Enterprise tool 5

Indexer vs RPC Decision Tree

Enterprise data teams and solutions architects are constantly asked: do we need an indexer, raw RPC, or both? This tool scores your read patterns against both layers and generates a vendor question list you can drop into an RFP or PoC brief.

Read-pattern inputs

Historical query depthCross-entity joins across accounts / tokens / apps?Custom domain schema needed?Latency budget per read (ms)

Events per day (log/event volume)Real-time chain state (subscriptions, mempool) needed?Re-org / finality handling strictness

Enter your read pattern and click recommend. Output is copyable into your RFP or PoC brief.

How to use the recommendation

Treat the layer recommendation as a starting hypothesis for a 4-week PoC, not a final architecture.
Attach the vendor question list to the RFP so indexer and RPC vendors answer the same questions.
If the tool recommends both, decide which layer is primary before signing — that decision usually drives 70% of cost.