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Chainstack costs Free to $990 per month as of November 2026, with 5 plans available including a free tier. Plans: Developer (free), Growth at $49/month, Pro at $199/month, Business at $499/month, and Enterprise at $990/month. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

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  • Free tier: Yes

Chainstack offers 5 pricing tiers: Developer, Growth, Pro, Business, Enterprise. A free plan is available. Paid plans include Growth at $49/month, Pro at $199/month, Business at $499/month. The Growth plan is startups and researchers needing reliable blockchain access.

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+2%–+28% above list price
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Chainstack's sourced hidden costs add +2%–+28% on top of a $4,188/yr base license (about $4,286–$5,377/yr) as of November 2026. Key hidden costs: exceeding request units, warp transactions, dedicated node compute & storage. Verified from 4 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

1

Exceeding Request Units

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Additional costs can arise from exceeding the allocated request units within a plan, with extra usage charged at $15 per one million additional request units on the Growth plan and $10 per one million on the Business plan.

Grounded summary

For the Business plan, this rate is reduced to $10 per one million additional request units.

2

Warp Transactions

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Warp transactions are charged separately due to a partnership with bloXroute.

Grounded summary

This contrasts with some competing providers that use method-weighted billing, where certain heavy calls (like eth_getLogs or traces) can be weighted 20-26 times more, leading to unpredictable and higher costs.

3

Dedicated Node Compute & Storage

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Compute hours and hourly rated storage are charged for dedicated nodes and indexers.

Grounded summary

Pricing and Reported Costs: Chainstack's pricing structure includes a free Developer plan, followed by paid tiers: Growth at $49 per month, Pro at $199 per month, Business at $349 per month, and Enterprise at $990 per month.

4

Trial Auto-Conversion to Paid Plan

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Users report that a $1 trial auto-converts to a full paid subscription cycle. Cancelling after the trial does not prevent the charge, and downgrading after being charged removes all paid plan benefits without triggering a refund.

trustpilot · 2024-06-28

I tried their 1 usd trial, and cancelled it soon after. Then i was charged today, and after downgrading i was told no refund and my plan is now downgraded from all benefits.

5

No-Refund Policy After Downgrade

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Multiple users report that Chainstack refuses refunds when service quality is disputed. Users are directed to downgrade to the free tier, at which point all paid plan benefits are revoked immediately with no prorated refund issued.

trustpilot · 2024-02-21

when you ask for a refund, they'll tell you to downgrade the account to free tier, then tell you that you can't have a refund.

trustpilot · 2024-06-28

after downgrading i was told no refund and my plan is now downgraded from all benefits.

Year-1 Cost

Annual license ($349/mo × 12) $4,188/yr
Trial Auto-Conversion to Paid Plan ($49-$199) +$49–$199
No-Refund Policy After Downgrade ($49-$990) +$49–$990
Estimated Year-1 Total $4,286–$5,377
That's +2%–+28% on top of the base license, summed from the sourced hidden costs above.

Frequently Asked Questions

01 What hidden costs should I budget for with Chainstack?

Beyond the license fee, budget for: Trial Auto-Conversion to Paid Plan ($49-$199); No-Refund Policy After Downgrade ($49-$990). For a typical deployment that works out to roughly +2%–+28% on top of the base license ($4,188/yr → $4,286–$5,377/yr).

02 Does Chainstack charge for implementation?

Implementation costs for Chainstack vary by deployment size and customization. Contact the vendor or check our sourced hidden-cost breakdown above for verified figures.

03 How much does Chainstack support cost?

Multiple users report that Chainstack refuses refunds when service quality is disputed. Users are directed to downgrade to the free tier, at which point all paid plan benefits are revoked immediately with no prorated refund issued. Estimated impact: $49-$990.

04 Are there overage or storage costs with Chainstack?

Additional costs can arise from exceeding the allocated request units within a plan, with extra usage charged at $15 per one million additional request units on the Growth plan and $10 per one million on the Business plan..

05 What add-ons cost extra with Chainstack?

Add-on pricing for Chainstack varies by feature. The sourced cost breakdown above lists any verified add-on costs we have.

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