GoldRush vs Dune

GoldRush or Dune: which one fits

Dune is a SQL-native onchain analytics platform for dashboards and ad-hoc queries across 100+ chains. Its separate Sim API offered a REST wallet-data product, but Dune has announced it is retiring the Sim API on August 1, 2026. GoldRush is a supported, production decoded-data REST API. Use Dune for SQL analytics and dashboards; use GoldRush for decoded wallet, NFT, and pricing data you query from apps and agents.

Why choose GoldRush over Dune

The differences that matter when you ship multichain data, drawn from each product's public docs and pricing.

• Supported, not sunsetting

  Dune is retiring its Sim API (the REST wallet/balances/NFT product) on August 1, 2026, with new signups disabled. GoldRush's decoded-data API is a supported, continuing product.

• Built for apps, not just analysts

  GoldRush returns decoded balances, transactions, NFTs, and prices over REST for production apps. Dune's core strength is SQL analytics and dashboards.

• x402 for autonomous agents

  Agents pay per request with no signup or key. Dune has no x402 access to its APIs.

• JSON-RPC included

  GoldRush serves JSON-RPC on 30+ EVM chains. The Sim API is REST-only with no node service.

Feature comparison

What each API covers, row by row. Where a feature exists on both, the note says how they differ.

Sources: GoldRush docs and Dune.

Pricing

Plans as each provider lists them, reviewed 29 October 2026. Check Dune for current rates.

Same task on both APIs

Get all token balances for a wallet on Ethereum. Compare the request shape and how much each call returns.

// Dune Sim API: wallet balances (Sim API retires Aug 1, 2026)
const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.sim.dune.com/v1/evm/balances/" +
  "0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045?chain_ids=1",
  { headers: { "X-Sim-Api-Key": process.env.SIM_API_KEY } }
);
const { balances } = await res.json();

// GoldRush, wallet balances on any chain
const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.covalenthq.com/v1/eth-mainnet/" +
  "address/vitalik.eth/balances_v2/",
  { headers: { Authorization: "Bearer " + process.env.GOLDRUSH_API_KEY } }
);
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data.items);

Switching from Dune?

The migration guide maps Dune endpoints to GoldRush one by one, including the ones GoldRush doesn't replace, with code you can paste.