Infura provides managed blockchain APIs that remove the need to operate the underlying node infrastructure. Novacula is built for teams that want to deploy and manage blockchain nodes on infrastructure they control, with direct visibility into node health and operations.
| Feature | Novacula | Infura | What this means for you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure model | Nodes run on infrastructure your team controls, including supported bare-metal, virtual machine and Kubernetes environments. | Infura operates the underlying blockchain infrastructure and provides managed API access to supported networks. | Novacula is designed for teams that want direct control over node infrastructure, while Infura removes the need to operate the underlying nodes. |
| Pricing approach | Core Executors are open source. Hub is paid, and Enterprise On-Premise pricing is custom. | Infura uses a credit-based pricing model, with Free, Developer, Team and Enterprise plans. API requests consume credits based on computational complexity. | Novacula and Infura use different commercial models: Novacula is centered on managed node infrastructure, while Infura pricing scales with API usage and credit consumption. |
| API model | Expose the chain-native RPC interfaces provided by your nodes, including JSON-RPC, WebSocket or gRPC where supported. | Infura provides managed blockchain APIs and hosted endpoints for accessing supported networks without running the underlying infrastructure. | Novacula keeps your team closer to the underlying node and its native interfaces, while Infura abstracts node operations behind a managed API service. |
| Deployment model | Deploy and manage nodes on customer-controlled bare metal, virtual machines or Kubernetes through one control plane. | Connect applications to Infura’s managed blockchain infrastructure through hosted API endpoints, without deploying the underlying nodes yourself. | Novacula gives infrastructure teams control over where nodes run, while Infura abstracts node deployment and maintenance behind a managed service. |
| Operational visibility | Monitor node health, synchronization, peers, resource usage, metrics and selected logs from the control plane. | Infura provides dashboard visibility into API usage, application performance, request methods and request activity. | Novacula focuses on node-level operations, while Infura focuses on visibility into the managed API service and application usage. |
Run blockchain nodes on infrastructure your team controls instead of relying only on provider-managed API endpoints.
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 Infura differ in infrastructure control, APIs, deployment and node operations. Talk to our team.
Novacula is designed for teams that want to run and manage blockchain nodes on infrastructure they control. Infura provides managed blockchain APIs without requiring teams to operate the underlying node infrastructure.
Not necessarily. Novacula and Infura use different infrastructure models, and teams can use self-managed nodes alongside third-party managed RPC services when that architecture fits their requirements.
Your team controls the infrastructure where the blockchain nodes run. Novacula provides the control plane for deployment, monitoring and supported lifecycle operations.
Novacula focuses on node-level health, synchronization, peers, resources, metrics and selected logs. Infura focuses on API usage and application-level request visibility through its managed service.
Infura uses plan-based daily credit quotas. API requests consume different amounts of credits depending on their computational complexity.
Novacula may be a better fit for teams that want direct control over where nodes run and need node-level operational visibility and management.
Deploy and manage blockchain nodes on infrastructure you control, with node-level monitoring, configuration and operations from one control plane.
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