specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Cardano
providerId: cardano
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Cardano
  - Cryptocurrency
  - Proof-of-Stake
description: Blockfrost offers four subscription tiers for Cardano API access. The Starter plan is free
  forever. Paid plans (Hobby at €29/month, Developer at €79/month, Enterprise by contact) unlock higher
  daily request quotas, additional projects, webhooks, workspaces, and premium transaction submission.
  All prices exclude VAT.
sources:
  - https://blockfrost.dev/overview/plans-and-billing
  - https://blockfrost.io/
plans:
  - id: cardano-blockfrost-starter
    name: Starter
    type: freemium
    description: Free-forever plan for individual developers and hobbyists. Includes 1 project, 1 webhook,
      50,000 API requests per day, and 100 MB IPFS storage.
    entries:
      - label: Daily API requests
        name: requests_per_day_starter
        type: quota
        metric: api_request
        limit: 50000
        timeFrame: day
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 0
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 1 project
      - name: 1 webhook
      - name: 100 MB IPFS storage
      - name: 10 MB Filecoin storage
      - name: Cardano Mainnet and Testnet access
  - id: cardano-blockfrost-hobby
    name: Hobby
    type: flat-rate
    description: Entry-level paid plan at €29/month (ex. VAT) for small teams and active developers.
      Includes 3 projects, 3 webhooks, and 300,000 API requests per day.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: hobby_monthly
        type: flat
        metric: subscription
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '€29.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Daily API requests
        name: requests_per_day_hobby
        type: quota
        metric: api_request
        limit: 300000
        timeFrame: day
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 0
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 3 projects
      - name: 3 webhooks
      - name: 1,000 MB IPFS storage
      - name: 100 MB Filecoin storage
      - name: Cardano Mainnet and Testnet access
  - id: cardano-blockfrost-developer
    name: Developer
    type: flat-rate
    description: Professional plan at €79/month (ex. VAT) for production applications. Includes 10
      projects, 10 webhooks, 1,000,000 API requests per day, workspaces, and Premium Submit access.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: developer_monthly
        type: flat
        metric: subscription
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '€79.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Daily API requests
        name: requests_per_day_developer
        type: quota
        metric: api_request
        limit: 1000000
        timeFrame: day
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 0
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 10 projects
      - name: 10 webhooks
      - name: 2 workspaces
      - name: 50,000 MB IPFS storage
      - name: 1,000 MB Filecoin storage
      - name: Premium Submit access
      - name: Cardano Mainnet and Testnet access
  - id: cardano-blockfrost-enterprise
    name: Enterprise
    type: custom
    description: Enterprise plan with custom pricing, available by contacting Blockfrost support. Includes
      whitelisting, custom rate limiting, and dedicated support on top of all Developer features.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: enterprise_monthly
        type: custom
        metric: subscription
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: custom
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Custom number of projects
      - name: Custom webhooks and workspaces
      - name: IP whitelisting
      - name: Custom rate limiting
      - name: Premium Submit access
      - name: Dedicated support
      - name: Cardano Mainnet and Testnet access
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com