NOWNodes leads on the only live benchmark. NOWNodes wins on Fastest free LUKSO RPC, live no-key endpoint latency (592 ms vs 785 ms).
Multi-chain node provider covering 110+ blockchains. Key-based REST and WebSocket RPC plus block explorers, with keyless public endpoints on a handful of chains (Ethereum, BNB, Bitcoin) rate-limited to 5 requests per second.
ThirdWeb operates a keyless public RPC gateway at `<chainid>.rpc.thirdweb.com` covering 2000+ EVM chains via chain-id routing. Free tier is rate-limited per IP with no signup; paid tiers unlock higher throughput and dedicated endpoints. Used keyless across 13 chains on the RPC latency cluster (arbitrum, ethereum, polygon, optimism, base, bnb, avalanche, linea, worldchain, kaia, ink, opbnb + more).
NOWNodes
Leads592 ms
thirdweb
Trails785 ms
Per region
| Region | NOWNodes | thirdweb |
|---|---|---|
| US-East | 589 ms | 804 ms |
| EU-West | 592 ms | 787 ms |
| Singapore | 594 ms | 763 ms |
NOWNodes and thirdweb are compared on 1 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. NOWNodes leads on Fastest free LUKSO RPC, live no-key endpoint latency. See the live table on this page for every metric.
On the Fastest free LUKSO RPC, live no-key endpoint latency benchmark, NOWNodes leads at 592 ms versus thirdweb at 785 ms. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Every benchmark on this page uses the same open methodology, published at https://openchainbench.com/methodology. Data is CC-BY-4.0. Measurement harnesses are MIT-licensed.
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