> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.goldsky.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Comparison

## Product

### Similarities

* **Subgraph compatibility**: Both Goldsky and Alchemy are fully compatible with the open source `graph-node` specificiation

### Differences

Goldsky provides additional value-add functionality on top of the standard subgraph experience:

* **[Tags](/subgraphs/tags)**: Hotswap subgraphs versions seamlessly, allowing for zero-downtime updates on your frontend
* **[Webhooks](/subgraphs/webhooks)**: Send real-time notifications from subgraph updates to a webhook, enabling advanced, push-based use cases
* **[Mirror connectivity](/mirror/sources/subgraphs)**: Stream your subgraph data into a database of your own for custom analytics and processing. This enables significant additional power and flexibility (eg. [cross-chain subgraphs](/subgraphs/guides/create-a-cross-chain-subgraph))
* **Load-balanced RPC network**: We use multiple RPC vendors with a variety of underlying node clients, leading to improved reliability and performance

## Pricing

### Similarities

* **Free Plan**: Both Goldsky and Alchemy offer a fully free plan, with no credit card needed. The free plan includes \~5 requests per second and 100K entities stored.

### Differences

Goldsky offers more predictable and cost-effective pricing compared to Alchemy:

* **No per-query fees**: We don't charge based on query volume, allowing for significantly more predictable costs.
* **At-scale pricing**: \$10/M entities, vs. Alchemy's \$25/M entities; meaning that >90% of Alchemy users pay less on Goldsky.