Decentralized RPC vs Dedicated RPC: Which to Choose
Decentralized RPC networks vs dedicated providers: latency consistency, accountability, cost. An operator's honest guide to choosing for production.
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Try it freeBoltRPC is built by the team operating critical oracle and node infrastructure for the leading Web3 networks. Dedicated endpoints across 20+ chains, a single API key, engineered for high-throughput production workloads.
Infrastructure
Five years operating blockchain RPC nodes at production scale. What that looks like in practice:
Blockchain networks, Ethereum to Solana to Scroll.
RPC plan entry price. Every network included.
Daily RPC request capacity.
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified via parent Matrixed.Link.
Multi-chain
Multi-chain RPC infrastructure for Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, Optimism, BNB Chain and 20 more networks, accessed through a single API key. HTTPS and WebSocket RPC endpoints on every plan. No separate add-ons. No per-chain billing.
Switch between Ethereum, Solana, Base and 20+ other chains by editing one slug in your URL. Same auth, same JSON-RPC 2.0 format, same observability.
View all networksPricing
Transparent RPC pricing replaces the compute-unit model. BoltRPC publishes fixed Request Unit (RU) weights for every JSON-RPC method: standard reads at 3 RU, eth_getLogs at 4 RU, writes at 5 RU. You can estimate your monthly blockchain RPC bill before you write a line of code.
See published RU weightsReliability
The same infrastructure powering Chainlink oracle feeds, Tiingo market data, Enjin gaming rails and Gains Network perpetuals. Operated by Matrixed.Link, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified, five years running blockchain nodes in production.
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Quick start
Free trial at trial.boltrpc.io. No credit card, no commitment. API key delivered in seconds.
Sign up freePick any of 20+ supported blockchain networks from the dashboard. HTTPS and WebSocket URLs ready immediately.
Drop-in replacement for any Ethereum, Solana or Arbitrum RPC client. Standard JSON-RPC 2.0. Zero code changes.
Live latency
Live RPC latency measurement from your browser to our globally distributed blockchain RPC endpoints, benchmarked against eth_chainId calls. Updates every three seconds. Zero server-side caching.
These are 8 of the 20+ chains we run. No cherry-picking. No smoothing. No upstream caching.
Browse every chainBoltRPC's endpoints are mission critical for us as a benchmark price provider. Their reliability, consistency and support have been more than exceptional. They are top of market.
Pricing
Published method weights. You know your monthly RU bill before you ship. 14-day free trial on any tier, no credit card required.
For developers and small teams getting started.
For growing teams needing more power and priority support.
For high-volume operations requiring dedicated throughput.
Custom infrastructure for protocols, exchanges and data pipelines.
All plans: no per-request throttling within your RU quota, every supported chain, HTTPS + WebSocket RPC, crypto payments accepted. Compare plans in detail →
Latest from the field
Field notes from the team running the nodes: JSON-RPC methods, WebSocket streams, failover patterns, cost optimization across 20+ chains.
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