Substrate vs Streams vs Multichain

Build an ecosystem optimized for your goals while opening up new revenue streams.

Comparison Summary

Substrate, Streams and Multichain each address unique challenges in the web3 ecosystem, offering complementary strengths for builders. A modular, Rust-based blockchain development framework for building customizable, scalable blockchains with native interoperability on Polkadot. Quicknode provides fast, reliable, and scalable blockchain infrastructure and developer tools to build and scale onchain applications. An open source platform for creating and deploying private blockchains with Bitcoin compatibility. Together, these tools serve different but overlapping user needs, making them valuable components in a modern web3 development stack.

	Substrate // Web3 SDKs // Infrastructure Tools // Development Frameworks	Streams // Web3 Developer Tools // Infrastructure Tools // RPC Node Providers // Web3 Data Tools	Multichain // Infrastructure Tools
At a Glance
Composability
Cross-Chain
Customizability
Developer Support
Ease of Integration
Performance
Key Features
Core Capabilities	Custom Execution Logic, Robust Developer Tooling, Comprehensive Documentation and Tutorials, Ecosystem Support and Funding	Core RPC API, Streams - Real-Time and Historical Data, Dedicated Clusters, Yellowstone gRPC for Solana, Webhooks and IPFS Gateways	Rapid Deployment, Native Assets and Data Streams, Permission Management
Chain Support	—	+30	+19
Best For	Infrastructure Developers, DeFi Developers	Infrastructure Developers, DeFi Developers	Infrastructure Developers, Enterprise Blockchain Teams
Pricing
Free Tier	Open Source	Free	Open Source
Paid Features	—	2 paid tiers	—
Custom Plans	—	Enterprise plans	—