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StreamSync vs Shyft
Hosted gRPC + webhooks
Shyft is a hosted competitor with overlapping surface area. We swap the hosted model for a protocol with multiple competing operators.
| Feature | StreamSync | Shyft | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latency SLA | Sub-10ms enforced by contract | Best-effort with credit window | StreamSync |
| Failover | Multi-operator racing | Single-vendor HA pool | StreamSync |
| Pricing | Per-query market rate | Subscription tiers | StreamSync |
| gRPC streams | Available via gateway | Native | Shyft |
| Analytical queries | Native DuckDB SQL | External via webhook fanout | StreamSync |
| Compressed NFTs | ZK reconstruction node class | Pre-decompressed cache | Comparable |
| Vendor lock-in | Protocol, no single counterparty | Single vendor | StreamSync |
| Time to first response | Prepay USDC, immediate | API key, immediate | Comparable |
Pick StreamSync when
- ▸You want enforceable per-query latency instead of best-effort SLAs
- ▸You want multi-operator redundancy on each query
- ▸You prefer per-query pricing over subscription tiers
- ▸You want to query analytically in SQL rather than wire up indexers downstream
Pick Shyft when
- ▸You already build on Shyft gRPC streams and the migration cost is not worth it
- ▸You want a single-vendor managed setup with predictable monthly billing
- ▸You need their specific webhook decoders out of the box
Still deciding?
Most production teams use more than one provider. Try StreamSync behind a feature flag for the queries where latency matters most and keep Shyft for everything else.