TON vs Subgraphs vs Streams

Comparison Summary

TON, Subgraphs and Streams each address unique challenges in the web3 ecosystem, offering complementary strengths for builders. A decentralized and open internet blockchain designed to onboard 500 million users on-chain, built with technology developed by Telegram. The Graph is a decentralized indexing protocol that organizes blockchain data and makes it easily accessible via GraphQL. Quicknode provides fast, reliable, and scalable blockchain infrastructure and developer tools to build and scale onchain applications. Together, these tools serve different but overlapping user needs, making them valuable components in a modern web3 development stack.

	TON // Layer 1 Blockchains (L1s)// Web3 Developer Tools // Web3 SDKs	Subgraphs // Web3 Developer Tools // Indexing Tools // Web3 Data Tools	Streams // Web3 Developer Tools // Infrastructure Tools // RPC Node Providers // Web3 Data Tools
At a Glance
Composability
Cross-Chain
Customizability
Developer Support
Ease of Integration
Performance
Key Features
Core Capabilities	Toncoin Native Cryptocurrency, Mini Apps and SDKs, Cross-Chain Bridges	Subgraphs, Substreams, Token API	Core RPC API, Streams - Real-Time and Historical Data, Dedicated Clusters, Yellowstone gRPC for Solana, Webhooks and IPFS Gateways
Chain Support	+1	+46	+30
Best For	DeFi Developers, NFT Platform Developers	DeFi Developers, NFT Platform Developers	Infrastructure Developers, DeFi Developers
Pricing
Free Tier	Free	Hosted Service	Free
Paid Features	—	1 paid tiers	2 paid tiers
Custom Plans	—	—	Enterprise plans

TON

// Layer 1 Blockchains (L1s)// Web3 Developer Tools // Web3 SDKs

Subgraphs

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

Streams

// Web3 Developer Tools // Infrastructure Tools // RPC Node Providers // Web3 Data Tools

At a Glance

Composability

Cross-Chain

Customizability

Developer Support

Ease of Integration