Helius vs. Alchemy: Solana RPC Provider Comparison (2026)
Helius vs. Alchemy Solana RPC Provider Comparison
Compare Solana RPC performance, product coverage, and cost.
Verdict
Helius is up to 3.6x faster with a 73.1% win rate vs. Alchemy across Solana RPC methods.
Helius is a Solana-native RPC provider with deep domain-level expertise, exclusive products, and the most performant Solana infrastructure stack in the ecosystem. Alchemy is an EVM-focused, multichain RPC provider that supports core Solana functionality.
Compare Helius product support vs. Alchemy
Evaluate Helius and Alchemy on the feature support and products Solana developers and professional traders actually use.
| Alchemy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Core Solana RPCs | ||
| Custom RPC Methods | gTFA, gTBA, etc. | gTFA support |
| Core Solana WebSockets | LaserStream WSS (up to 200ms faster) | Standard WSS |
| Solana Webhooks | ||
| Wallet API | - | |
| Embedded Wallets | ||
| Historical Solana Data | Custom RocksDB index (up to 3.7x faster) | |
| gRPC Data Streaming | LaserStream gRPC | |
| Parsed Streams And Events API | - | |
| Transaction Landing Service | Sender | - |
| MEV Protection | ||
| Transaction Rebates | ||
| Preconfirmations (Preconfs) | - | |
| Raw Shred Delivery | - | |
| Decoded Shreds | - | |
| Dedicated RPC Nodes | - | |
| Solana Validator Rank* | #2 (15.9M SOL) | #50 (2.2M SOL) |
| Validator as a Service | ||
| Starting Paid Plan | $49/month, 10M Credits, 50 RPS | $104/month, 10M Requests, 300 RPS** |
| Enterprise plans and SLAs | ||
| Customer Support | 24/7 Slack and Telegram support | 24/7 Slack and Telegram support |
*As of July 2026. See staking rewards for the latest data.
**Data for starting plan taken from Alchemy's suggested PAYG plan.
Speed
Faster on the Solana RPC methods you call most
Helius outperforms Alchemy on p95 latency across archival RPC calls (e.g., 3.7x faster getBlock calls) and heavy account-based calls (e.g.,1.5x faster getProgramAccounts calls).
Helius's score vs. Alchemy (75.1)
87.5/100
Helius's score vs. Alchemy (75.1)
p95 getTransaction latency vs. Alchemy
3.6xfaster
p95 getTransaction latency vs. Alchemy
Head-to-head win rate vs. Alchemy
73.1%
Head-to-head win rate vs. Alchemy
Solana RPC Benchmark
Latency Table
| RPC method | Helius | Alchemy |
|---|---|---|
getAccountInfo |
79.0ms | 101.0ms |
getBalance |
81.0ms | 100.0ms |
getBlock |
139.0ms | 515.0ms |
getBlockCommitment |
87.0ms | 99.0ms |
getBlockHeight |
83.0ms | 98.0ms |
getBlockProduction |
85.0ms | 101.0ms |
getBlocks |
84.0ms | 232.0ms |
getBlocksWithLimit |
85.0ms | 182.0ms |
getBlockTime |
87.0ms | 184.0ms |
getEpochInfo |
86.0ms | 100.0ms |
getEpochSchedule |
90.0ms | 101.0ms |
getFeeForMessage |
84.0ms | 97.0ms |
getGenesisHash |
76.0ms | 98.0ms |
getHealth |
75.0ms | 96.0ms |
getIdentity |
76.0ms | 99.0ms |
getInflationGovernor |
83.0ms | 99.0ms |
getInflationRate |
86.0ms | 102.0ms |
getInflationReward |
83.0ms | 363.0ms |
getLatestBlockhash |
76.0ms | 98.0ms |
getLeaderSchedule |
210.0ms | 341.0ms |
getMaxRetransmitSlot |
85.0ms | 96.0ms |
getMaxShredInsertSlot |
83.0ms | 96.0ms |
getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption |
85.0ms | 97.0ms |
getMultipleAccounts |
82.0ms | 104.0ms |
getProgramAccounts |
122.0ms | 187.0ms |
getRecentPerformanceSamples |
85.0ms | 100.0ms |
getRecentPrioritizationFees |
86.0ms | 100.0ms |
getSignaturesForAddress |
98.0ms | 194.0ms |
getSignatureStatuses |
87.0ms | 194.0ms |
getSlot |
77.0ms | 100.0ms |
getSlotLeader |
83.0ms | 97.0ms |
getSlotLeaders |
84.0ms | 99.0ms |
getStakeMinimumDelegation |
84.0ms | — |
getTokenAccountBalance |
86.0ms | 100.0ms |
getTokenAccountsByOwner |
118.0ms | 122.0ms |
getTokenLargestAccounts |
527.0ms | 933.0ms |
getTokenSupply |
144.0ms | 97.0ms |
getTransaction |
89.0ms | 321.0ms |
getTransactionCount |
84.0ms | 100.0ms |
getTransactionsForAddress |
100.0ms | 190.0ms |
getVersion |
87.0ms | 102.0ms |
getVoteAccounts |
153.0ms | 216.0ms |
isBlockhashValid |
87.0ms | 103.0ms |
simulateBundle |
81.0ms | 97.0ms |
simulateTransaction |
82.0ms | 96.0ms |
Pioneering Solana infrastructure
Since 2022 Helius has been the leader in reliable, scalable, and ultra-low latency Solana infrastructure, consistently developing new products, publishing governance proposals, and backing founders to accelerate Solana.
Custom RPC methods
Exclusive archival RPC methods like getTransactionsForAddress (gTFA)
Custom archival layer
Ultra-low latency archival reads on a purpose-built RocksDB index
Custom edge network
Gatekeeper edge routing plus a global fiber backbone for the fastest path to Solana
Custom trading services
ULL stack, from signal to execution, for HFTs, prop trading firms, and CEXs
Multi-region reliability
Multi-region support, redundant architecture, and automatic failover under load
Agentic developer tooling
SDKs, MCP, CLI, and an official Claude Code plugin for building with agents on Solana
Which RPC provider should you pick?
Choose Helius if...
- You are a trading firm, propAMM, bot, or exchange
- You need low-latency onchain signals and landing services
- You need fast, reliable, and scalable archival data and RPCs
- You care about Solana-specific SDKs, MCPs, and CLI support
- You want to work with Solana experts, exclusive to the network
Choose Alchemy if...
- You are a multichain team starting to test Solana
- Latency and scale are not critical factors for you
- Solana is a secondary focus in a multichain product
- You prioritize a single multichain vendor relationship
- You do not need Solana-native engineers or expertise
Migration
Switching from Alchemy to Helius
Get your Helius API key
Create a free account in under a minute
Update your RPC URL
Replace your Alchemy endpoint with your Helius RPC URL
Propagate and verify
Redeploy, test, and monitor performance
// Before (Alchemy)
const connection = new Connection(
"https://solana-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/YOUR_KEY"
);
// After (Helius)
const connection = new Connection(
"https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=YOUR_KEY"
);
Trusted by Solana's best teams
The Helius team makes building on Solana smoother and easier. They've done an amazing job at streamlining and removing complexity from app development on the network.
Anatoly Yakovenko CO-FOUNDER & CEO, SOLANA
Helius is super fast, reliable, and I'd recommend them to anyone looking for the best developer experience on Solana. They power a great portion of our infrastructure at Backpack.
Armani Ferrante CO-FOUNDER & CEO, BACKPACK
As Solana activity continues to grow, Helius stands out as one of the leading Solana infrastructure providers, enabling our team to access reliable data that meets the demands of an enterprise-grade platform.
Jonathan Levin CEO AND CO-FOUNDER, CHAINALYSIS
experience the difference
Choose Helius
Work with a partner who deeply understands Solana infrastructure and is committed to the ecosystem.