InstantNodes

InstantNodes is a Solana remote procedure call (RPC) infrastructure provider founded in 2023 and headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The service gives developers and enterprises a private Solana endpoint without requiring them to operate their own node hardware, targeting use cases that range from trading bots and decentralized applications to analytics pipelines, NFT platforms, and institutional trading desks.

Hybrid Architecture

The defining technical feature of InstantNodes is what the company calls a hybrid RPC architecture: a combination of cloud-based infrastructure and decentralized nodes routed by a purpose-built traffic engine. The routing layer separates requests by type and workload intensity. Light, cache-friendly calls are directed to shared caching clusters; heavy program scans are routed to high-memory SSD/NVMe nodes; and streaming workloads are isolated on QoS-enabled servers. This separation is designed to prevent Geyser subscriptions or large program-state reads from degrading response times for smaller, latency-sensitive requests.

Performance targets cited by the company include sub-50ms latency for read traffic, sustained delivery of up to 60,000 requests per second across top-tier clients, and at least three backup nodes per region for redundancy. The company also claims 99.9% load balancing efficiency, 99.999% data accuracy, DDoS mitigation capacity up to 1 Tb, and real-time infrastructure monitoring at 0.5-second intervals. All traffic is secured over SSL/TLS, with private endpoints and authentication controls for paid subscribers.

V2 Infrastructure Launch

In September 2025, InstantNodes announced Hybrid Node Infrastructure V2, framed as an upgrade targeting institutional requirements. CEO Ilgar Alekperov described the motivation: "Running the biggest systems on Solana means you can't just react to traffic — you have to anticipate it." The V2 release added AI-powered predictive scaling to anticipate usage spikes before they occur, adaptive batching and parallelized request queues, automated geo-distributed failover, and explicit separation of read and write workloads at the infrastructure level. Enterprise observability tools introduced with V2 include real-time dashboards, audit logs, sandbox testbeds, and integration hooks for Webhook and Kafka pipelines. At launch, institutional-grade clusters were operational across Europe and North America.

Geyser Streaming: Stoner gRPC Plugin

InstantNodes offers its own gRPC Geyser streaming solution under the name Stoner gRPC Geyser Plugin. The plugin delivers a Yellowstone-compatible API, enabling subscribers to stream real-time Solana account updates, transaction confirmations, slot notifications, and block data without polling via JSON-RPC. The Stoner plugin is included in the top-tier Hyperion plan and is available as a paid add-on starting at the Hybrid Pro tier.

Pricing and Plans

InstantNodes uses a request-based pricing model rather than an opaque credit system. The company explicitly positions transparent capacity planning — stated RPS limits per day and month — as a differentiator against providers that obscure effective throughput behind credit conversions.

A free tier provides up to two million requests per month. Paid subscriptions begin at $49 per month and scale through named tiers: Hybrid, Hybrid Pro, Hybrid Max, and Hyperion. The Hyperion plan, which carries the highest RPS ceiling (up to 1,500 RPS), includes gRPC streaming. Adding gRPC to Hybrid Pro or Hybrid Max tiers costs an additional $499 per month. Support levels range from 8/5 coverage on entry plans to 24/7 support for enterprise contracts.

Workload Profiles and Target Use Cases

InstantNodes has introduced workload-specific tuning profiles — listed as a beta feature — that allow clients to select a configuration optimized for their specific application type. Named profiles cover MEV bots, dApps, wallets, indexers, bridges, NFT platforms, GameFi applications, validators, DAOs, and AI agents. The distinction matters because MEV and arbitrage bots require the lowest possible latency on write paths, while indexers and analytics pipelines prioritize throughput and archive access over latency.

Archive node access, enabling queries against historical Solana blockchain state, is available across paid plans. WebSocket support for real-time subscriptions is included at all tiers.

Infrastructure Footprint

The service operates with multi-region delivery across the United States and Europe. Each region maintains a minimum of three backup nodes, and the company states its infrastructure handles millions of requests across production clients. InstantNodes is included in the official Solana Foundation's list of RPC infrastructure providers, and independent performance benchmarking for the service has been tracked through third-party tools including CompareNodes, which has measured InstantNodes response times against competitors such as Helius, Alchemy, Triton One, and All That Node.