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GetBlock's own pricing pages, next to ours. Argusnodes is dedicated only: bare metal, one tenant, no rate limits, one flat price. Where GetBlock is the better buy, this page says so.
Argusnodes vs GetBlock, line by line.
Each GetBlock cell is their wording or their figure, read from their public pages in September 2026. Sources are linked below the table.
| Argusnodes | GetBlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated offering | Dedicated only: bare metal, single tenant, every node | Dedicated nodes from $1,000/mo in three regions (Frankfurt, New York, Singapore); IP allowlist and a custom endpoint URL are $199/mo add-ons each |
| How you buy dedicated | Quote within the hour, flat bands from $99/mo | Self-serve configurator on 1, 6 or 12-month terms; setup 2 to 4 days for most full nodes, up to 12 for heavy archive |
| Pricing model | One flat monthly price, nothing metered | Compute units on shared plans, fixed-RPS "Limitless" nodes from $150/mo, dedicated priced per node plus paid add-ons |
| Rate limits | None. The hardware is the only ceiling | 20 to 800 requests/sec by shared plan; Limitless capped at a fixed RPS tier; unlimited on dedicated nodes |
| Support | 24/7 engineers on ticket, chat, Telegram, Slack. No paid tier | 24/7; a 5-minute response advertised from the $499/mo plan and on dedicated; the legal SLA commits to acknowledgement in under 20 minutes |
| Chain coverage | Any chain with a running network, built on order | 130+ chains (their figure); 128 listed on their nodes page |
GetBlock facts read from: getblock.io/pricing/ · getblock.io/dedicated-nodes/ · getblock.io/sla/ · docs.getblock.io/getting-started/plans-and-limits/cu-and-rate-limits · getblock.io/nodes/. Their terms can change; check their pages for current figures. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it the same day.
What GetBlock sells, at the prices they publish.
Their shared-plan ladder as shown on their pricing page in September 2026, so you can see where a flat dedicated node lands against it.
| GetBlock plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50K compute units a day, 20 req/s |
| Starter | $49/mo | 90M CU, 250 req/s |
| Growth | $99/mo | 185M CU, 300 req/s |
| Advanced | $199/mo | 385M CU, 450 req/s |
| Scale | $349/mo | 700M CU, 600 req/s |
| Pro | $499/mo | 1B CU, 800 req/s, 5-minute support response advertised |
| Premium | $699/mo | 1.6B CU, 800 req/s |
| Enterprise | from $999/mo | custom CU and RPS, dedicated clusters, account manager |
| Limitless node | from $150/mo | one chain, fixed RPS tier (25 to 300 req/s on EVM chains), no CU metering |
| Dedicated node | from $1,000/mo | unlimited requests and RPS; IP allowlist, custom endpoint URL and analytics $199/mo each; three regions |
| 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 GetBlock 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 | GetBlock dedicated node |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | Yes, from $199/mo (STANDARD) | Yes, from $1,100/mo |
| Solana | Yes, from $999/mo (SOLANA CLASS) | Yes, from $2,900/mo in their configurator, "from $3,200" on their Solana page |
| BSC | Yes, from $199/mo (STANDARD) | Yes, from $1,200/mo |
| Polygon | Yes, from $199/mo (STANDARD) | Yes, from $1,300/mo |
| Base | Yes, from $199/mo (STANDARD) | Yes, from $1,000/mo |
| Arbitrum | Yes, from $199/mo (STANDARD) | Yes, from $1,300/mo |
| Optimism | Yes, from $199/mo (STANDARD) | Yes, from $1,000/mo |
| Avalanche | Yes, from $199/mo (STANDARD) | Yes, from $1,000/mo |
When GetBlock is the right call.
GetBlock covers a lot of ground under one account: a free tier, cheap shared plans, fixed-throughput Limitless nodes and dedicated nodes on a long chain list, plus a SOC 2 Type II attestation and private peering into AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. If you want shared and dedicated capacity on one bill, or your procurement needs that audit report, they are a solid choice. The trade is price and extras: dedicated starts at $1,000 a month ($1,100 for Ethereum, $2,900 for Solana), IP allowlisting and a custom endpoint URL are $199 a month each on top, and their legal SLA commits a dedicated node to 99.9%, repaid in extra days of service rather than credit.
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.
GetBlock endpoints speak standard JSON-RPC and WebSocket, so the app-side change is the endpoint URL. Their platform extras (the unified multichain endpoint, failover to shared RPC, the analytics add-on) stay behind. What changes on the invoice: one fixed monthly figure per node with the IP allowlist, your own domain and latency monitoring included, a choice of 18 cities rather than three regions, and a 99.99% SLA with service credits.
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 GetBlock plan when its cycle ends.
Argusnodes vs GetBlock: the questions buyers ask.
Is Argusnodes a GetBlock 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. GetBlock's dedicated offering, as published on their own site as of September 2026: dedicated nodes from $1,000/mo in three regions (frankfurt, new york, singapore); ip allowlist and a custom endpoint url are $199/mo add-ons each. If you want a shared endpoint or a free tier, that is a different product and GetBlock may fit better; see the caveat on this page.
Does Argusnodes have the rate limits GetBlock publishes?
No. GetBlock publishes: 20 to 800 requests/sec by shared plan; limitless capped at a fixed rps tier; unlimited on dedicated nodes. 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 GetBlock?
GetBlock: compute units on shared plans, fixed-rps "limitless" nodes from $150/mo, dedicated priced per node plus paid add-ons. Argusnodes: one flat monthly figure per node, from $99 (LIGHT), $199 (STANDARD) or $999 (Solana class), archive from $799. Nothing is metered, so the invoice does not move with your traffic.
Can I move an existing GetBlock integration to Argusnodes?
Yes. GetBlock endpoints speak standard JSON-RPC and WebSocket, so the app-side change is the endpoint URL. Their platform extras (the unified multichain endpoint, failover to shared RPC, the analytics add-on) stay behind. What changes on the invoice: one fixed monthly figure per node with the IP allowlist, your own domain and latency monitoring included, a choice of 18 cities rather than three regions, and a 99.99% SLA with service credits. 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 GetBlock figures on this page come from?
Every GetBlock cell was read from their own public pricing and documentation pages in September 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 GetBlock comparison for your exact workload.
Tell us the chain and the traffic. Firm quote within the hour, one flat monthly price.
Already own servers? We set up your RPC node on them.
Colo racks, spare machines, hardware your compliance rules say you must own: we install, sync, tune and monitor the node on your servers. You keep the hardware and the custody. You get the same private endpoint, the same no-limits configuration, the same dashboard and the same 24/7 engineers, for one flat monthly management fee, quoted within the hour and payable in crypto. We never charge for metal.
Send us your specs and we confirm the fit against the chain's own requirements before anything is billed.
- 01We audit your specs
- 02We install, sync and tune
- 03We keep watch, 24/7