Cardano Dedicated RPC Node
Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform developed from peer-reviewed research, hosting the ada cryptocurrency. Argusnodes runs it for you on bare metal that is only yours: no rate limits, every method on, one flat monthly price. Configure it below and a firm quote lands within the hour.
Everything your Cardano node needs. Nothing sold as an add-on.
- No rate limits: the hardware is the only ceiling
- Every RPC method on, debug and trace included
- Unlimited WebSocket connections
- Your own domain and an IP allowlist you control
- 18 Tier-3 datacentre cities, you pick
- 99.99% SLA in writing, with service credits
- 24/7 support answered by engineers
- Live p50 and p99 for your node in the dashboard
- Card, bank transfer or crypto; monthly, cancel any month
Configure your Cardano node. Firm price within the hour.
Pick the node type, tuning and region. The figure shown is the band's starting price; your quote is a firm, flat monthly number for exactly this configuration, around the clock.
Prefer to talk first? Reach an engineer on any support channel: same one-hour promise. Band pricing is explained on the pricing page.
What your Cardano dedicated node is built from.
Every row below is taken from Cardano's official documentation (docs.cardano.org), last reviewed against it on 22 Aug 2026, not from what is convenient to sell. Where the documentation is silent, the row says so.
| Node software | cardano-node |
| Interfaces | node-to-client mini-protocols over Unix socket (IPC), gRPC (UTxO-RPC), WebSocket JSON-RPC via Ogmios |
| Full node | Yes, from $199/mo (standard band) |
| Archive node | Yes, from $799/mo |
| Validator | Public validator role; quoted per setup |
| Gas token | ADA |
| Official hardware guidance | For a mainnet stake pool (block producer plus at least two relays) the Developer Portal lists a 2+ core x86 CPU at 2 GHz or faster, 24 GB RAM with the InMemory backend (8 GB with the OnDisk backend, 'pending confirmation'), 250 GB free storage (350 GB recommended) and about 1 GB of bandwidth per hour on a public IPv4 address. source ↗ |
| Locations | 18 Tier-3 cities across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific |
| SLA | 99.99% uptime, written, with credits |
What changed on Cardano recently (reviewed 22 Aug 2026)
- Van Rossem intra-era hard fork to protocol version 11 activated on mainnet 18 July 2026 (ratified 13 July 2026); cardano-node 11.0.1 (released 2026-05-05) is the version that crosses the boundary. source ↗
- UTxO-HD is now mandatory: node 10.4.1 integrated UTxO-HD (in-memory or LMDB on-disk backend), 10.7.0 added the LSM-tree on-disk backend, and 11.1.0 (pre-release 2026-08-21) removes the V1 LedgerDB and LMDB backend and the legacy tracing system, so LMDB users must switch backends and migrate tracing config. source ↗
- Node 11.x ships a gRPC UTxO-RPC interface alongside the Unix-socket node-to-client protocol; Peras is included experimentally (off by default) in 11.1.0. source ↗
- GitHub org is IntersectMBO (not input-output-hk) for cardano-node binaries. source ↗
What to order for your Cardano workload.
Each card is a configuration you can pick above, with the reason it fits.
Trading bots and MEV
Order: Full node · WebSocket on · bot/MEV tuning · city nearest Cardano's block producers
Burst as hard as the strategy needs. No rate limits and no noisy neighbours on the hot path; we pick the city from latency measurement, not a map.
BUILT FOR BOTS →Indexing and analytics
Order: Archive node from $799/mo · indexing tuning
Backfills, trace and historical queries on Cardano run unmetered on your own machine.
BUILT FOR INDEXERS →dApps and wallets
Order: Full node · your domain · IP allowlist · city near your users
Serve your users from your own Cardano endpoint with unlimited connections and a 99.99% SLA in writing.
WHY DEDICATED →Exchanges and payments
Order: Full node · IP allowlist · transaction-heavy tuning · per-node monitoring
Deposit and withdrawal scanning on Cardano from an endpoint only your systems can reach.
BUILT FOR EXCHANGES →Staking and validator ops
Order: Validator setup, quoted · same 24/7 watch as RPC nodes
Cardano has a public validator role. Tell us the stake setup and we quote the machine and the operations.
CONFIGURE A VALIDATOR →The Cardano RPC node provider comparison: Argusnodes vs QuickNode vs Chainstack vs Helius vs Allnodes vs Zeeve vs RPC Fast.
How the providers in this market are built, from their own public pages. Per-chain availability varies by provider, so check their chain lists for Cardano; we build Cardano on order either way, from $199/mo flat.
| Provider | Dedicated offering | Pricing model | Rate limits | Support | Chain coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argusnodes | Dedicated only: bare metal, single tenant, every node | One flat monthly price, nothing metered | None. The hardware is the only ceiling | 24/7 engineers on ticket, chat, Telegram, Slack. No paid tier | Any chain with a running network, built on order |
| QuickNode | Dedicated Clusters, an Enterprise add-on: two or more nodes of one chain, isolated, at a fixed monthly rate | API credits per method call, monthly allotments plus overage | 15 to 500 requests/sec by plan (Free through Business+); "Custom RPS" on Enterprise | Ticket support with 24h to 8h SLAs by plan; priority support is a paid add-on on Business+; dedicated support on Enterprise | 79 chains, 137 networks (their figure) |
| Chainstack | Managed dedicated nodes, single tenant, from the Pro plan up | Request Units per API call, monthly quotas plus overage | 25 to 600 requests/sec by plan; unlimited on Enterprise | Priority support is paid: $100/mo Professional, $1,000/mo Premium | 70+ protocols (their figure) |
| Helius | Dedicated Solana nodes from $2,900/mo; Solana only | Credits, monthly allotments per plan | 10 to 500 requests/sec by plan, plus sendTransaction/sec caps; no rate limits on dedicated nodes | Chat on paid plans; Telegram and Slack from the $999/mo plan up | Solana only |
| Allnodes | Per-node plans; a dedicated server on the Enterprise tier of its EVM chains and on every Solana tier | Per-node monthly plans, tiered by server type (shared, VPS or dedicated) | Advertises unlimited requests on its Base, BSC, Arbitrum and OP Mainnet node plans; not stated for other chains | Basic, priority or high-priority support by tier | 93 blockchains (their figure) |
| Zeeve | Dedicated RPC plans: $149, $299, $599 per month billed monthly (25% less on annual) | Monthly plans with request allowances: 250M/mo Basic, 2B/mo Advance; unmetered only on Enterprise | Monthly request caps on dedicated plans below Enterprise; no requests/sec figure published | Premium on Basic; priority support and Telegram/Slack from the $299/mo plan up; account manager on Enterprise | Over 30 public blockchain RPCs (their figure); 15 named on the dedicated page |
| RPC Fast | Dedicated Solana in three tiers from $2,200/mo (their dedicated-nodes page says from $2,500); other chains as node clusters from $2,000/mo plus infrastructure costs | Shared plans on compute units with overage at $5 per 1M CU; dedicated priced per node or cluster | 15 to 500 requests/sec plus WebSocket caps on shared plans; the Pro dedicated Solana tier says no rate limits | Community on free; email with 24h and 12h SLAs; priority chat with 8h SLA from the $499/mo plan | Up to 85 blockchains (their figure); Ethereum, BNB, Polygon and Solana named on the pricing page |
Competitor facts read from each provider's own public pricing and documentation pages, August 2026: QuickNode · Chainstack · Helius · Allnodes · Zeeve · RPC Fast. Their terms can change; check their pages for current figures. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it the same day. Provider names link to the full comparison.
The Cardano RPC node endpoint provider that hands you the keys.
Your Cardano endpoint lives on your own domain, locked to the IPs you allowlist, served from the city you choose across 18 Tier-3 datacentre locations. The node exposes node-to-client mini-protocols over Unix socket (IPC), gRPC (UTxO-RPC), WebSocket JSON-RPC via Ogmios as documented by Cardano. Live p50 and p99 latency for your node streams to your dashboard, and the 99.99% SLA applies in writing. New to dedicated nodes? The dedicated RPC node guide covers the model end to end.
Chain facts on this page are sourced from Cardano's official documentation, and you can check them yourself:
Cardano dedicated node: the questions buyers ask.
How long until my Cardano node is live?
A firm quote lands within the hour, around the clock. Go-live depends on Cardano's sync characteristics for your configuration; your quote includes a go-live estimate for exactly that setup rather than a number that is sometimes wrong.
What is included in the from $199/mo for my Cardano node?
Everything the node can do: no rate limits, every RPC method including debug and trace, unlimited WebSocket connections, your own domain with an IP allowlist, 18 cities to choose from, a 99.99% SLA with credits, 24/7 engineer support and live p50/p99 in your dashboard. There is no add-on price list because nothing is an add-on.
Does Argusnodes run Cardano archive nodes and trace methods?
Yes. Cardano's documentation describes full-history operation; we run Cardano archive nodes from $799/mo with trace and historical queries unmetered. Debug and trace methods are on for full nodes too, within their state window.
Can I run a Cardano validator with Argusnodes?
Yes. Cardano has a public validator role, and we operate validators under the same monitoring and support as RPC nodes, quoted per setup. Pick "Validator" in the configurator and describe the stake setup.
Can I migrate my Cardano endpoint from QuickNode, Chainstack or another provider?
Yes. A dedicated Cardano node speaks the same node-to-client mini-protocols over Unix socket (IPC) and gRPC (UTxO-RPC) and WebSocket JSON-RPC via Ogmios interfaces as the shared endpoint you use today, so migration is pointing your application at your own endpoint. Billing is monthly with no lock-in on our side, and support engineers are on the channels 24/7 during cutover.
Which city should I pick for my Cardano node?
Any of 18 Tier-3 datacentre cities across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific. Deploy near your users for an app, or ask us where Cardano latency is lowest for a bot; we answer from measurement. Need a city we do not list? Ask.
Are there rate limits or connection caps on a dedicated Cardano node?
No artificial ones. The machine is yours alone, so the hardware is the only ceiling: if it can serve the request, you can send it. There is no per-plan connection cap because there is no plan tier.
How do I pay for my Cardano node, and can I cancel?
Visa, Mastercard, bank transfer or crypto, billed monthly. Cancel at the end of any monthly term; the node is provisioned for you alone, so there is no meter to escape and no exit fee.
How does Argusnodes compare to QuickNode, Chainstack and other Cardano RPC providers?
Argusnodes is dedicated-only: a bare-metal Cardano node with no rate limits at one flat price from $199/mo. As of August 2026, per their own pricing pages: QuickNode sells dedicated clusters through enterprise sales without published prices, Chainstack bills dedicated nodes per hour on top of a paid plan, and Zeeve applies monthly request allowances on dedicated plans below its Enterprise tier. The comparison table on this page links every source.
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Configure your Cardano node.
Node type, tuning, region. Firm quote within the hour, one flat monthly price.