Infura

Infura is core RPC node infrastructure for Ethereum, layer-2 networks and a decentralised provider network. It is operated by Consensys, was founded in 2016 and lists offices in New York and Texas.

Products

The company offers high-availability RPC APIs for EVM chains and L2 networks, a Gas API, archive nodes and the Decentralized Infrastructure Network, or DIN. Developers use these endpoints to read blockchain data and submit transactions without running their own nodes, which is the usual need for wallets and payment gateways that accept crypto.

Customers

Listed segments are wallets, with MetaMask named as an example, DeFi projects, crypto gateways and enterprises. Infura says it serves hundreds of thousands of developers. Coverage is described as global.

Pricing

The model is freemium, with developer and enterprise subscriptions above the free tier. Request limits, supported networks and service levels differ by plan, so a business planning production traffic should check the current plan details with the provider. For crypto payment projects the main questions are uptime, archive access and cost at peak load.