The RPC Fast alternative for teams that need the whole machine.
RPC Fast's own pricing pages, next to ours. Argusnodes is dedicated only: bare metal, one tenant, no rate limits, one flat price. Where RPC Fast is the better buy, this page says so.
Argusnodes vs RPC Fast, line by line.
Each RPC Fast cell is their wording or their figure, read from their public pages in August 2026. Sources are linked below the table.
| Argusnodes | RPC Fast | |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated offering | Dedicated only: bare metal, single tenant, every node | 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 |
| How you buy dedicated | Quote within the hour, flat bands from $99/mo | Solana tiers priced publicly, every tier through a contact form; other chains via sales |
| Pricing model | One flat monthly price, nothing metered | Shared plans on compute units with overage at $5 per 1M CU; dedicated priced per node or cluster |
| Rate limits | None. The hardware is the only ceiling | 15 to 500 requests/sec plus WebSocket caps on shared plans; the Pro dedicated Solana tier says no rate limits |
| Support | 24/7 engineers on ticket, chat, Telegram, Slack. No paid tier | Community on free; email with 24h and 12h SLAs; priority chat with 8h SLA from the $499/mo plan |
| Chain coverage | Any chain with a running network, built on order | Up to 85 blockchains (their figure); Ethereum, BNB, Polygon and Solana named on the pricing page |
RPC Fast facts read from: rpcfast.com/pricing · rpcfast.com/dedicated-nodes · rpcfast.com/dedicated-solana-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 RPC Fast 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.
| RPC Fast plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Start | $0 | 1.5M CU, 15 req/s, 1 WebSocket, community support |
| Focus | $45/mo | 12M CU, 50 req/s, 10 WebSockets, email support 24h SLA |
| Stream | $249/mo | 60M CU, 150 req/s, 20 WebSockets, email support 12h SLA |
| Aperture | $499/mo | 120M CU, 500 req/s, 50 WebSockets, priority chat 8h SLA |
| Dedicated Solana Light / Medium / Pro | $2,200 / $2,700 / $3,800 per mo | 512 GB, 1,152 GB or 1.5 to 2.3 TB RAM servers; price depends on location |
| Node cluster, other chains | from $2,000/mo plus infrastructure costs | quoted by sales |
| 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 RPC Fast 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 | RPC Fast dedicated node |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | Yes, from $199/mo (STANDARD) | Yes, as a cluster from $2,000/mo plus infrastructure costs, no per-chain price |
| Solana | Yes, from $999/mo (SOLANA CLASS) | Yes, from $2,200/mo |
| BSC | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Yes, as a cluster from $2,000/mo plus infrastructure costs |
| Polygon | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Yes, as a cluster from $2,000/mo plus infrastructure costs |
| Base | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Not published. not named on their pricing or dedicated pages |
| Arbitrum | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Not published. not named on their pricing or dedicated pages |
| Optimism | Yes, from $199/mo (STANDARD) | Not published. not named on their pricing or dedicated pages |
| Avalanche | Yes, from $349/mo (PERFORMANCE) | Not published. not named on their pricing or dedicated pages |
When RPC Fast is the right call.
RPC Fast publishes its dedicated Solana tiers with the RAM behind each one, which is more than most, and its shared plans are cheap to start on. If you want a very large Solana box specified for you (1 to 2 TB of RAM) and are comfortable with a contact-form purchase, they are a serious option. For other chains, dedicated means a cluster from $2,000 a month plus the infrastructure bill on top.
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.
Standard JSON-RPC and WebSocket, so the app-side change is the URL. What changes: one flat monthly figure with no infrastructure line underneath it, a published starting price for every chain we build rather than a sales conversation, and a 99.99% SLA in writing.
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 RPC Fast plan when its cycle ends.
Argusnodes vs RPC Fast: the questions buyers ask.
Is Argusnodes a RPC Fast 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. RPC Fast's dedicated offering, as published on their own site as of August 2026: 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. If you want a shared endpoint or a free tier, that is a different product and RPC Fast may fit better; see the caveat on this page.
Does Argusnodes have the rate limits RPC Fast publishes?
No. RPC Fast publishes: 15 to 500 requests/sec plus websocket caps on shared plans; the pro dedicated solana tier says no rate limits. 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 RPC Fast?
RPC Fast: shared plans on compute units with overage at $5 per 1m cu; dedicated priced per node or cluster. 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 RPC Fast integration to Argusnodes?
Yes. Standard JSON-RPC and WebSocket, so the app-side change is the URL. What changes: one flat monthly figure with no infrastructure line underneath it, a published starting price for every chain we build rather than a sales conversation, and a 99.99% SLA in writing. 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 RPC Fast figures on this page come from?
Every RPC Fast 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 RPC Fast comparison for your exact workload.
Tell us the chain and the traffic. Firm quote within the hour, one flat monthly price.