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Ormi vs Subsquid (SQD)

How Ormi and Subsquid (SQD) differ on type, speed, chains and developer experience.

OrmiSubsquid (SQD)
TypeManaged serviceDecentralized protocol
How it worksManaged subgraph hosting that’s Graph-compatible, with GraphQL/REST/SQL access — positioned as a drop-in for teams leaving The Graph’s hosted service.An open SDK plus a decentralized data lake (the SQD Network): batch-fetch on-chain data fast, transform in TypeScript, and serve. Covers EVM and non-EVM in one framework.
ChainsMajor EVM100+ (EVM + non-EVM)
SpeedFastVery fast
CodingSubgraphTypeScript
Best forManaged Graph-compatible migrationFast multichain incl. non-EVM

Ormi

  • Fully managed, zero infra
  • Graph-compatible (easy migration)
  • GraphQL, REST and SQL
  • Newer / smaller
  • Paid managed service

Subsquid (SQD)

  • Very fast (2nd in benchmarks)
  • 100+ chains incl. non-EVM
  • Modular SDK + decentralized network
  • More moving parts to learn
  • Smaller than The Graph

Bottom line

Pick Ormi for managed graph-compatible migration; pick Subsquid (SQD) for fast multichain incl. non-evm.