Solana gRPC (Yellowstone) Providers and Pricing Compared
Choosing a Solana gRPC provider depends on your throughput needs, latency requirements and budget. This page compares providers offering Yellowstone gRPC access.
Comparison table (as of 2026-10-21)
| Provider | Protocol | Pricing | Subscriptions | Max accounts | Unmetered bandwidth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helius | LaserStream gRPC | From $49/mo (Devnet); $499/mo+ for Mainnet | Included in plan credits | Plan-dependent | No (credit-based) |
| Supanode | Yellowstone gRPC | From $99/30 days (Focus) | 1–50 concurrent | 100–100,000 | Yes |
| Triton One | Yellowstone gRPC | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom |
Helius LaserStream gRPC
Helius wraps Yellowstone gRPC in their LaserStream product. Key details:
- Free plan: no gRPC access
- Developer ($49/mo): Devnet gRPC only
- Business ($499/mo) and Professional ($999/mo): Devnet + Mainnet gRPC
- Usage counts against monthly credit budget
- Includes historical replay and delivery guarantees
Supanode Yellowstone gRPC
Supanode runs standard Yellowstone gRPC (open-source, maintained by Triton One):
- Endpoint:
fra.sol.supanode.xyz:10010 - Region: Frankfurt
- Starter plan ($40): no gRPC — WebSocket only
- Focus ($99): 1 concurrent subscription, up to 100 accounts
- Build ($159): 10 subscriptions, up to 5,000 accounts
- Grow ($259): 20 subscriptions, up to 24,000 accounts
- Professional ($459): 50 subscriptions, up to 100,000 accounts
- Per-filter cap: 2,000 addresses, 10 filters per subscription
- Bandwidth is unlimited and unmetered on all gRPC tiers
- 24+ hour free trial on Focus+, no card required
Key advantages over credit-based gRPC:
- Mainnet gRPC from $99/mo — Helius charges $499/mo (Business plan) for Mainnet gRPC; the $49 Developer plan is Devnet only.
- Unmetered bandwidth — no per-MB charges. Helius gRPC usage counts against monthly credits that can run out.
- Standard Yellowstone protocol — compatible with any Yellowstone client library (
@triton-one/yellowstone-grpc). LaserStream is a proprietary wrapper. - Predictable cost — flat fee per tier, no overage charges. With credit-based billing, high-throughput gRPC streams can exhaust credits before the billing period ends.
Triton One Yellowstone gRPC
Triton One maintains the Yellowstone gRPC open-source project and offers gRPC access as part of their infrastructure:
- Custom pricing, no public tiers
- Full Yellowstone filter support (accounts, transactions, slots, blocks, entries)
- Vixen parsed program data streams for pre-decoded data
- Available alongside their Cascade transaction sending network
What to look for in a gRPC provider
- Subscription filters: does the provider support all Yellowstone filter types?
- Rate limits: connections, subscriptions per connection, bandwidth.
- Latency: proximity to validators matters.
- Pricing model: per-request (compute units/credits) vs flat monthly fee.
- Reliability: uptime guarantees and reconnection handling.
FAQ
What is the best Yellowstone gRPC provider? It depends on your use case. Trading bots prioritize latency; indexers prioritize throughput and bandwidth.
Is there unlimited gRPC access for Solana? Some providers offer plans with no bandwidth metering. Check individual provider pages for current pricing and limits.
What is Solana Geyser plugin provider? A Geyser plugin provider runs Solana validators with the Yellowstone Geyser plugin and exposes the gRPC interface to customers.
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