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LYS Core vs Subgraphs vs Streams Comparison | Builder's Guide | Quicknode

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LYS Core vs Subgraphs vs Streams

Build an ecosystem optimized for your goals while opening up new revenue streams.

Comparison Summary

LYS Core, Subgraphs and Streams each address unique challenges in the web3 ecosystem, offering complementary strengths for builders. LYS Labs builds a high-performance operating system and data stack for machine finance on Solana, enabling ultra-fast execution and advanced data contextualization. The Graph is a decentralized indexing protocol that organizes blockchain data and makes it easily accessible via GraphQL. Quicknode provides fast, reliable, and scalable blockchain infrastructure and developer tools to build and scale onchain applications. Together, these tools serve different but overlapping user needs, making them valuable components in a modern web3 development stack.

	LYS Core // Web3 Data Tools // Infrastructure Tools	Subgraphs // Web3 Developer Tools // Indexing Tools // Web3 Data Tools	Streams // Web3 Developer Tools // Infrastructure Tools // RPC Node Providers // Web3 Data Tools
At a Glance
Composability
Cross-Chain
Customizability
Developer Support
Ease of Integration
Performance
Key Features
Core Capabilities	Knowledge graphs and OG-RAGs, Built-in risk limits and retries, Comprehensive developer resources	Subgraphs, Substreams, Token API	Core RPC API, Streams - Real-Time and Historical Data, Dedicated Clusters, Yellowstone gRPC for Solana, Webhooks and IPFS Gateways
Chain Support		+46	+30
Best For	DeFi Developers, Financial Institutions	DeFi Developers, NFT Platform Developers	Infrastructure Developers, DeFi Developers
Pricing
Free Tier	Builders Program	Hosted Service	Free
Paid Features	1 paid tiers	1 paid tiers	2 paid tiers
Custom Plans	Enterprise plans	—	Enterprise plans