The QuickNode alternative for teams that need the whole machine.
QuickNode's own pricing pages, next to ours. Argusnodes is dedicated only: bare metal, one tenant, no rate limits, one flat price. Where QuickNode is the better buy, this page says so.
Argusnodes vs QuickNode, line by line.
Each QuickNode cell is their wording or their figure, read from their public pages in August 2026. Sources are linked below the table.
| Argusnodes | QuickNode | |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated offering | Dedicated only: bare metal, single tenant, every node | Dedicated Clusters, an Enterprise add-on: two or more nodes of one chain, isolated, at a fixed monthly rate |
| How you buy dedicated | Quote within the hour, flat bands from $99/mo | Sales contact only, no published price |
| Pricing model | One flat monthly price, nothing metered | API credits per method call, monthly allotments plus overage |
| Rate limits | None. The hardware is the only ceiling | 15 to 500 requests/sec by plan (Free through Business+); "Custom RPS" on Enterprise |
| Support | 24/7 engineers on ticket, chat, Telegram, Slack. No paid tier | Ticket support with 24h to 8h SLAs by plan; priority support is a paid add-on on Business+; dedicated support on Enterprise |
| Chain coverage | Any chain with a running network, built on order | 79 chains, 137 networks (their figure) |
QuickNode facts read from: quicknode.com/pricing · quicknode.com/chains · quicknode.com/clusters · quicknode.com/enterprise. Their terms can change; check their pages for current figures. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it the same day.
What QuickNode 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.
| QuickNode plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 10M credits, 15 req/s |
| Build | $49/mo | 80M credits, 50 req/s, ticket support 24h SLA |
| Accelerate | $249/mo | 450M credits, 125 req/s, 12h SLA |
| Scale | $499/mo | 950M credits, 250 req/s, 8h SLA |
| Business | $999/mo | 2B credits, 500 req/s, 8h SLA |
| Business+ Tier 1 to 3 | $1,499 to $2,999/mo | 3.2B to 7B credits, 500 req/s, priority support as a paid add-on |
| Enterprise | custom | Dedicated Clusters, custom RPS, dedicated support |
| 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 QuickNode 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 | QuickNode dedicated node |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | Yes, from $199/mo (STANDARD) | Shared yes; dedicated not published |
| Solana | Yes, from $999/mo (SOLANA CLASS) | Shared yes; dedicated not published |
| BSC | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Shared yes; dedicated not published |
| Polygon | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Shared yes; dedicated not published |
| Base | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Shared yes; dedicated not published |
| Arbitrum | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Shared yes; dedicated not published |
| Optimism | Yes, from $199/mo (STANDARD) | Shared yes; dedicated not published |
| Avalanche | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Shared yes; dedicated not published |
When QuickNode is the right call.
QuickNode is a good shared platform: a large chain list, a free tier, an endpoint in minutes and a marketplace of add-ons. If your traffic sits comfortably inside a credit allotment and you never call the heavy methods, the credit meter is a fair trade for that convenience. Dedicated capacity there means an Enterprise conversation with no published price.
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.
QuickNode endpoints speak standard JSON-RPC and WebSocket, so an app pointed at a QuickNode URL points at an Argusnodes node with a URL change. QuickNode-specific add-ons (marketplace APIs, Streams, Functions) are theirs and do not carry over; the chain methods themselves do, with no credit accounting.
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 QuickNode plan when its cycle ends.
Argusnodes vs QuickNode: the questions buyers ask.
Is Argusnodes a QuickNode 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. QuickNode's dedicated offering, as published on their own site as of August 2026: dedicated clusters, an enterprise add-on: two or more nodes of one chain, isolated, at a fixed monthly rate. If you want a shared endpoint or a free tier, that is a different product and QuickNode may fit better; see the caveat on this page.
Does Argusnodes have the rate limits QuickNode publishes?
No. QuickNode publishes: 15 to 500 requests/sec by plan (free through business+); "custom rps" 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 QuickNode?
QuickNode: api credits per method call, monthly allotments 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 QuickNode integration to Argusnodes?
Yes. QuickNode endpoints speak standard JSON-RPC and WebSocket, so an app pointed at a QuickNode URL points at an Argusnodes node with a URL change. QuickNode-specific add-ons (marketplace APIs, Streams, Functions) are theirs and do not carry over; the chain methods themselves do, with no credit accounting. 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 QuickNode figures on this page come from?
Every QuickNode 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.
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