GoldRush vs Goldsky

GoldRush or Goldsky: which one fits

GoldRush returns decoded onchain data for over 100 chains, including Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum and Solana, from a single REST call: balances, transactions, NFTs and prices, with no indexing to build, plus JSON-RPC on 30+ EVM chains and native x402 pay-per-request for agents. Goldsky indexes more chains (150+ chains, 251+ networks) but you author, deploy and operate the GraphQL subgraph or Mirror pipeline yourself, and it ships no prebuilt balances, NFT or price API. Start free on GoldRush: 25,000 credits, 4 req/s, no card. Pick Goldsky to own your pipeline; pick GoldRush for ready-to-use data.

Why choose GoldRush over Goldsky

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

• Turnkey decoded data

  One REST call returns balances, transactions, NFTs, and prices. Goldsky requires you to define, deploy, and host a subgraph (or build a Mirror pipeline) to get the same.

• Prices and NFTs out of the box

  GoldRush ships token prices, DEX pool spot prices, and NFT metadata as endpoints. Goldsky has no prebuilt price or NFT API; you index that data yourself.

• x402 for agents

  Native pay-per-request access. Goldsky references x402 only conceptually and has no x402-priced endpoint.

• No infrastructure to operate

  GoldRush is a managed API. Goldsky's model centers on you running the indexing and storage layer.

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 Goldsky.

Pricing

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

Same task on both APIs

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

// Goldsky: query a subgraph you authored and deployed
// (no prebuilt balances API; define Token/Account entities first)
const query =
  '{ account(id: "0xd8da...") { balances { amount token { symbol decimals } } } }';
const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.goldsky.com/api/public/project_<id>/subgraphs/<name>/<version>/gn",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
    body: JSON.stringify({ query }),
  }
);

// 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);

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