Best for Managed RPC across the major chains plus XRPL, Stellar and Hedera
Catch Hedera only through the EVM relay, not native APIs; no Algorand or Xahau; trial, then paid
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Hedera +11 moreBest for RPC nodes for 50+ chains, including XRPL, Stellar and Algorand
Catch XRPL is mainnet only; no Hedera or Xahau
STX Ethereum Solana Base Polygon Arbitrum BNB Avalanche Stellar Sui Aptos TON XRPL NEAR 
Algorand +11 moreBest for Node and explorer APIs with the widest payments-chain coverage
Catch Free plan has no WebSocket and paid prices aren't published; no Xahau
STX Ethereum Solana Base Polygon Arbitrum BNB Avalanche Stellar Sui Aptos TON XRPL NEAR Hedera Algorand +12 moreBest for Hosted, indexed REST API for Stacks transactions, tokens and contract events
Catch Fixed free limits; above 500 requests per minute you have to contact Hiro
STX* (network not stated)Best for Writing, testing and deploying Clarity smart contracts on Stacks
Catch Only for Clarity on Stacks, and the local devnet needs Docker
STXBest for JavaScript/TypeScript SDK for Stacks transactions and wallet connections
Catch Split into many packages, so you have to work out which ones you need
STXBest for Webhook streams of Stacks onchain events, with reorg handling
Catch No stated price or limits for Hiro's hosted service
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