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Ormi vs The Graph

How Ormi and The Graph differ on type, speed, chains and developer experience.

OrmiThe Graph
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.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.
ChainsMajor EVM55+
SpeedFastBaseline
CodingSubgraphAssemblyScript
Best forManaged Graph-compatible migrationDecentralized, censorship-resistant data

Ormi

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

The Graph

  • Most battle-tested & widely adopted
  • Decentralized + censorship-resistant
  • Huge subgraph ecosystem
  • Slowest in sync benchmarks
  • Hosted service deprecated (migration needed)

Bottom line

Pick Ormi for managed graph-compatible migration; pick The Graph for decentralized, censorship-resistant data.