Polygon Benchmarks

Benchmark Date: 08/24/2023

Providers included

• Nodies DLB

• Blast API

• Ankr

• Quicknode

• Alchemy

RPC Method Tested

eth_getBlockByNumber

Flood Command

flood eth_getBlockByNumber <endpoint1> <endpoint2> <endpoint3> <endpoint4> <endpoint5> --rates 10 100 1000 10000 --duration 30

Benchmark Summary

When benchmarking the Polygon mainnet endpoints across various request loads, the performance of the endpoints presented noticeable differences:

Nodies:

• P50 Latency: Showcased unparalleled performance across all loads, maintaining sub-7ms latency even at the highest request rate of 10,000 rps.

• P90 Latency: Impressively consistent, with its latency remaining under 9ms up to 1,000 rps, and surging modestly to 411ms at 10,000 rps.

• P99 Latency: Demonstrated consistent efficiency, never surpassing 1.75 seconds, even at the most demanding load of 10,000 rps.

Other Endpoints:

• P50 Latency: Performance varied with BlastAPI showing promise in the lower loads. QuickNode, Alchemy, and Ankr faced challenges, especially as loads increased.

• P90 Latency: All endpoints, excluding Nodies, showed increased latencies as loads grew. Notably, QuickNode's latency neared an alarming 40.8 seconds at 10,000 rps.

• P99 Latency: The discrepancies widened, with most services, especially QuickNode, facing challenges at the highest loads, reaching latencies of 48.3 seconds and 16 seconds, respectively.

In conclusion, Nodies distinctly outperformed the rest, consistently delivering optimal latencies across the board. The other endpoints varied in their responses, with some like BlastAPI showing potential, while others, particularly QuickNode at higher loads, experienced significant latencies. Overall, for consistent performance, Nodies stood out as the prime choice among the tested endpoints.

Latency Benchmarks

Metrics: Latency percentiles (P50, P90, P99) against load rates (10, 100, 1000, and 10000 rps). P50 Latency (in ms, lower is better):

Rate (rps)	Alchemy	BlastAPI	QuickNode	Ankr	Nodies
10	118.450	56.980	162.121	76.945	7.068
100	111.479	9.700	153.798	7.781	6.764
1,000	106.592	9.700	150.990	6.804	6.342
10,000	133.726	116.906	31838.879	107.516	6.202

P90 Latency (in ms, lower is better):

Rate (rps)	Alchemy	BlastAPI	QuickNode	Ankr	Nodies
10	134.867	263.413	178.551	123.317	8.125
100	119.332	24.778	163.342	12.943	7.913
1,000	121.105	18.346	169.801	13.074	7.383
10,000	380.142	165.855	40869.630	154.637	411.394

P99 Latency (in ms. lower is better):

Rate (rps)	Alchemy	BlastAPI	QuickNode	Ankr	Nodies
10	386.793	579.230	379.658	289.464	26.073
100	365.077	218.606	402.413	111.316	19.895
1,000	380.356	39.992	607.533	31.852	15.014
10,000	2177.805	1135.798	48314.769	1166.785	1754.009

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