Best Stellar RPC providers in 2026
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Triport's own plans, limits and endpoints on Stellar: Stellar RPC endpoint.
Pick by workload
- If your traffic fits a free plan → Chainstack, Ankr and Alchemy: permanent free plans; Triport has only a 7-day trial.[2][4][5]
- If you need the most listed requests per second for the money and can live with metering → Chainstack Growth: 250 rps at $49/mo (request units still apply).[2]
- If you need many chains or testnets on one bill → QuickNode (79 blockchains across 137 networks), Ankr (70+ networks) and Chainstack (70+ blockchain protocols); Triport serves 9 mainnets and no testnets.[6][7][8]
Providers compared
Triport publishes this comparison and is one of the providers in it. Our row is marked "ours". Rows are sorted by the price of each provider's cheapest paid plan, not by who wrote the page, and every competitor cell links to the provider's own page with the date we read it.
Triport limits are sustained requests per second with a 2× burst buffer included. How burst capacity works.
| Provider | Pricing model | Cheapest paid plan | Stellar RPS on that plan | Free tier | Archive | WebSocket / streams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triport (ours) | Flat monthly price: no credits, compute units, request allowance or overage[1] | $20/mo (Basic)[1] | 20 RPS sustained · up to 40 burst*[1] | No — 7-day trial[1] | Ledger window: ~1y (Horizon) / 120 960 (Soroban)[1] | Horizon SSE (ledgers, transactions)[1] |
| Chainstack | Request units (RU)[2] Request units (RU): 1 RU per full-node request, 2 RU per archive-node request, the same on every chain. | $49/mo (Growth)[2] | 250 rps[2] | Permanent free plan[2] Developer plan: $0, 3M request units a month, 25 requests/s, no archive access. | Archive from Growth (2 request units per archive request); none on Developer.[2] | WebSocket on all plans.[2] |
| QuickNode | Credits[9] API credits: a standard Ethereum/EVM call is 20 credits, a Solana call 30; trace/debug 2x, trace_replay 4x. | $49/mo (Build)[3] | 50 rps[3] | Trial only[3] Free trial for one month: 10M API credits, 15 requests/s. Not a permanent free plan. | Archive supported across all paid plans.[3] | Not stated on the pricing page.[3] |
| Alchemy | Compute units (CU)[5] Compute units (CU) at $0.525 per 1M on Pay As You Go; Alchemy's average estimate is 27 CU per request, and method weights vary. | Pay As You Go: usage-priced, no subscription[5] | 300 rps[5] 10,000 CU/s, which Alchemy describes as starting from 300 requests/s. | Permanent free plan[5] Free plan: 30M compute units a month, 300 CU/s (15 requests/s by Alchemy's own conversion), hard cap. | Archive data included, billed in compute units.[5] | WebSockets included ("Smart websockets").[5] |
| Ankr | Credits[4] API credits at $0.10 per 1M: an EVM HTTPS request is 200 credits ($0.00002), a Solana request 500 ($0.00005). | Pay-as-you-go: usage-priced, no subscription[4] | Not published[4] Up to about 1,500 requests/s on EVM chains and 4,000 on Solana; $10 minimum deposit. | Permanent free plan[4] Freemium: $0, 200M API credits a month, about 1,800 requests/min, HTTPS only. Public endpoints need no key. | Archive data on all plans.[4] | WebSocket on Premium (pay-as-you-go) only; Freemium is HTTPS only.[4] |
* Configured limit: the rate limit set in Triport's tier matrix for this network. It is a per-category RPS limit, not measured capacity.
Stellar RPC pricing: what sustained traffic costs
Each column runs one plan's rate limit for a whole 30-day month (2,592,000 seconds). That is the worst case for metered plans and the best case for flat ones. Figures use standard read calls, monthly list prices and each provider's own published per-call weight, and exclude bandwidth, add-ons and taxes. A provider with no published per-call price for this network is shown as not computable.
| Provider | 20 rps* sustained (51.84M req/mo) | 100 rps* sustained (259.2M req/mo) | 250 rps* sustained (648M req/mo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triport (ours) | $20/mo (Basic)[1] Flat price at the plan's rate limit | $249/mo (Pro)[1] Flat price at the plan's rate limit | $499/mo (Business)[1] Flat price at the plan's rate limit |
| Chainstack | Not computable[2] no published per-call price for Stellar | Not computable[2] no published per-call price for Stellar | Not computable[2] no published per-call price for Stellar |
| QuickNode | Not computable[9] no published per-call price for Stellar | Not computable[9] no published per-call price for Stellar | Not computable[9] no published per-call price for Stellar |
| Alchemy | Not computable[5] no published per-call price for Stellar | Not computable[5] no published per-call price for Stellar | Not computable[5] no published per-call price for Stellar |
| Ankr | Not computable[4] no published per-call price for Stellar | Not computable[4] no published per-call price for Stellar | Not computable[4] no published per-call price for Stellar |
* Configured limit: the rate limit set in Triport's tier matrix for this network. It is a per-category RPS limit, not measured capacity.
- Flat request-rate pricing is not unique to Triport. Chainstack sells an Unlimited Node add-on from its $49 Growth plan, with no per-request charge within a rate: 25 rps $149 ($7.92 per rps-month with Growth), 100 rps $649 ($6.98 per rps-month with Growth), 250 rps $1,649 ($6.79 per rps-month with Growth) and 500 rps $3,199 ($6.50 per rps-month with Growth); Chainstack says the add-on "works across all supported chains and protocols" without naming them. Triport on Stellar, per rps-month: Pro $249 / 100 rps = $2.49, Business $499 / 250 rps = $2.00.[2][10][1]
Free Stellar RPC: permanent plans, trials and none
| Provider | Free access | What the free option includes |
|---|---|---|
| Triport (ours) | Trial only[1] | 7-day trial, not a permanent plan; 15 rps* on Stellar during the trial.[1] |
| Chainstack | Permanent free plan[2] | Developer plan: $0, 3M request units a month, 25 requests/s, no archive access.[2] |
| QuickNode | Trial only[3] | Free trial for one month: 10M API credits, 15 requests/s. Not a permanent free plan.[3] |
| Alchemy | Permanent free plan[5] | Free plan: 30M compute units a month, 300 CU/s (15 requests/s by Alchemy's own conversion), hard cap.[5] |
| Ankr | Permanent free plan[4] | Freemium: $0, 200M API credits a month, about 1,800 requests/min, HTTPS only. Public endpoints need no key.[4] |
* Configured limit: the rate limit set in Triport's tier matrix for this network. It is a per-category RPS limit, not measured capacity.
Triport serves Stellar mainnet only, with no testnets.
Same price, listed request rate
| Price | Plan | Stellar RPS |
|---|---|---|
| $249/mo | Triport Pro | 100 RPS sustained · up to 200 burst*[1] |
| $249/mo | QuickNode Accelerate | 125 rps[3] API credits still apply |
| $499/mo | Triport Business | 250 RPS sustained · up to 500 burst*[1] |
| $499/mo | Chainstack Business | 600 rps[2] request units still apply |
| $499/mo | QuickNode Scale | 250 rps[3] API credits still apply |
* Configured limit: the rate limit set in Triport's tier matrix for this network. It is a per-category RPS limit, not measured capacity.
Where Triport is ahead
- No credits, compute units or request allowance, and no overage: every Triport plan is a flat monthly price, limited only by requests per second per capability (Stellar reads: Basic 20 RPS sustained · up to 40 burst*, Pro 100 RPS sustained · up to 200 burst*, Business 250 RPS sustained · up to 500 burst*).
- Triport Basic at $20/mo is the lowest fixed monthly subscription in this table; the next is $49/mo (Chainstack Growth and QuickNode Build). Its Stellar limit is 20 RPS sustained · up to 40 burst*.
When another provider fits better
- No permanent free plan: Triport's Free plan is a 7-day trial. If your traffic fits a free plan, Chainstack (Developer plan: $0, 3M request units a month, 25 requests/s, no archive access), Ankr (Freemium: $0, 200M API credits a month, about 1,800 requests/min, HTTPS only. Public endpoints need no key) and Alchemy (Free plan: 30M compute units a month, 300 CU/s (15 requests/s by Alchemy's own conversion), hard cap) cost less.
- More listed requests per second per dollar: Chainstack Growth lists 250 rps at $49/mo (request units still apply) and QuickNode Build lists 50 rps at $49/mo (API credits still apply), against Triport Basic at 20 RPS sustained · up to 40 burst* for $20.
- Same or lower price, same or higher listed limit than Triport Pro ($249/mo, 100 RPS sustained · up to 200 burst* on Stellar): Chainstack Growth lists 250 rps at $49/mo (request units still apply) and QuickNode Accelerate lists 125 rps at $249/mo (API credits still apply).
- Same or lower price, same or higher listed limit than Triport Business ($499/mo, 250 RPS sustained · up to 500 burst* on Stellar): Chainstack Growth lists 250 rps at $49/mo (request units still apply) and QuickNode Scale lists 250 rps at $499/mo (API credits still apply).
- Higher published rate limits: Chainstack Business 600 rps, QuickNode Business 500 rps and Chainstack Pro 400 rps. Triport's highest published limit below Enterprise on Stellar is 250 RPS sustained · up to 500 burst* (Business).
- Fewer networks: Triport serves 9 mainnets and no testnets or devnets (Chainstack: 70+ blockchain protocols; Ankr: 70+ networks; QuickNode: 79 blockchains across 137 networks; Alchemy: All mainnets and testnets on its chain list (no total stated)).
- Read-only on Stellar: Triport does not offer transaction submission on this network.
- The Stellar rate limits are configured limits (per-category RPS limits), not measured capacity.
- Regions: EU and US only (custom PoPs on Enterprise), and Enterprise needs a 365-day term.
What Triport sells on this network today
Available: Soroban RPC reads and simulation, Soroban ledgers, events and transactions, Horizon REST (read), Horizon SSE (ledgers, transactions).
10 documented JSON-RPC methods for Stellar in the Triport docs (count as of 2026-10-13). See the method index.
How we picked
- Included: every provider in our comparison dataset whose own pricing and chain pages we read on 2026-10-13 and that lists Stellar (4 of 7). A provider missing here was not re-read this month, or does not list Stellar.
- Each competitor cell links to the page it came from, with the date we read it. Our build fails when a fact is more than 45 days old, so the table is re-read monthly.
- Prices are monthly list prices. Per-call costs use each provider's own published weight for a standard read call; where only an average is published, we say so next to the figure.
- Triport's numbers come from its tier matrix, the same file its rate limiter enforces. Only capabilities marked available in the network registry count as sold.
- We compare published prices, limits and features only. There are no speed rankings on this page.
- Rows are sorted by the monthly list price of each provider's cheapest paid plan, ties by name; providers without a fixed monthly plan come last. Triport's position follows the same rule.
FAQ
- Which Stellar RPC providers have a free tier?
- Chainstack, Ankr and Alchemy list a permanent free plan for Stellar. QuickNode offers a trial. Triport's Free plan is a 7-day trial, not a permanent free tier.
- What does 100 requests per second of Stellar traffic cost per month?
- Run all month, 100 rps is 259.2M requests. Triport Pro is a flat $249/mo at that rate. No other provider here publishes a per-call price for this network that lets us compute it.
- Does Triport charge credits or compute units on Stellar?
- No. Plans are flat monthly prices with no credits, compute units, request allowance or overage; the only limit is requests per second: Basic $20 at 20 RPS sustained · up to 40 burst, Pro $249 at 100 RPS sustained · up to 200 burst, Business $499 at 250 RPS sustained · up to 500 burst, with a 2× burst buffer included. The buffer refills at sustained RPS; there is no quota on the number of bursts. On Stellar these are configured limits, not measured capacity.
- How were these providers picked?
- We list every provider in our dataset whose pricing and chain pages we re-read this month and that lists Stellar. Each cell links to its source with the date it was read.
Sources
- Triport pricing (tier matrix) — Triport's own published limits
- Chainstack pricing (https://chainstack.com/pricing/), read
- QuickNode pricing (https://www.quicknode.com/pricing), read
- Ankr pricing (https://www.ankr.com/docs/rpc-service/service-plans/), read
- Alchemy pricing (https://www.alchemy.com/pricing), read
- QuickNode chain list (https://www.quicknode.com/chains), read
- Ankr chain list (https://www.ankr.com/rpc/), read
- Chainstack chain list (https://chainstack.com/protocols/), read
- QuickNode billing (https://www.quicknode.com/api-credits), read
- Chainstack Unlimited Node (https://chainstack.com/unlimited-node), read