Flashbots Protect vs Rarible vs Subgraphs Comparison | Builder's Guide

Comparison Summary

Flashbots Protect, Rarible and Subgraphs each address unique challenges in the web3 ecosystem, offering complementary strengths for builders. A privacy-preserving Ethereum RPC that protects transactions from front-running and sandwich attacks by bypassing the public mempool and routing trades through Flashbots’ private block-building infrastructure. Rarible API is a fast, unified NFT API infrastructure providing real-time data and executable market features across Ethereum, Base, Polygon, and more than 10 other chains. The Graph is a decentralized indexing protocol that organizes blockchain data and makes it easily accessible via GraphQL. Together, these tools serve different but overlapping user needs, making them valuable components in a modern web3 development stack.

	Flashbots Protect // Web3 Developer Tools // Infrastructure Tools	Rarible // Web3 Developer Tools // NFT APIs	Subgraphs // Web3 Developer Tools // Indexing Tools // Web3 Data Tools
At a Glance
Composability
Cross-Chain
Customizability
Developer Support
Ease of Integration
Performance
Key Features
Core Capabilities	Private Transaction Submission, MEV Protection, Plug-and-Play RPC	MCP Servers for Market Data, Full-Text Fuzzy Search, SDK with Ready-Made JS Library	Subgraphs, Substreams, Token API
Chain Support		+10	+46
Best For	Infrastructure Developers, DeFi Developers	NFT Platform Developers, DeFi Developers	DeFi Developers, NFT Platform Developers
Pricing
Free Tier	Open Source	Free	Hosted Service
Paid Features	—	1 paid tiers	1 paid tiers
Custom Plans	—	Enterprise plans	—

Flashbots Protect

// Web3 Developer Tools // Infrastructure Tools

Rarible

// Web3 Developer Tools // NFT APIs

Subgraphs

// Web3 Developer Tools // Indexing Tools // Web3 Data Tools

At a Glance

Composability

Cross-Chain

Customizability

Developer Support

Ease of Integration