirmed. Best for: trading systems and indexers with variable traffic that value predictable monthly spend. See gRPC plans, Shredstream pricing, and decoded data streams for product details.

04CChainstackCompliance on a budgetVisit now ↗

Chainstack pairs a multi-chain platform with published request units, plan limits, SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 signals, and Yellowstone gRPC as an add-on. The supplied notes list Growth at $49, with gRPC add-ons at $49 for two streams, $149 for seven, and $449 for 25.

Trade-off. The replay buffer is listed at roughly 100 slots, and the brief does not identify a hosted decoded-event product. Best for: organizations that need compliance documentation and a clearly itemized entry point for gRPC.

05QQuickNodeMulti-chain platformVisit now ↗

QuickNode supports a large number of networks, with Solana gRPC, Streams, Functions, a marketplace, and developer guides inside the wider platform. The supplied research lists Build from $49 and gRPC access on Scale ($499) and Business ($999).

Trade-off. The notes describe gRPC as byte-metered against a credit pool, which can make costs less predictable for high-volume streams. Replay is client-side in the comparison, and decoded feeds depend on configured Streams pipelines. Best for: teams already operating several chains that want a shared dashboard. Compare the product approaches in QuickNode Streams vs NoLimitNodes.

06AAlchemyMulti-chain enterpriseVisit now ↗

Alchemy offers Yellowstone gRPC on pay-as-you-go and Enterprise plans alongside its multi-chain APIs. The source lists streaming at $75 per terabyte on top of compute-unit billing and reports replay up to 48 hours; confirm replay directly before designing recovery around it.

Trade-off. The supplied comparison lists no shred or decoded Solana feed, and byte-based stream costs can rise with volume. Best for: teams already using Alchemy across other chains that want to add Solana under the same account.

07SShyftShred-derived feedsVisit now ↗

Shyft offers Yellowstone across multiple regions and a RabbitStream product derived from shreds, plus parsed streams for selected programs such as Raydium and Pump.fun. The supplied research describes its plans as flat priced.

Trade-off. Confirm exact plan limits, replay guarantees, and current pricing for your workload. Best for: teams seeking a managed real-time feed with selected decoded program coverage.

08RRPC FastMEV and HFT focusVisit now ↗

RPC Fast is positioned around trading workloads, with Yellowstone and products named Aperture TxStream and Shredstream in the supplied notes. Pricing is described as fixed SaaS tiers with dedicated options.

Trade-off. The comparison has limited public detail on replay, decoded coverage, and plan prices; request specifics and test from your deployment region. Best for: teams evaluating specialist infrastructure for latency-sensitive trading.

09ddRPCExperimentation and accessVisit now ↗

dRPC is listed with a free tier and a gRPC add-on priced at $399 for 25 streams and 5 TB. Its metered access can suit teams that want to test a multi-provider setup before committing to a dedicated deployment.

Trade-off. Replay, shreds, and decoded data are not specified in the supplied comparison. Best for: prototypes and teams comparing access options; verify whether the selected add-on includes the Yellowstone features you need.

10GGetBlockMulti-chain request packagesVisit now ↗

GetBlock provides shared and dedicated node tiers across multiple chains, with Yellowstone gRPC described as an add-on. Its package approach may fit teams consolidating endpoint access across networks.

Trade-off. The source comparison has limited information about replay, decoded events, shreds, and Solana-specific package prices, so ask for an itemized quote. Best for: teams already using GetBlock for a broader multi-chain workload.

06What to evaluate before choosing#

• Transport fit. A wallet, bot, and indexer need different combinations of HTTP, WebSocket, gRPC, and shreds.
• Rate limits. Ask how expensive methods such as getProgramAccounts count toward the limit.
• Replay and reconnect. Confirm retention, resume semantics, and what happens when a connection is down longer than the buffer.
• Decoded data. Compare program coverage, schema stability, and the engineering effort required to maintain parsers.
• Regions. Benchmark from the region where your application runs and ask where your assigned instance is located.
• Pricing shape. Flat, credit, byte, event, and stream pricing behave differently as traffic changes.
• Compliance and support. Check audit reports, service commitments, escalation paths, and support coverage.
• Evidence quality. Vendor comparisons can be self-serving. Prefer dated pricing and reproducible measurements.

07Pricing models, with workload examples#

These examples reproduce the research brief's estimates. Treat them as planning scenarios, not quotes: actual usage, plan limits, and current provider rates can change the result.

Profile A: a Pump.fun sniper

Two filtered gRPC subscriptions, around 300 transactions per second during busy hours, about 2 GB of stream traffic per day, plus HTTP requests for simulation and sending:

• Flat: NoLimitNodes Ultra is listed at $199 and includes one Shredstream destination.
• Stream add-on: Chainstack Growth plus two gRPC streams is listed at $98, without shreds and with roughly 100-slot replay.
• Bytes: QuickNode Scale is $499 base; the source estimates 300,000 credits per day for 2 GB/day of gRPC before HTTP usage. Check the included pool.
• Credits: Helius Business is $499 base; the source estimates 40,000 credits/day for LaserStream before Parsed Streams events.

Profile B: a wallet backend

At 2,000 HTTP requests per second and a few hundred WebSocket subscriptions, a flat plan may be easier to estimate, but the plan cap matters. The source lists NoLimitNodes Ultra or Max at $199–$300; Chainstack Pro at $199 plus any overage; and Helius Business at $499, with dedicated capacity potentially needed for sustained volume.

Profile C: an indexer with backfill

For a persistent stream across dozens of programs plus historical backfill, compare retention separately from archive query cost. The source lists Triton Fumarole with four-day retention and Superbank pricing, Helius Business with 24-hour replay, and NoLimitNodes Enterprise with dedicated infrastructure and separately priced historical blocks.

08Solana infrastructure changes in 2026#

The source brief highlights several ecosystem changes that may affect RPC consumers: faster slot and finality targets, larger transaction payloads, Agave upgrades, changes to shred delivery, preconfirmation products, broader decoded data, and newer archive systems. These details are time-sensitive; verify current network status and provider support before relying on them in production.

• Slot and finality changes. Shorter slots and faster finality raise the value of fresh feeds and correct per-slot buffering.
• Larger transactions. New transaction versions and payload sizes require current client libraries and encoding support.
• Validator releases. Agave upgrades can change RPC parameters and Geyser interfaces; check provider rollout status.
• Shred feed transitions. Trading teams should confirm which raw-shred product and transport their provider currently supports.
• Preconfirmations. Treat early inclusion signals as signals rather than guarantees.
• Decoded data and archives. Managed parsers and modern historical stores reduce custom work, while leaving schema coverage and query economics to compare.

09How to benchmark a provider#

Published benchmarks reflect the publisher's setup. Run a test from the location and under the load you expect to operate:

• Measure from your deployment region, not from a convenient laptop.
• Test the actual transport: compare HTTP p50 and p99, or subscribe to the same gRPC feed across providers and compare arrival times.
• Run the test during realistic peak traffic.
• Interrupt the stream, reconnect, and check whether you can resume without a gap.
• Compare transaction landing rate and slot delay with a low-stakes test.
• Run real traffic long enough to compare the invoice with your estimate.

10Decision matrix by workload#

Workload	First choice	Alternative	Why
Sniper or MEV bot with spiky traffic	NNoLimitNodes	SShyft	Flat pricing, shred options, and typed DEX events
Institutional trading desk	TTriton One	HHelius	Yellowstone depth, SWQoS options, and dedicated infrastructure
Indexer that must recover missed slots	TTriton One	HHelius	Four-day Fumarole retention and 24-hour LaserStream replay in the source brief
Wallet or consumer app	HHelius	NNoLimitNodes	DAS, webhooks, and parsed data; flat private RPC as an alternative
Long-tail program decoding	HHelius	NNoLimitNodes	Broad catalog versus deeper typed coverage on selected programs
Fintech with audit needs	CChainstack	QQuickNode	Compliance signals and clearly described platform tiers
Multi-chain product	QQuickNode	AAlchemy	Broad network support and unified tooling
Hobby project or prototype	ddRPC	CChainstack	Free entry points listed in the source brief
Managed Geyser plugin hosting	NNoLimitNodes	TTriton One	Managed plugin hosting is listed from $65 per plugin

11Conclusion#

There is no single best Solana RPC provider for every team. Helius offers a broad Solana-native platform; Triton One stands out for Yellowstone and replay; NoLimitNodes emphasizes flat-priced trading streams; Chainstack brings compliance signals and add-on gRPC; QuickNode and Alchemy fit multi-chain operations. Shyft, RPC Fast, dRPC, and GetBlock address more specific needs.

Choose by workload, then benchmark from your deployment region, test stream recovery, and compare a real invoice. For current NoLimitNodes tiers, see pricing; for more on stream delivery, continue to the Solana streaming guide.

12FAQ#

What is a Solana RPC provider?

A service that operates Solana nodes and exposes APIs for reading chain state, submitting transactions, and receiving live updates without running the node infrastructure yourself.

Which Solana RPC provider is fastest?

It depends on location and transport. Shred products provide raw pre-execution data, followed by gRPC, WebSockets, and HTTP polling in many setups. Measure from your own region and compare the transport you plan to use.

Which providers offer Yellowstone gRPC?

The supplied comparison lists all ten providers as offering Yellowstone or a compatible implementation, though access tiers, add-ons, and limits differ. Verify the exact product before subscribing.

What should I use instead of a retired shred feed?

Check current provider offerings such as NoLimitNodes Shredstream, Shyft RabbitStream, Triton shred streaming, Helius delivery, or RPC Fast Shredstream, and validate packet format and regional delivery.

Is a free Solana RPC good enough?

Free access can be fine for prototypes and low-traffic dashboards. Competitive trading and high-volume streaming usually need higher limits, dedicated capacity, or a paid plan.

How much does Solana gRPC streaming cost?

The supplied notes list entry points from $49 for two streams at Chainstack or within NoLimitNodes Pro, up to byte- or credit-metered higher tiers. Compare included volume and overages, not just the base price.

Do I need decoded events or raw data?

Raw data offers flexibility when you can maintain parsers. Decoded events reduce that engineering work; compare program coverage, schema stability, delivery limits, and cost.

What is SWQoS?

Stake-weighted quality of service gives validator connections priority bandwidth based on stake. Providers offer different transaction-routing products around this concept; test landing performance for your own workload.