Alchemy provides managed blockchain APIs for teams that need fast access to onchain data. Novacula focuses on deploying and managing blockchain nodes on infrastructure your team controls, with direct visibility into node health, configuration and operations.
| Feature | Novacula | Alchemy | What this means for you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure model | Nodes run on infrastructure your team controls, including bare metal, virtual machines and Kubernetes. | Alchemy operates the underlying infrastructure and provides hosted HTTP and WebSocket API endpoints. | Novacula is designed for teams that want direct control of the node environment; Alchemy removes the need to operate the underlying nodes. |
| Pricing approach | Core is free during beta; Enterprise pricing is custom. | Alchemy offers Free, Pay As You Go and Enterprise plans. Pay As You Go is billed by Compute Unit usage. | Novacula and Alchemy use different commercial models: Novacula is centered on managed node infrastructure, while Alchemy’s paid API usage scales with consumed Compute Units. |
| API model | Expose the chain-native RPC interfaces provided by your nodes, including JSON-RPC, WebSocket or gRPC where supported. | Alchemy provides standard JSON-RPC through its Node API, plus higher-level Data APIs, Wallet APIs, Webhooks and other managed services. | Novacula stays closer to the underlying node and its native interfaces, while Alchemy adds a broader managed API layer for application development. |
| Deployment model | Deploy and manage nodes on customer-controlled bare metal, virtual machines or Kubernetes through one control plane. | Create an Alchemy app, select networks and connect to provider-managed infrastructure through hosted API endpoints. | Novacula gives infrastructure teams control over where nodes run, while Alchemy abstracts node deployment and operations behind a managed service. |
| Operational visibility | Monitor node health, synchronization, peers, resource usage, metrics and selected logs from the control plane. | Alchemy provides dashboard visibility into API requests, errors, response times, usage and account activity. | Novacula focuses on node-level operational visibility, while Alchemy focuses on visibility into requests and activity across its managed API infrastructure. |
Run blockchain nodes on infrastructure your team controls while managing deployment, configuration and monitoring from one control plane.
Monitor synchronization, peers, resources, metrics and selected logs directly from the node environment.
Deploy on customer-controlled bare metal, virtual machines or Kubernetes based on your infrastructure requirements.
Answers to common questions about how Novacula and Alchemy differ in infrastructure control, APIs, deployment, and node operations. Talk to our team.
Novacula is designed for teams that want to run blockchain nodes on infrastructure they control and manage them through one control plane. Alchemy provides managed blockchain APIs through provider-operated infrastructure.
You can deploy full, archive, and validator nodes. Availability depends on the selected blockchain network.
Your team controls the infrastructure where the nodes run. Depending on the blockchain, Novacula can manage nodes on supported bare-metal hosts, virtual machines, or Kubernetes clusters.
Novacula provides node-level operational visibility, including synchronization status, peer information, resource usage, metrics, and selected logs. Alchemy focuses on visibility into API requests, errors, response times, usage, and account activity.
Yes. Novacula uses one control plane to deploy, monitor, and manage nodes across supported blockchain networks, with chain-specific adapters handling the underlying deployment requirements.
Novacula may be a better fit for teams that want direct control over where blockchain nodes run, need node-level operational visibility, or want to manage customer-controlled infrastructure through one operational workflow.
No. Novacula keeps the node environment visible and under your infrastructure control while centralizing deployment, configuration, monitoring, and supported lifecycle operations through the control plane.
Deploy and manage blockchain nodes on infrastructure you control, with node-level monitoring, configuration and operations from one control plane.
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