specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Blockdaemon
providerId: blockdaemon
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Staking
  - Nodes
  - DeFi
description: 'Reconciled plans for the Blockdaemon API Suite. Source: docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/subscription-management.
  Plans bundle Compute Unit allotment, Requests-Per-Second, support SLA, key count, and product mix.'
sources:
  - https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/subscription-management
  - https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/apisuite-overview
  - https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/rate-limits
  - https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/compute-units
  - https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/quick-start-blockdaemon-api-suite
plans:
  - id: blockdaemon-free
    name: Free
    type: free
    description: Up to 3M Compute Units/month, 5 RPS, 8-hour weekday support, one test API key. For evaluation
      and prototyping.
    entries:
      - label: Compute Units (monthly)
        name: compute_units
        type: included
        metric: compute_unit
        limit: 3000000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Requests per second
        name: rps
        type: included
        metric: request
        limit: 5
        timeFrame: second
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Test API keys
        name: test_keys
        type: included
        metric: key
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Access to all API Suite products with limited usage
      - name: One test API key
      - name: 8-hour weekday support
  - id: blockdaemon-starter
    name: Starter
    type: subscription
    description: 65M Compute Units/month, 100 RPS, 24-hour weekday support, one test key plus ten live keys,
      multi-product custom solutions.
    entries:
      - label: Compute Units (monthly)
        name: compute_units
        type: included
        metric: compute_unit
        limit: 65000000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Requests per second
        name: rps
        type: included
        metric: request
        limit: 100
        timeFrame: second
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Test API keys
        name: test_keys
        type: included
        metric: key
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Live API keys
        name: live_keys
        type: included
        metric: key
        limit: 10
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Custom solutions from API Suite products
      - name: Auto-scaling
      - name: Team collaboration
      - name: 24-hour weekday support
  - id: blockdaemon-growth
    name: Growth
    type: subscription
    description: 365M Compute Units/month, 200 RPS, 24/7 support access.
    entries:
      - label: Compute Units (monthly)
        name: compute_units
        type: included
        metric: compute_unit
        limit: 365000000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Requests per second
        name: rps
        type: included
        metric: request
        limit: 200
        timeFrame: second
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: All Starter features
      - name: 24/7 support access
      - name: Higher RPS ceiling
  - id: blockdaemon-enterprise
    name: Enterprise
    type: enterprise
    description: Custom Compute Units and RPS, 24/7/365 response, dedicated support team, custom SLAs, custom
      contracts. Required for Dedicated Nodes, Institutional Vault, and Builder Vault deployments.
    entries:
      - label: Compute Units (monthly)
        name: compute_units
        type: metered
        metric: compute_unit
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Requests per second
        name: rps
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: second
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Custom CU and RPS
      - name: 24/7/365 response time
      - name: Dedicated support team
      - name: Custom SLAs
      - name: Dedicated Nodes
      - name: Institutional Vault and Builder Vault TSM deployments
      - name: Custom solutions and on-prem options
computeUnitBands:
  - band: XS
    units: 1
    description: Lowest-intensity calls (e.g., eth_protocolVersion).
  - band: S
    units: 5
  - band: M
    units: 10
  - band: L
    units: 50
  - band: XL
    units: 100
  - band: Egress
    units: custom
  - band: BatchQueries
    units: custom
billing:
  proRated: true
  cycle: monthly
  autoRenewal: annualOption
  paymentMethods:
    - card
    - invoice