Thirdweb
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What is Thirdweb
Thirdweb is a developer platform for building and deploying Web3 applications, including smart contracts, wallets, and token/NFT experiences. It targets software teams that need packaged components and APIs to ship blockchain-enabled products without building all infrastructure from scratch. The product combines contract deployment tooling, SDKs, and backend services (such as account abstraction and transaction relaying) with a web-based dashboard for configuration and management.
End-to-end developer tooling
Thirdweb provides SDKs, prebuilt contract templates, and a management dashboard that cover common Web3 application needs from contract deployment to app integration. This reduces the amount of custom code required for standard token, NFT, and marketplace patterns. It is particularly useful for teams that want a single toolchain rather than assembling multiple point solutions.
Wallet and onboarding options
Thirdweb includes wallet tooling and user onboarding components that can be embedded into applications. It supports patterns such as embedded wallets and account abstraction flows to reduce user friction. This helps product teams implement authentication and transaction UX without building wallet infrastructure entirely in-house.
Multi-chain application support
Thirdweb supports building across multiple EVM-compatible networks and commonly used chains, enabling teams to deploy similar application logic to different environments. This can simplify expansion to additional networks without rewriting the full integration layer. It also helps teams standardize development practices across chains.
Platform dependency and lock-in
Using Thirdweb’s managed services and abstractions can create dependency on its APIs, SDK conventions, and operational model. Migrating to a different stack may require refactoring application code and deployment workflows. This is a consideration for teams with long-lived products or strict portability requirements.
Not a full node provider
Thirdweb focuses on application-layer tooling rather than being primarily a dedicated RPC/node infrastructure provider. Teams with high-throughput needs may still require separate providers for RPC, archival access, indexing, or specialized data pipelines. This can add vendor coordination and additional cost.
Smart contract risk remains
Prebuilt contracts and templates reduce development effort but do not eliminate security and compliance responsibilities. Teams still need code review, testing, and (often) third-party audits for production deployments. Misconfiguration or misuse of templates can still lead to vulnerabilities or unintended token economics.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $5 per month | Community & AI support; Engine Cloud; Web/Mobile/Gaming SDKs; Contract & Wallet APIs; Audited smart contracts; Account Abstraction; Managed infrastructure (RPC, IPFS); 1 team seat included (then $25 per additional seat). |
| Growth | $99 per month | Everything in Starter; Email support (48hr guaranteed response); Custom in-app wallet auth; 3 team seats included (then $25/seat). |
| Scale | $499 per month | Everything in Growth; Slack & Telegram support; 24hr guaranteed response; Dedicated infrastructure add-ons (RPC, Insight); remove thirdweb branding; Audit logs; Ecosystem wallet add-on; 5 team seats included (then $25/seat). |
| Pro | Starting at $1,499 per month | Enterprise features: 12hr guaranteed response; Dedicated account executive; Custom infrastructure add-ons; Negotiated volume discounts; No rate limits; 10 team seats included (then $25/seat). |
Notes / usage-based components (add-ons & metered billing):
- User wallets (MAU): first 1,000 wallets free; $0.015 / MAU (0–100,000), $0.01 / MAU (100,001–1,000,000), $0.0075 / MAU (1,000,001–10,000,000), $0.005 / MAU (10,000,000+).
- Server wallet / RPC requests: 1,000 requests included; then $1 / 1k requests (1k–100k), $0.60 / 1k (100k–250k), $0.20 / 1k (250k+).
- Gas sponsorship (txns): 1,000 included; $1 / 1k txns (1k–100k), $0.60 / 1k (100k–250k), $0.20 / 1k (250k+); Mainnet gas surcharge 2.5%.
- RPC Edge pricing: 1M requests included; $8 / million (1M–250M), $6.80 / million (250M–1B), $5.40 / million (1B+).
- AI: $3 / million tokens (rate limits vary by plan).
- Webhooks, Storage, Bandwidth and other add-ons have tiered metered pricing (e.g., storage $0.05/GB month for 1GB–1TB; webhooks $0.10 / 1k deliveries for 1k–100k, etc.).
- Fees for transactions/bridges: 0.3% transaction fee on swaps; Tokens platform fees: protocol fee 0.5%; convenience fee 2%.
(Information extracted from thirdweb's official pricing page.)
Seller details
thirdweb, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
2021
Private
https://thirdweb.com
https://x.com/thirdweb
https://www.linkedin.com/company/thirdweb/
