What is Goldsky best at?

Hosted, drop-in subgraph indexing (marketed as faster and more reliable than The Graph's hosted service) and Mirror pipelines that stream onchain data into your own Postgres, Kafka, ClickHouse, or S3. If you want to own your data warehouse, Goldsky is strong.

Does Goldsky have JSON-RPC?

Yes, via Goldsky Edge, a multi-region RPC endpoint at a flat $5 per million requests. GoldRush also includes JSON-RPC on 30+ EVM chains, alongside its decoded data APIs.

Where can I ask questions?

Join the open GoldRush Discord at discord.gg/wTkSjU6ZhU.

API comparison

GoldRush vs Goldsky

Turnkey decoded-data API vs subgraph indexing and streaming pipelines.

Goldsky is real-time blockchain data infrastructure: hosted subgraph indexing plus Mirror pipelines that stream onchain data into your own database or queue. You define and operate the indexing. GoldRush is a turnkey decoded-data API: one REST call returns balances, transactions, NFTs, and prices with no indexing to build. Pick Goldsky to own your pipeline; pick GoldRush for ready-to-use data.

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Verify current details on Goldsky.

Turnkey decoded dataPrices and NFTs out of the box

GoldRushvs Goldsky

Decoded dataTurnkey RESTvs ~~Build a subgraph~~

Prices & NFTsBuilt-in APIsvs ~~No prebuilt API~~

x402 pay-per-requestNativevs ~~None~~

Why teams choose GoldRush over Goldsky

The differences that matter when you're shipping 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, OHLCV, 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.

Best for

GoldRush

Teams that want ready-to-use decoded data over REST with no indexing work, plus x402 for agents.

Goldsky

Teams that want to own their data pipeline: custom subgraphs, or streaming raw and processed onchain data into their own Postgres, Kafka, or ClickHouse.

Feature comparison

Data sourced from public documentation.

Feature	GoldRush	Goldsky
Chain coverage	100+	150+ chains (251+ networks)
Decoded wallet balances API Goldsky: build a subgraph	Yes	No
Prebuilt NFT API Via subgraph	Yes	No
Token prices Not a prebuilt API	Yes	No
OHLCV	Yes	No
Hosted subgraph indexing Goldsky's core product	No	Yes
Stream raw data to your warehouse Goldsky Mirror	No	Yes
JSON-RPC	30+ EVM chains	Edge RPC (60+ methods)
Real-time streaming	GraphQL subscriptions	Subgraphs + Mirror pipelines
x402 pay-per-request	Yes	No
Solana support	Yes	Yes

Pricing

Current rates as published by each provider.

GoldRush

14-day trial (100k credits, 5 req/s, no card)$0/mo
Vibe Coding$10/mo
Professional$250/mo
Inner Circle (Enterprise SLA)Custom
x402 (No signup, autonomous agents)Pay-per-request

Goldsky

Starter (Free, no card)$0
ScaleUsage-based
Edge RPC (Flat-rate JSON-RPC)$5 / million
EnterpriseCustom

Pricing details sourced from Goldsky. Verify on their site for current rates.

Code: Get a wallet's token balances on Ethereum

Same task, both APIs. Read top to bottom to see request shape and how much data each call returns.

GoldRush

// 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);

Goldsky

// 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 }),
  }
);

Frequently asked questions

Not out of the box. Goldsky is subgraph- and streaming-first: you define a schema, deploy a subgraph (or build a Mirror pipeline), then query it. GoldRush returns decoded balances from a single REST call with no indexing to build.