> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.allium.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Product Comparison

> Allium delivers data via five core products: Explorer, Datashares, Realtime APIs, Datastreams, and Beam.

<table style={{tableLayout:"fixed"}} class="product-comparison">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th style={{width: "14%"}} />

      <th style={{width: "17%"}}><Icon icon="chart-line" size={16} /><br /><a href="/app/overview">Explorer</a></th>
      <th style={{width: "17%"}}><Icon icon="database" size={16} /><br /><a href="/datashares/overview">Datashares</a></th>
      <th style={{width: "17%"}}><Icon icon="bolt" size={16} /><br /><a href="/api/developer/overview">Realtime APIs</a></th>
      <th style={{width: "17%"}}><Icon icon="arrow-progress" size={16} /><br /><a href="/datastreams/overview">Datastreams</a></th>
      <th style={{width: "17%"}}><Icon icon="wand-magic-sparkles" size={16} /><br /><a href="/beam/overview">Beam</a></th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="6" class="category"><h3 style={{marginTop: "1em"}}>Query & Architecture</h3></td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Query Infra</strong></td>
      <td>Snowflake</td>
      <td>Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, S3, GCS</td>
      <td>-</td>
      <td>-</td>
      <td>-</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Query Speed</strong></td>
      <td>\~5s</td>
      <td>-</td>
      <td>-</td>
      <td>-</td>
      <td>-</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Architecture</strong></td>
      <td>OLAP (Analytics)</td>
      <td>OLAP (Analytics)</td>
      <td>OLTP (Realtime)</td>
      <td>Event Bus (Realtime)</td>
      <td>Streaming Pipeline (Realtime)</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td colspan="6" class="category"><h3>Data Coverage</h3></td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Freshness</strong></td>
      <td>\~1 hour</td>
      <td>1-3 hours</td>
      <td>Raw blocks: 1-1.2s<br />Other: 2.5-8s</td>
      <td>3-5s</td>
      <td>P50 {"<"}2s</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Blockchains</strong></td>
      <td>80+ (<a href="/historical-data/supported-blockchains/evm" className="nowrap">see more</a>)</td>
      <td>80+ (<a href="/historical-data/supported-blockchains/evm" className="nowrap">see more</a>)</td>
      <td>20+ (<a href="/api/developer/overview" className="nowrap">see more</a>)</td>
      <td>80+ (<a href="/historical-data/supported-blockchains/evm" className="nowrap">see more</a>)</td>
      <td>150+ (<a href="/beam/overview" className="nowrap">see more</a>)</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Schemas</strong></td>
      <td>Raw, <a href="/historical-data/decoded">Decoded</a>, <a href="/historical-data/dex-trades">DEXs</a>, <a href="/historical-data/balances">Balances</a>, <a href="/historical-data/nft-trades">NFTs</a>, <a href="/historical-data/stablecoins">Stablecoins</a></td>
      <td>Same as Explorer</td>
      <td>Raw, Decoded, DEXs, Balances</td>
      <td>Same as Realtime</td>
      <td>Raw, Decoded, Token Transfers</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td colspan="6" class="category"><h3>Interface & Pricing</h3></td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Interface</strong></td>
      <td><a href="/app/overview">Allium App</a>, <a href="/api/explorer/overview">Explorer API</a></td>
      <td>Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, S3, GCS</td>
      <td><a href="/api/developer/wallets/overview">Wallets</a>, <a href="/api/developer/prices/overview">Prices</a>, <a href="/api/developer/tokens/list-tokens">Tokens</a>, <a href="/api/developer/holdings/overview">Holdings</a></td>
      <td>Kafka, PubSub, SNS</td>
      <td><a href="/beam/overview">Allium App</a>, Kafka, SNS</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Pricing</strong></td>
      <td>Query compute time</td>
      <td>Number of chains and schemas</td>
      <td>API call volume</td>
      <td>Data destinations and egress</td>
      <td>Pipeline + consumption</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

## Quick Selection Guide

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Explorer" icon="chart-line" href="/app/overview">
    **Best for:** Ad-hoc analytics and custom SQL queries

    OLAP analytics with \~1 hour freshness, 80+ chains, flexible schemas
  </Card>

  <Card title="Datashares" icon="database" href="/datashares/overview">
    **Best for:** Data warehouse integration and bulk data access

    Direct access via Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, or cloud storage
  </Card>

  <Card title="Realtime APIs" icon="bolt" href="/api/developer/overview">
    **Best for:** Realtime applications and low-latency queries

    Sub-second response times with realtime data via REST APIs
  </Card>

  <Card title="Datastreams" icon="arrow-progress" href="/datastreams/overview">
    **Best for:** Event-driven architectures and streaming pipelines

    Realtime blockchain events via Kafka, PubSub, or SNS
  </Card>

  <Card title="Beam" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/beam/overview">
    **Best for:** Custom-filtered realtime streams without building infrastructure

    Filter at the source, deploy in 30 seconds, receive only the events you need via Kafka or SNS
  </Card>
</CardGroup>