Subglow vs GetBlock
GetBlock is a 50+ chain RPC platform with a generous free tier. Subglow is a Solana-only gRPC specialist with colocated infrastructure and pre-parsed JSON. Different products for different problems.
| Capability | Subglow | GetBlock |
|---|---|---|
| Chain coverage | Solana only | 50+ chains |
| Primary protocol | Yellowstone gRPC | JSON-RPC + WebSocket |
| Yellowstone gRPC for Solana | Yes (core product) | Enterprise tier only |
| Published slot-to-client latency | 30–80ms colocated | 100–250ms typical |
| Pre-parsed Pump.fun / Raydium / Jupiter | Yes | No (raw JSON-RPC) |
| Colocated regions | AMS, FRA, US | Multi-region (general) |
| Free tier | Free trial (apply) | Free tier with daily cap |
| Paid starting price | $99/mo flat | ~$49/mo credit-metered |
| Server-side filtering | Yes | No |
| Best for | Solana trading bots | Multi-chain apps, low-volume Solana |
| JSON-RPC bundled with plan | Yes — same API key as gRPC | Separate credit-priced product |
| JSON-RPC billing | Flat daily cap per plan | Credit-based per method |
| sendTransaction isolation | Dedicated daily bucket | Shares credit pool with reads |
When each wins
- • Solana is your primary chain and streaming is your hot path
- • You want sub-100ms slot-to-client latency
- • You want pre-parsed Pump.fun / Raydium / Jupiter events
- • Flat pricing for high-volume streaming matters
- • You're writing against Yellowstone today
- • You cover many chains and want one vendor
- • Your Solana usage is bursty or low-volume
- • You need standard JSON-RPC more than streaming
- • Their free tier covers your requirements
- • Latency isn't your bottleneck
FAQ
Does GetBlock offer Solana Yellowstone gRPC?
GetBlock offers Solana JSON-RPC and WebSocket endpoints as part of their multi-chain RPC platform. Their Solana gRPC coverage is available on enterprise plans but it's not their flagship product — GetBlock's core value proposition is breadth across 50+ chains rather than depth on any one. Subglow is Solana-only and gRPC-first.
Which has lower latency for Solana trading bots?
Subglow wins here by design. Our entire infrastructure is colocated near Solana validators (AMS, FRA, US) with a single-purpose Yellowstone gRPC pipeline. GetBlock's shared multi-chain infrastructure is optimized for broad availability rather than Solana-specific latency — their typical slot-to-client numbers for Solana are in the 100–250ms range vs Subglow's 30–80ms on colocated routes. For sniper or copy-trade workloads, the delta matters.
What's the pricing comparison?
GetBlock has a generous free tier (limited requests per day across any chain) and paid plans that start around $49/mo. Subglow is Solana-specialist pricing: free trial, Sniper $99/mo, Pro $249/mo. If you need low-volume access across many chains, GetBlock is cheaper. If you need high-volume Solana streaming with predictable latency, Subglow is structurally a better fit.
Does GetBlock pre-parse Pump.fun / Raydium / Jupiter?
No. GetBlock delivers standard Solana JSON-RPC and WebSocket formats. Your bot has to decode Borsh and classify instructions itself. Subglow delivers pre-parsed JSON for Pump.fun, Raydium, and Jupiter as streaming metadata — no Borsh decode on the hot path. For a memecoin trading bot where the parse step dominates CPU time, this is a concrete advantage.
When does GetBlock make sense for Solana?
Three scenarios: (1) you're building an app that covers many chains and want one vendor for all RPC; (2) your Solana usage is low enough that GetBlock's free / cheap tier covers it; (3) you need standard JSON-RPC methods (getTransaction, getAccountInfo) more than you need filtered streaming. For all three, GetBlock is a legitimate pick.
Can I use GetBlock and Subglow together?
Yes. Common pattern: GetBlock for standard JSON-RPC queries (getTransaction, getSlot, getAccountInfo lookups), Subglow for the filtered gRPC detection stream. The products don't overlap if you draw the line at streaming-vs-lookup. GetBlock's strength is breadth; Subglow's is Solana streaming depth.
Subglow ships JSON-RPC on the same key. No separate plan.
Every Subglow paid plan includes a flat-priced JSON-RPC endpoint on the same API key you use for gRPC. Reads on rpc.subglow.io, streams on grpc.subglow.io:443. sendTransaction has a dedicated daily bucket, so heavy read traffic never starves your submits.
Credit-based JSON-RPC metering. Yellowstone gRPC exists only on the higher tiers with its own commercial track.
Flat daily quota per plan, no per-method multipliers. sendTx in its own bucket. Same API key as gRPC.