Custom chain infrastructure

RaaS and Appchain Providers

Compare providers that help teams launch custom rollups, appchains, application-specific networks, managed sequencers and modular blockchain infrastructure.

Buyer checklist

When a custom chain makes sense

RWA and fintech teams should consider RaaS or appchains only when shared-chain deployment cannot meet throughput, compliance, fee, governance, privacy, sequencing or ecosystem-control requirements.

01

Rollup stacks

Confirm OP Stack, Arbitrum Orbit, ZK stack, Polygon CDK or other stack fit before choosing a provider.

02

Sequencer operations

Review managed sequencer, decentralization path, monitoring, uptime and upgrade controls.

03

Ecosystem integrations

Bridge, oracle, RPC, explorer, wallet, data availability and compliance integrations affect launch readiness.

Directory

Compare RaaS and appchain providers

Verified category fit based on official provider positioning and public product pages.

CD

01 / Rollup deployment

Conduit

Best forProduction rollups built on OP Stack, Arbitrum Orbit and related L2 stacks.

Conduit is a focused RaaS provider for teams that need launch and operations support for custom rollups.

OP StackArbitrum OrbitRollupsSequencers
CA

02 / Custom rollups

Caldera

Best forHigh-performance custom rollups and appchains across modular blockchain stacks.

Caldera fits teams that need chain customization, rollup operations and modular infrastructure support.

RaaSAppchainsCustom rollupsModular
GE

03 / RaaS plus automation

Gelato

Best forApplication chains that also need automation, relayers and gasless transaction infrastructure.

Gelato is relevant where rollup deployment is part of a broader smart-contract automation and relay stack.

RaaSAutomationRelayGasless
AL

04 / Restaked rollups

AltLayer

Best forTeams evaluating restaked rollups and decentralized verification around custom chains.

AltLayer fits projects where rollup infrastructure and additional verification/security models matter.

Restaked rollupsRaaSAppchainsVerification
ZV

05 / Infrastructure automation

Zeeve

Best forManaged blockchain automation across nodes, appchains, rollups and enterprise networks.

Zeeve is relevant for enterprise teams that want managed infrastructure operations across several blockchain deployment models.

AppchainsRollupsNodesEnterprise
AN

06 / AppChains

Ankr

Best forApplication-specific chain deployments connected to RPC and staking infrastructure.

Ankr fits teams that want appchain infrastructure together with node APIs and staking operations.

AppChainsRPCStakingNodes
AC

07 / Developer infrastructure

Alchemy

Best forTeams that need developer infrastructure, APIs and rollup-adjacent tooling in one platform.

Alchemy is relevant where rollup deployment connects to node APIs, account abstraction and application developer tooling.

RollupsAPIsNodesDeveloper tools