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The Graph vs SubQuery

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

The GraphSubQuery
TypeDecentralized protocolDecentralized protocol
How it worksDefine 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.A multichain SDK plus a decentralized indexing network (SQT). Indexes EVM and non-EVM (Polkadot, Cosmos, Bitcoin…) in one framework.
Chains55+300+ (EVM + non-EVM)
SpeedBaselineModerate
CodingAssemblyScriptTypeScript
Best forDecentralized, censorship-resistant dataNon-EVM / multi-ecosystem

The Graph

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

SubQuery

  • Most chains of any indexer (300+)
  • Strong non-EVM (Polkadot, Cosmos, BTC)
  • Decentralized network (SQT)
  • EVM performance trails Envio/Subsquid
  • Less mindshare in EVM DeFi

Bottom line

Pick The Graph for decentralized, censorship-resistant data; pick SubQuery for non-evm / multi-ecosystem.