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dRPC costs Free to $6 per CU per month as of July 2026, with 3 plans available including a free tier. Plans: Free (free), and Growth at $6/CU per month. Enterprise pricing is available on request. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.

  • Free tier: Yes

dRPC offers 3 pricing tiers: Free, Growth, For Enterprise. A free plan is available. Paid plans include Growth at $6/1M requests.

dRPC lists $0-$6/CU per month, but hidden costs like implementation and support add to the total as of July 2026. Key hidden costs: opaque cost models, free tier hidden costs, unexpected charges. Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

1

Opaque Cost Models

high overage

Some RPC providers use "Compute Units" (CUs) with varying costs per method, making budgeting unpredictable.

industry

Unexpected Charges: Buyers are advised to be wary of "hidden fees and extra charges that can increase your costs unexpectedly"

2

Free Tier Hidden Costs

high implementation

Relying on free or public RPC endpoints often incurs "hidden technical debt" in the form of engineering hours spent managing aggressive rate limits, building complex failover logic, and monitoring node health.

industry

These hours are spent managing aggressive rate limits, building complex failover logic, and monitoring node health, effectively shifting operational burden to the buyer's team

3

Unexpected Charges

high addon

Buyers are advised to be wary of "hidden fees and extra charges that can increase your costs unexpectedly".

industry

Unexpected Charges: Buyers are advised to be wary of "hidden fees and extra charges that can increase your costs unexpectedly"

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