How The Graph and Subsquid (SQD) differ on type, speed, chains and developer experience.
| The Graph | Subsquid (SQD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Decentralized protocol | Decentralized protocol |
| How it works | 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. | 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. |
| Chains | 55+ | 100+ (EVM + non-EVM) |
| Speed | Baseline | Very fast |
| Coding | AssemblyScript | TypeScript |
| Best for | Decentralized, censorship-resistant data | Fast multichain incl. non-EVM |
Pick The Graph for decentralized, censorship-resistant data; pick Subsquid (SQD) for fast multichain incl. non-evm.