MeterCall

MeterCall vs Ankr

Ankr runs centralized multichain RPC with a staking layer bolted on. MeterCall runs decentralized nodes first, with stake, slashing, and bridge attestations as primitives.

Registry Economics vs Pokt vs The Graph vs Ankr

Side by side

DimensionMeterCall L4Ankr
Node modelPermissionless, community-run, stakedPrimarily Ankr-operated infra + a staking-as-a-service layer
DecentralizationTrue DePIN — anyone runs, anyone earnsCentralized RPC with optional validator staking
Pricing modelPay-per-call in PCP or USD, meteredFree public tier + paid "Premium" subscription + Protocol API rate tiers
Chains30+ via upstream config (including Ankr itself as an upstream)50+ chains, very broad
Real-world APIs20M+ APIs unified under one billing pipeNot offered
BridgeYes — nodes sign attestations, earn per messageNot a primary product
TokenPCP — native to serving + stakingANKR — governance + some staking
Operator revenuePer-call rewards, paid every epochValidator staking rewards only (if operating a chain's validator, not Ankr RPC)
Slashing for bad answers1%/10%/100% based on verified dishonest answersN/A — Ankr serves centrally, trust assumed
Open sourceNode + contracts MITSome components open, core infra closed

Where Ankr wins

  • Breadth. Ankr supports one of the widest chain sets in the industry out-of-the-box. No configuration, just an endpoint.
  • Scale today. Billions of requests per day served. Well-known, Fortune 100 customers.
  • Validator business. Ankr's staking-as-a-service for chain validators is mature — a different product from RPC, and one MeterCall does not compete with.

Where MeterCall wins

  • Decentralization that actually matters. If Ankr goes down (it has), the dApps relying on it go down. MeterCall's permissionless node mesh means no single failure domain.
  • Skin in the game. A MeterCall node that returns bad data loses PCP. An Ankr RPC that returns bad data loses nothing.
  • Three revenue lines per node. RPC + real-world APIs + bridge attestations on the same hardware, same stake.
  • Transparent pricing. Metered pay-as-you-go. No "Premium" upsell, no surprise rate limits at 2 AM.
  • Token aligned with serving. PCP holders are also the people being paid to run the network. ANKR is governance-heavy with weaker operator alignment.