Infura

RPC & InfrastructureFreemium

★4.3

ConsenSys-backed Ethereum and multi-chain RPC provider. One of the oldest and most trusted infrastructure providers powering MetaMask and major dApps.

Key Features

✓Ethereum RPC
✓Multi-chain support
✓IPFS gateway
✓Archive data
✓MetaMask integration
✓Developer tools

👍 Pros

+Battle-tested reliability
+Powers MetaMask
+IPFS support
+Strong reputation

👎 Cons

−Outages have caused chain-wide issues
−Less innovative than newer providers
−Centralization concerns

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