Chainstack alternative: Dwellir vs Chainstack
Chainstack charges one request unit per call, but two for archive reads and for every trace and debug call. Dwellir charges one credit per response for all of them. Compare the two side by side.
Dwellir vs Chainstack at a glance
Checked against Chainstack's public pricing and docs on 3 November 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom of the page.
| Feature |  Dwellir |  Chainstack |
|---|---|---|
| Billing unit | 1 credit per response, for every method | 1 request unit per call; 2 for archive reads (127+ blocks behind the tip) and for every debug_ and trace_ call |
| Free plan | 100K responses/day (about 3M/month), 20 RPS | Developer: 3M RU/month, 25 RPS |
| Entry paid plan | Developer, $49/month: 25M responses, 100 RPS | Growth, $49/month: 20M RU, 250 RPS |
| Cost per 1M calls (house mix) | $1.96 (Developer), $2.00 (Scale) | $2.45 (Growth) |
| Overage | $5, $3 or $2 per 1M responses (Developer, Growth, Scale) | $15.00 to $5.00 per 1M RU (Growth to Enterprise) |
| Rate limits | 100 / 500 / 5,000 RPS (Developer / Growth / Scale) | 250 / 400 / 600 RPS (Growth / Pro / Business); unlimited on Enterprise |
| Trace and debug | Every paid plan, 1 credit per call | Growth ($49) and above, 2 RU per call; not on the free Developer plan |
| Cost per 1M trace or debug calls | $1.96 in the Developer allowance, $5.00 at overage | $4.90 in the Growth allowance, $30.00 at Growth overage |
| Hyperliquid order book | Order Book WebSocket, L2 and L4 depth from Singapore and Tokyo, $199/month plus usage | Not served; l2Book is public-API only and Chainstack points order-book feeds to Hyperliquid's public API |
| Hyperliquid gRPC | Blocks, fills, order statuses and book diffs, with replay from any retained block or timestamp, $299/month plus usage | None listed; Chainstack's gRPC add-on is Yellowstone Geyser for Solana |
| Flat-rate option | Unlimited Node from $119/month for 25 RPS | Unlimited Node add-on from $149/month for 25 RPS, on Growth or higher |
What Chainstack costs compared with Dwellir
Monthly cost at four request volumes, worked out from each provider's published plans and per-method pricing.
| Monthly usage | Dwellir | Chainstack | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000,000requests / month | $49Developer plan | $49Growth plan | No savings |
| 50,000,000requests / month | $174Developer plan + overage | $199Pro plan | $25 (13%) |
| 100,000,000requests / month | $299Growth plan | $449Pro plan + overage | $150 (33%) |
| 500,000,000requests / month | $999Scale plan | $1,490Enterprise plan + overage | $491 (33%) |
Method mix: 40% eth_call, 25% eth_getTransactionReceipt, 15% eth_blockNumber, 10% eth_getLogs, 5% eth_getBalance, 5% eth_sendRawTransaction, all on recent blocks. Each column uses the cheapest self-serve plan for that volume, including overage. Trace, debug and archive-heavy traffic changes the result. Run your own numbers.
How much do archive and trace calls cost on Chainstack and Dwellir?
Chainstack bills 2 request units (RU) for every archive read, meaning a state or log call 127 or more blocks behind the tip, and for every debug_* and trace_* call. Dwellir bills one credit per response for all of them. The same 100M calls a month use 100M to 200M RU on Chainstack, depending on the mix, and 100M credits on Dwellir.
At 100M calls a month the cheapest Chainstack plan costs $449 to $499, depending on how much of the traffic is archive or trace. Dwellir Growth costs $299 for any mix, because it includes 150M responses.
| Workload per month | Chainstack request units | Cheapest Chainstack plan | Dwellir |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100M calls, all within 126 blocks of the tip | 100M x 1 = 100M RU | $449: Pro $199 + 20M extra RU at $12.50 per 1M | $299: Growth, 100M of 150M responses |
| 100M calls: 50M recent, 40M archive, 10M trace or debug | 50M + 80M + 20M = 150M RU | $499: Business, 150M of 200M RU | $299: Growth |
| 100M calls: 80M archive, 20M trace or debug (backfill) | 160M + 40M = 200M RU | $499: Business, all 200M RU | $299: Growth |
| 500M calls: 250M recent, 200M archive, 50M trace or debug | 250M + 400M + 100M = 750M RU | $1,698: Growth $49 + Unlimited Node 250 RPS $1,649, unmetered (metered Enterprise + overage would be $2,740) | $999: Scale, 500M responses (an Unlimited Node at 250 RPS is $1,199) |
Chainstack plans at monthly billing, from its pricing page on 3 November 2026: Growth $49 (20M RU, $15 per extra 1M), Pro $199 (80M, $12.50), Business $499 (200M, $10), Enterprise $990 (400M, $5). Annual billing lowers the fees by about 16%, for example Business to $416. Each row uses the cheapest plan, overage included. Chainstack also lists a pay-as-you-go rate of $2.50 per 1M RU for qualified teams by request; it is not self-serve, so it is not used here.
Dwellir plans: Developer $49 (25M responses, $5 per extra 1M), Growth $299 (150M, $3), Scale $999 (500M, $2). See Dwellir pricing.
Chainstack counts an eth_getLogs call by its fromBlock, so a scan from an old block to latest bills as archive. Each WebSocket subscription notification counts as one request. On Dedicated Nodes and the Unlimited Node add-on, Chainstack does not meter requests. 500M calls a month average about 193 RPS, so the 500M row uses the 250 RPS Unlimited Node tier ($1,649, on top of Growth or higher); at 100M calls (about 39 RPS) the 100 RPS tier plus Growth costs $698, more than the metered plans above.
What Hyperliquid data do Chainstack and Dwellir serve?
Chainstack serves HyperEVM JSON-RPC and WebSockets plus 46 HyperCore /info queries for accounts, positions, open orders and market metadata. Order book depth, candles and fills stay on Hyperliquid's public API, and Chainstack lists no Hyperliquid gRPC stream.
Dwellir serves both layers from one account: HyperEVM, the Info endpoint, an Order Book WebSocket with L2 and L4 depth, gRPC streams of the node feeds, the Hyperliquid Index and a historical S3 archive. The Hyperliquid infrastructure overview lists every service, and Hyperliquid RPC providers compared ranks five providers on price and HyperCore coverage.
| What you need | Dwellir | Chainstack |
|---|---|---|
| HyperEVM JSON-RPC and WebSocket | HTTPS and WSS on one host, 1 credit per response | /evm and /nanoreth paths, eth_subscribe on every plan |
| HyperEVM archive, debug and trace | Full archive; debug_* and trace_* at 1 credit per call | From Growth ($49); 2 RU per archive, debug or trace call |
| HyperCore account and state | Info endpoint, plus batch methods such as batchClearinghouseStates | 46 /info query types |
| Order book depth | Order Book WebSocket, L2 and L4, Singapore and Tokyo, $199/month plus usage | Not served; l2Book is public-API only and Chainstack points order-book feeds to Hyperliquid's public API |
| Streaming blocks, fills and book diffs | gRPC streams with replay from any retained block or timestamp, and 14 typed market streams, $299/month plus usage | No Hyperliquid gRPC listed |
| Candles and fill history | Hyperliquid Index: candles, fills by user, builder or liquidation | candleSnapshot, userFills and historicalOrders are marked public-API only |
| Raw historical node data | S3 archive: replica_cmds from 2025-01-25, fills from 2025-03-22, quoted per dataset | HyperEVM archive state; its page says this does not replace HyperCore's historical market-data APIs |
| Dedicated capacity | Dedicated Node Cluster from $4,000/month: two nodes with HyperEVM, Info, gRPC and Order Book, unmetered | Dedicated Nodes from the Pro plan, compute and storage billed separately |
| Your own node | Peering: $500/month per slot on three Dwellir peers in Tokyo | Self-Hosted: free software to run your own full node |
Chainstack facts from its Hyperliquid page, its Hyperliquid methods table and its gRPC add-on page, checked 3 November 2026. Dwellir gRPC and Order Book usage is billed at one credit per message on top of the add-on fee; a Dedicated Node Cluster includes both unmetered.
Why teams look for an alternative to Chainstack
Archive reads 127 or more blocks behind the tip cost 2 RU, so indexers and analytics jobs pay double for most of their traffic.
Every debug_ and trace_ call costs 2 RU.
Overage on the $49 Growth plan is $15 per 1M RU. Dwellir Developer overage is $5 per 1M.
At 100M calls a month the cheapest Chainstack option is Pro plus overage at about $449. Dwellir Growth covers it for $299.
Hyperliquid order book, candle and fill queries are not served on Chainstack's endpoint. Its docs send them to Hyperliquid's public API.
What you get on Dwellir
Dwellir bills one credit per RPC response. eth_call, eth_getLogs, debug_traceTransaction and archive reads all cost the same, so the bill follows your request count rather than the methods you call. Chainstack is close to flat at 1 request unit per call, but charges 2 for archive reads and for every debug_ and trace_ call.
Paid plans are Developer ($49, 25M responses, 100 RPS), Growth ($299, 150M, 500 RPS) and Scale ($999, 500M, 5,000 RPS), with overage at $5, $3 or $2 per 1M. Trace and debug are on every paid plan, the uptime SLA is 99.99%, and you can pay by card or crypto. For steady traffic, Unlimited Node plans give a fixed RPS for a flat monthly price, from $119 for 25 RPS.
When Chainstack is the better fit
You need more than 100 RPS on a $49 plan. Chainstack Growth allows 250.
Your security review requires SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001.
You need a chain Chainstack serves and Dwellir does not, such as Solana. Check the Dwellir networks list before you move.
How the migration works
Create a free Dwellir account and grab an API key from the dashboard.
Replace your existing RPC endpoint URL with the matching Dwellir endpoint - no SDK or code changes needed.
Verify behavior with a handful of read calls, then point production traffic at Dwellir.
Cancel the old plan once production traffic runs on Dwellir.
Dwellir vs Chainstack: FAQ
At 10M calls a month both cost $49. Above that Dwellir is lower on the mix used on this page: $174 vs $199 at 50M, $299 vs about $449 at 100M, and $999 vs about $1,490 at 500M.
No. An archive read costs one credit, the same as a call on recent blocks. Chainstack charges 2 RU for calls 127 or more blocks behind the tip.
It depends on the plan. At $49, Chainstack Growth allows 250 RPS against Dwellir Developer's 100. At the top self-serve plans, Dwellir Scale allows 5,000 RPS, and Chainstack Enterprise ($990) is unlimited.
Dwellir speaks the same JSON-RPC and WebSocket APIs, so for most apps the change is the endpoint URL. Create a free account, copy the endpoint for your chain, point a staging environment at it, compare responses for the calls you use, then move production traffic over and cancel the old plan.
Yes, on list prices. Chainstack bills 2 request units for an archive read (127 or more blocks behind the tip) and for every debug_* or trace_* call, and Dwellir bills one credit. A million trace calls cost $4.90 inside Chainstack Growth's allowance and $30 at its overage rate, against $1.96 and $5.00 on Dwellir Developer. At 100M calls a month with 40% archive reads and 10% traces, Chainstack needs 150M RU, which is $499 on Business. Dwellir Growth covers it for $299.
Growth ($49 a month) and every plan above it. The free Developer plan has no debug, trace or archive data. On Global Nodes each debug_*, trace_* or arbtrace_* call costs 2 RU whatever the block age, while Dedicated Nodes and the Unlimited Node add-on do not meter requests. On Dwellir, debug and trace are on every paid plan at one credit per call.
No. Chainstack's Hyperliquid endpoint serves HyperEVM JSON-RPC and 46 HyperCore /info queries for accounts, positions and market metadata. Its methods table marks l2Book, candleSnapshot and userFills as available only on Hyperliquid's public infrastructure, and it lists no Hyperliquid gRPC stream. Dwellir sells an Order Book WebSocket with L2 and L4 depth from Singapore and Tokyo ($199 a month plus usage) and gRPC streams of blocks, fills and book diffs ($299 a month plus usage).
Sources
Competitor facts checked on 3 November 2026. Prices change; check the source before you buy.
- Chainstack pricing: plans, included RU, overage and Debug and Trace API by plan (checked 3 November 2026)
- Chainstack docs: request units, the 127-block archive rule and 2 RU methods (checked 3 November 2026)
- Chainstack docs: debug and trace APIs, paid plan required (checked 3 November 2026)
- Chainstack: Hyperliquid RPC page, 46 /info queries and public-API order book (checked 3 November 2026)
- Chainstack docs: Hyperliquid methods and public-RPC-only queries (checked 3 November 2026)
- Chainstack: Yellowstone gRPC Geyser plugin, Solana (checked 3 November 2026)
- Chainstack: Unlimited Node add-on, RPS tiers $149 to $3,199 (checked 3 November 2026)
- Dwellir pricing (checked 3 November 2026)
- Dwellir Hyperliquid pricing (checked 3 November 2026)
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