Citrea Dedicated RPC Node
Citrea is an EVM-compatible zero-knowledge rollup (Type II zkEVM) that uses Bitcoin as its settlement and data-availability layer, with cBTC as its gas token. 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 Citrea 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 Citrea 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 Citrea dedicated node is built from.
Every row below is taken from Citrea's official documentation (docs.citrea.xyz), 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 | citrea |
| Interfaces | JSON-RPC, WebSocket |
| Full node | Yes, from $199/mo (standard band) |
| Archive node | Confirmed at quote time |
| Validator | The sequencer orders transactions; a decentralized sequencer network is future research per official docs. |
| Chain ID | 4114 |
| Gas token | cBTC |
| Official hardware guidance | Official docs state that a system with 8 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD (NVMe recommended), 4 core CPU and a 25+ Mbps network connection satisfies the minimum requirements to run a Citrea full node, which additionally requires a synced Bitcoin Core node with -txindex=1. source ↗ |
| Locations | 18 Tier-3 cities across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific |
| SLA | 99.99% uptime, written, with credits |
What changed on Citrea recently (reviewed 22 Aug 2026)
- Citrea mainnet went live on 27 Jan 2026 (chain ID 4114, gas token cBTC) with the Clementine BitVM bridge and 30+ launch applications. source ↗
- Tangelo, the final testnet upgrade before mainnet, shipped 4 Nov 2025 with audit fixes and fee-mechanism changes, following completion of the audit phase on 29 Oct 2025. source ↗
- Citrea still runs a single sequencer; decentralizing it is a post-mainnet roadmap item, and full nodes carry no protocol incentive. source ↗
- The CTR governance token went live for trading and staking on 26 May 2026, and Citrea marked six months of the Clementine bridge on 4 Aug 2026. source ↗
What to order for your Citrea 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 Citrea'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: Full node · indexing tuning · history scope confirmed in your quote
Heavy reads on Citrea without credit budgets; how far back you can query is confirmed in the quote.
BUILT FOR INDEXERS →dApps and wallets
Order: Full node · your domain · IP allowlist · city near your users
Serve your users from your own Citrea 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 Citrea from an endpoint only your systems can reach.
BUILT FOR EXCHANGES →The Citrea 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 Citrea; we build Citrea 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 Citrea RPC node endpoint provider that hands you the keys.
Your Citrea 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 JSON-RPC, WebSocket as documented by Citrea. 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 Citrea's official documentation, and you can check them yourself:
Citrea dedicated node: the questions buyers ask.
How long until my Citrea node is live?
A firm quote lands within the hour, around the clock. Go-live depends on Citrea'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 Citrea 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 Citrea archive nodes and trace methods?
Archive support on Citrea is confirmed against its documentation as part of your quote. Every method the client exposes is on by default at no extra charge.
Can I run a Citrea validator with Argusnodes?
The sequencer orders transactions; a decentralized sequencer network is future research per official docs. We run every node type the chain actually offers and none it does not.
Can I migrate my Citrea endpoint from QuickNode, Chainstack or another provider?
Yes. A dedicated Citrea node speaks the same JSON-RPC and WebSocket 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 Citrea 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 Citrea 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 Citrea 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 Citrea 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 Citrea RPC providers?
Argusnodes is dedicated-only: a bare-metal Citrea 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 Citrea node.
Node type, tuning, region. Firm quote within the hour, one flat monthly price.