Subscribe to live blockchain events via WebSocket — no infrastructure needed. ~1 second latency. Track DEX trades, token prices, wallet transfers, and new token launches across Solana, Ethereum, BSC, and 40+ chains. JSON over WebSocket, browser-compatible.
Zero Infrastructure
JSON over
Filter by Token,
40+ Chains,
Node/Infra Required
Yes (self-managed node)
No (cloud-managed by Bitquery)
No (cloud-managed by Bitquery)
Setup Time
High (node setup, sync, maintain)
Very Low (register & query)
Low (register, integrate Kafka client)
Data Format
Raw, binary, or gRPC
Structured, JSON (GraphQL)
Structured, Protocol Buffers
Filtering
Limited (basic filters)
Advanced (GraphQL-level filtering)
By stream/topic and schema
Data Coverage
Raw Onchain data
All Onchain data parsed (DEX, pools, etc.)
All Onchain data parsed (DEX, pools, etc.)
Unconfirmed Transactions
Limited
Yes
Yes (unconfirmed)
Historical Data
No
Yes (queryable)
No (stream only)
Latency
Low (depends on your infra)
<1s (cloud-optimized)
Sub-second, ultra-low latency
Scalability
You must scale/monitor infra
Scales automatically (SaaS)
Enterprise-grade, scales automatically
Maintenance
High (updates, patches, uptime)
None (managed by Bitquery)
None (managed by Bitquery)
Data Parsing
Developer must parse raw data
Pre-parsed & enriched (USD values, etc.)
Pre-parsed & enriched
DEX/Protocol Support
Needs custom parsing per DEX/protocol
Supported out-of-the-box
Supported out-of-the-box
Reliability/Failover
Developer’s responsibility
Managed by Bitquery
Kafka’s built-in resilience + Bitquery
Best Use Cases
Deep custom infra, full control needed
Fast prototyping, dashboards, bots
HFT, enterprise, large-scale real-time apps
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