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Tenderly (transaction simulation API) uses custom pricing as of July 2026 with 5 plans available. Contact Tenderly (transaction simulation API) directly for a personalized quote. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

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  • Free tier: Yes

Tenderly (transaction simulation API) offers 5 pricing tiers: Tenderly Free, Tenderly Console, Simulator, Monitor, Node.

Tenderly (transaction simulation API) uses custom pricing, and hidden costs like implementation and support add to the quoted price as of July 2026. Contact the vendor for a quote. Hidden costs like implementation and support add significantly to the total. Key hidden costs: usage-based tu consumption, advanced compute tu costs, consistent overuse plan upgrade. Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

1

Usage-based TU Consumption

medium overage

Different RPC methods consume varying Tenderly Units (TUs), with Read requests costing 1 TU, Compute 4 TUs, Write 20 TUs, and Debug/Trace 40 TUs.

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Advanced compute methods like tenderly_simulateTransaction and tenderly_traceTransaction can cost up to 400 TUs per request.

2

Advanced Compute TU Costs

medium overage

Advanced compute methods like tenderly_simulateTransaction and tenderly_traceTransaction can cost up to 400 TUs per request.

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Advanced compute methods like tenderly_simulateTransaction and tenderly_traceTransaction can cost up to 400 TUs per request.

3

Consistent Overuse Plan Upgrade

high overage

While there are no immediate overage fees for occasional usage spikes, consistent overuse will prompt discussions with the Tenderly team about potential plan upgrades.

industry

However, consistent overuse will prompt the Tenderly team to discuss potential plan upgrades with the user.

4

Free Plan API Limitation

medium addon

The Free plan offers single-transaction simulation through the UI but does not include API access for Node RPC.

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While the Free plan offers single-transaction simulation through the UI, it does not include API access for Node RPC.

5

Plan Upgrades for Overuse

medium overage

Consistently exceeding allotted Tenderly Units (TUs) will lead to discussions about potential plan upgrades, which could result in higher costs.

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While Tenderly implements "soft rate limits" for Pro plan users, meaning occasional usage spikes beyond the allotted TUs will not result in immediate blockage or extra charges, consistent overuse will lead to discussions with their team about potential plan upgrades

6

Gas Fees

high addon

Actual on-chain transactions will incur gas fees on the respective blockchain network, despite Tenderly's simulation features helping to optimize them.

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General hidden costs associated with blockchain API usage and development, which could indirectly apply to Tenderly users, include: * Gas Fees: While Tenderly's simulation features aim to help optimize gas costs by predicting transaction outcomes before execution, actual on-chain transactions will incur gas fees on the respective blockchain network

7

Data Storage

medium addon

Storing large amounts of blockchain data can be costly, particularly for redundancy and encryption purposes.

industry

General hidden costs associated with blockchain API usage and development, which could indirectly apply to Tenderly users, include: * Gas Fees: While Tenderly's simulation features aim to help optimize gas costs by predicting transaction outcomes before execution, actual on-chain transactions will incur gas fees on the respective blockchain network

8

Downtime Risks & Scaling Challenges

high implementation

Managing blockchain infrastructure can involve risks of downtime and scaling challenges during high network volatility or congestion, potentially leading to indirect costs.

industry

General hidden costs associated with blockchain API usage and development, which could indirectly apply to Tenderly users, include: * Gas Fees: While Tenderly's simulation features aim to help optimize gas costs by predicting transaction outcomes before execution, actual on-chain transactions will incur gas fees on the respective blockchain network

9

Compliance

high compliance

Ensuring compliance with regulations such as GDPR, MiCA, or SOC2 across data ingestion, storage, and handling can incur costs.

industry

General hidden costs associated with blockchain API usage and development, which could indirectly apply to Tenderly users, include: * Gas Fees: While Tenderly's simulation features aim to help optimize gas costs by predicting transaction outcomes before execution, actual on-chain transactions will incur gas fees on the respective blockchain network

10

Engineering Time

high implementation

Significant engineering effort is required for implementing and integrating APIs, handling rate limits, monitoring, and ensuring redundancy, representing a direct cost.

industry

While Tenderly implements "soft rate limits" for Pro plan users, meaning occasional usage spikes beyond the allotted TUs will not result in immediate blockage or extra charges, consistent overuse will lead to discussions with their team about potential plan upgrades

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