Wallet Connector vs Streams vs Subgraphs Comparison | Builder's Guide

Comparison Summary

Wallet Connector, Streams and Subgraphs each address unique challenges in the web3 ecosystem, offering complementary strengths for builders. A decentralized connectivity protocol enabling seamless and secure wallet connections across blockchains. Quicknode provides fast, reliable, and scalable blockchain infrastructure and developer tools to build and scale onchain applications. 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.

	Wallet Connector // Web3 Developer Tools // Wallet SDKs // Web3 Wallet Tools	Streams // Web3 Developer Tools // Infrastructure Tools // RPC Node Providers // Web3 Data Tools	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	One-click authentication, Secure transaction signing and phishing protection, Advanced on-chain configurations	Core RPC API, Streams - Real-Time and Historical Data, Dedicated Clusters, Yellowstone gRPC for Solana, Webhooks and IPFS Gateways	Subgraphs, Substreams, Token API
Chain Support	—	+30	+46
Best For	Infrastructure Developers, DeFi Developers	Infrastructure Developers, DeFi Developers	DeFi Developers, NFT Platform Developers
Pricing
Free Tier	Free	Free	Hosted Service
Paid Features	—	2 paid tiers	1 paid tiers
Custom Plans	—	Enterprise plans	—

Wallet Connector

// Web3 Developer Tools // Wallet SDKs // Web3 Wallet Tools

Streams

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

Subgraphs

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

At a Glance

Composability

Cross-Chain

Customizability

Developer Support

Ease of Integration