Li.Fi vs Rarible vs Subgraphs Comparison | Builder's Guide

Comparison Summary

Li.Fi, Rarible and Subgraphs each address unique challenges in the web3 ecosystem, offering complementary strengths for builders. LI.FI is a multi-chain routing layer offering unified API and SDK for cross-chain swaps, bridges, and payments across 60+ blockchains. 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.

	Li.Fi // 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	Cross-Chain Swap and Bridge Aggregation, Plug-and-Play Trading Widget, Canonical Token Mapping	MCP Servers for Market Data, Full-Text Fuzzy Search, SDK with Ready-Made JS Library	Subgraphs, Substreams, Token API
Chain Support	+7	+10	+46
Best For	DeFi Developers, Infrastructure Developers	NFT Platform Developers, DeFi Developers	DeFi Developers, NFT Platform Developers
Pricing
Free Tier	Free	Free	Hosted Service
Paid Features	1 paid tiers	1 paid tiers	1 paid tiers
Custom Plans	Enterprise plans	Enterprise plans	—

Li.Fi

// 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