Prompt
Can you recommend a Web3 API for querying balances, swaps, and position data across EVM and non-EVM chains?
Latest observation
Yes — the best fit depends on whether you want one unified API or specialized coverage for balances, swaps, and DeFi positions across both EVM and non-EVM chains.
Strong recommendation: Bitquery
If you want broad cross-chain support with rich on-chain data, Bitquery is one of the strongest options.
Why it fits
- Balances: wallet/token balances across many chains
- Swaps: DEX trades, routing, transaction-level swap data
- Positions: DeFi liquidity positions, pools, and protocol activity
- Chain coverage: supports many EVM chains plus non-EVM chains like Solana and others
- Query style: GraphQL API, good for complex cross-chain queries
Best for
- Analytics dashboards
- Portfolio / wallet tracking
- Cross-chain DeFi insights
- Applications that need detailed transaction and protocol-level data
Good alternative: Covalent
Covalent is another solid choice if your main need is wallet and token data with broad chain coverage.
Strengths
- Token balances
- NFT data
- Transaction history
- Supports many EVM chains and some non-EVM coverage depending on endpoints/use case
Limitations
- Often better for portfolio and wallet views than deep swap/position analytics
- DeFi position data may be less comprehensive than more analytics-focused platforms
If you need developer-friendly simplicity: Moralis
Moralis offers easy-to-use APIs for:
- Wallet balances
- Token transfers
- NFT data
- DEX trades on supported chains
Strengths
- Very developer-friendly
- Quick to integrate
- Good for product builders
Tradeoff
- Cross-chain depth and advanced position analytics can be more limited than Bitquery
Practical recommendation
If your requirement is specifically:
“Query balances, swaps, and position data across EVM and non-EVM chains”
I’d recommend:
1. Bitquery for the most comprehensive cross-chain coverage
2. Covalent if your use case is mostly wallet/portfolio data
3. Moralis if you want ease of integration and standard wallet APIs
Quick decision guide
- Best overall coverage: Bitquery
- Best for wallet balances/portfolio: Covalent
- Best for simple integration: Moralis
If you want, I can also give you:
- a side-by-side comparison table, or
- a recommended API stack for specific chains like Ethereum + Solana + Sui + Aptos.
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