SimpleHash vs. Quicknode: What's the Difference?
See what makes SimpleHash the best NFT API
Dedicated NFT tooling
Made for NFT developers
NFT use cases are becoming more complex. Unlike other alternatives, SimpleHash is focused on covering all NFT data use cases, and keeping up with all the latest standards and developments, so you don't have to.
- All major ecosystems
- Whichever chains you want to use NFTs on, we have you covered. And we make sure we support all the latest developments and protocols.
- White-glove support
- Ultra-responsive support and technical guidance, faster than other platforms.
- Faster block times
- SimpleHash indexes NFTs and NFT metadata within a few seconds, compared to minutes on other platforms
- Industry experience
- SimpleHash is built by a team of blockchain developers and experts with deep insight and experience in the NFT space, meaning we can help you with any NFT use case.
SimpleHash vs. the Quicknode NFT API
- Chain support
40 mainnets and testnets — including Solana, the zkEVMs, Flow, and Zora. Cross-chain schema, query multiple chains at once
This means you don't have to deal with the complexity and inefficiency of querying multiple APIs to get the data you need for each wallet or user.
- Marketplace data
Broader coverage — sales, floor prices, active listings, historical listings across Blur, OpenSea, X2Y2, LooksRare, Tensor, Magic Eden, Trove.
Without broad coverage of NFT market data, you can't give users a full picture into the value of their collectibles.
- Media handling
More advanced — enhanced caching, dynamic previews, 3D model and video thumbnails, blurhashes, media properties, aspect ratios, predominant colors.
Reduce the amount of engineering time and cost spent on dealing with media pipelines, caching and conversions.
- Developer experience
More access options — RESTful API, webhooks, Kafka bulk streaming, direct S3 exporting. Custom build-outs prioritized. All requests weighted 1:1 — no complex compute units.
Access NFT data via the delivery method that best suits your application. Easily ingest data into your own data warehouse or analytics platform.
- NFT UX
Broader coverage of NFT use cases — LLM powered spam scores, OpenRarity, standardized trait data, standard wallet valuations, market analytics (+ NFT volumes, market caps), reveal / drop detector events, Solana compressed NFT support.
Stay at the forefront of NFT standards, and weed out spam and low-quality NFTs.
- Collection handling
Handling of edge cases — Proper sub-collection handling, Cross-marketplace collection data, Automatic collection refreshing.
Ensure your users have a seamless experience, and have their collections accurately grouped, without stale data or missing collectibles.
- Detailed ownership data
Detailed holder data — via Ownership by Wallet/Collection/Contracts endpoints.
Deep dive into crucial ownership metrics and trends. Track whale activity, and identify the most active collectors.
“SimpleHash has built a product that demonstrates they truly understand their customers' pain points with NFT data. Their ability to anticipate needs and ship features before customers even know they need them makes them the best NFT data provider in this space.”