


Build an ecosystem optimized for your goals while opening up new revenue streams.
Farcaster, Streams and Core API each address unique challenges in the web3 ecosystem, offering complementary strengths for builders. A decentralized social network protocol enabling permissionless social apps and identity. Quicknode provides fast, reliable, and scalable blockchain infrastructure and developer tools to build and scale onchain applications. A Document Object Model for Web APIs designed to simplify API consumption and integration. Together, these tools serve different but overlapping user needs, making them valuable components in a modern web3 development stack.
| At a Glance | |||
| Composability | |||
| Cross-Chain | |||
| Customizability | |||
| Developer Support | |||
| Ease of Integration | |||
| Performance | |||
| Key Features | |||
| Core Capabilities | Mini Apps, Sign In with Farcaster (SIWF), Snapchain Data Indexing | Core RPC API, Streams - Real-Time and Historical Data, Dedicated Clusters, Yellowstone gRPC for Solana, Webhooks and IPFS Gateways | Dynamic API Discovery, Open Source Repositories |
| Chain Support | — | +30 | +40 |
| Best For | Identity/Social Developers, DAO Tooling Developers | Infrastructure Developers, DeFi Developers | Infrastructure Developers, DeFi Developers |
| Pricing | |||
| Free Tier | Free | Free | — |
| Paid Features | — | 2 paid tiers | — |
| Custom Plans | — | Enterprise plans | — |
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