How Alchemy Subgraphs and The Graph differ on type, speed, chains and developer experience.
| Alchemy Subgraphs | The Graph | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Managed service | Decentralized protocol |
| How it works | Managed, Graph-compatible subgraph hosting on Alchemy’s infrastructure, alongside its broader node + data API stack (Supernode, enhanced APIs). | Define a subgraph (schema + mappings); independent indexers stake GRT to index it and serve GraphQL queries. The hosted service was fully deprecated in 2026 — everything now runs on the decentralized network. |
| Chains | Major EVM + more | 55+ |
| Speed | Fast | Baseline |
| Coding | AssemblyScript | AssemblyScript |
| Best for | Teams already on Alchemy | Decentralized, censorship-resistant data |
Pick Alchemy Subgraphs for teams already on alchemy; pick The Graph for decentralized, censorship-resistant data.