The Chainstack alternative for teams that need the whole machine.
Chainstack's own pricing pages, next to ours. Argusnodes is dedicated only: bare metal, one tenant, no rate limits, one flat price. Where Chainstack is the better buy, this page says so.
Argusnodes vs Chainstack, line by line.
Each Chainstack cell is their wording or their figure, read from their public pages in August 2026. Sources are linked below the table.
| Argusnodes | Chainstack | |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated offering | Dedicated only: bare metal, single tenant, every node | Managed dedicated nodes, single tenant, from the Pro plan up |
| How you buy dedicated | Quote within the hour, flat bands from $99/mo | Self-serve from the console on a Pro, Business or Enterprise plan; compute from $0.50/hour plus storage from $0.01 per 20 GB/hour, billed monthly |
| Pricing model | One flat monthly price, nothing metered | Request Units per API call, monthly quotas plus overage |
| Rate limits | None. The hardware is the only ceiling | 25 to 600 requests/sec by plan; unlimited on Enterprise |
| Support | 24/7 engineers on ticket, chat, Telegram, Slack. No paid tier | Priority support is paid: $100/mo Professional, $1,000/mo Premium |
| Chain coverage | Any chain with a running network, built on order | 70+ protocols (their figure) |
Chainstack facts read from: chainstack.com/pricing/ · chainstack.com/dedicated-nodes/ · docs.chainstack.com/docs/dedicated-node · docs.chainstack.com/docs/rps-plan-limits · chainstack.com/protocols/. Their terms can change; check their pages for current figures. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it the same day.
What Chainstack sells, at the prices they publish.
Their shared-plan ladder as shown on their pricing page in August 2026, so you can see where a flat dedicated node lands against it.
| Chainstack plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | $0 | 3M RU, 25 req/s |
| Growth | $49/mo | 20M RU, 250 req/s |
| Pro | $199/mo | 80M RU, 400 req/s, dedicated nodes available at hourly compute and storage rates |
| Business | $499/mo | 200M RU, 600 req/s, dedicated nodes available |
| Enterprise | from $990/mo | 400M RU, unlimited req/s, dedicated nodes available |
| Argusnodes dedicated node | from $99 / mo flat | One bare-metal server, one tenant, every method, no request or connection caps, 24/7 engineers, 99.99% SLA |
Dedicated nodes on the chains people ask about.
Whether Chainstack sells a dedicated node for the chain, per their site, next to our starting price for the same chain. Each row links to the full chain page.
| Chain | Argusnodes dedicated node | Chainstack dedicated node |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | Yes, from $199/mo (STANDARD) | Yes |
| Solana | Yes, from $999/mo (SOLANA CLASS) | Yes |
| BSC | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Yes |
| Polygon | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Yes |
| Base | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Yes |
| Arbitrum | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Yes |
| Optimism | Yes, from $199/mo (STANDARD) | Yes |
| Avalanche | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Yes |
When Chainstack is the right call.
Chainstack is the closest thing to a self-serve dedicated node among the platforms here: you can deploy one from their console today, in three regions, on top of a paid plan. If you want that immediacy, or you need their shared endpoints and a dedicated node under one bill, they are a reasonable choice. The trade is a per-hour meter on compute and storage, sitting on a plan you also pay for.
Shared capacity, right now.
An endpoint in minutes, a free tier to prototype on, usage that fits comfortably inside a published request budget. Metering is a fair trade for instant access.
The workload is the product.
Bots that burst, indexers that backfill, exchanges that cannot share a hot path, chains nobody else runs. One tenant, one flat price, and the hour it takes us to quote is the last wait you have.
Switching is a URL change.
Chainstack nodes are standard JSON-RPC and WebSocket, so the app-side change is the endpoint URL. What changes on the invoice: one flat monthly figure per node instead of a plan subscription plus hourly compute and storage, and support that is not a paid tier.
Step 01 · Tell us the shape
Chain, node type, methods, region.
Send what your app calls today and the traffic it pushes. A firm quote comes back within the hour, one flat monthly figure.
Step 02 · We build it
Bare metal, your configuration.
Your client, sync mode and tuning, in the city you pick. Full or archive, every interface on. You get the endpoint and the dashboard.
Step 03 · Point your app at it
Same JSON-RPC, same methods.
Swap the endpoint URL, keep the code. Run both side by side until you are satisfied, then drop the Chainstack plan when its cycle ends.
Argusnodes vs Chainstack: the questions buyers ask.
Is Argusnodes a Chainstack alternative?
For dedicated capacity, yes. Argusnodes sells only dedicated bare-metal nodes: one tenant, no rate limits, one flat monthly price from $99, quoted within the hour. Chainstack's dedicated offering, as published on their own site as of August 2026: managed dedicated nodes, single tenant, from the pro plan up. If you want a shared endpoint or a free tier, that is a different product and Chainstack may fit better; see the caveat on this page.
Does Argusnodes have the rate limits Chainstack publishes?
No. Chainstack publishes: 25 to 600 requests/sec by plan; unlimited on enterprise. A dedicated Argusnodes node has no per-second, per-month or per-method limit; the hardware you choose is the only ceiling, and you choose the hardware.
How does pricing compare with Chainstack?
Chainstack: request units per api call, monthly quotas plus overage. Argusnodes: one flat monthly figure per node, from $99 (LIGHT), $199 (STANDARD), $349 (PERFORMANCE) or $999 (Solana class), archive from $799. Nothing is metered, so the invoice does not move with your traffic.
Can I move an existing Chainstack integration to Argusnodes?
Yes. Chainstack nodes are standard JSON-RPC and WebSocket, so the app-side change is the endpoint URL. What changes on the invoice: one flat monthly figure per node instead of a plan subscription plus hourly compute and storage, and support that is not a paid tier. Tell us the chain, node type and the methods you lean on and we will quote a matching node within the hour.
Where do the Chainstack figures on this page come from?
Every Chainstack cell was read from their own public pricing and documentation pages in August 2026; the sources are linked at the bottom of the page. Their terms can change. If you spot an error, tell us and we fix it the same day.
Compared the same way.
Get the Chainstack comparison for your exact workload.
Tell us the chain and the traffic. Firm quote within the hour, one flat monthly price.