Space and Time

Name: Space and Time
Brand: Space and Time

AI Native

The data blockchain securing onchain finance.

Est 2022|Valuation $320M|Raised $50.4M|12 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 15K|Web traffic 7K|FTEs 55|HQ Remote, Oregon, US

MarketsData Warehouses & Lakehouses Cloud Databases

01Competitive Landscape

| Aspect | Space and Time (SXT) | The Graph | Dune | |--------|----------------------|-----------|------| | Starting Price | Usage-based compute credits; published unit pricing was not clearly posted in the materials reviewed | Public pricing varies by offering; typical model includes free allowances and paid usage beyond those limits | Credit-based pricing model; credit mechanics are subject to change | | Best For | Applications requiring cryptographic proof that SQL query results correspond to specified datasets and processing steps; on-chain verification use cases | Teams that need decentralized indexing and GraphQL-style query patterns with a broad ecosystem | Analytics teams that require dashboards, community queries, and exploratory data analysis across chains | | Key Strength | Ability to produce cryptographic proofs for SQL query execution combined with SQL query access to indexed chain data | Mature ecosystem and extensive adoption for decentralized indexing | Strong analytics UX and community-driven query sharing | | Key Weakness | Limited public third-party review coverage and unclear public pricing details; additional operational complexity associated with proof-generation workflows | Does not natively provide cryptographic proofs of SQL query correctness for on-chain consumption | Focused on analytics and not designed primarily for on-chain verifiable computation | - Comparative observations - Space and Time vs The Graph - The Graph is primarily an indexing and query layer with a large ecosystem. Space and Time combines indexing, storage, and mechanisms for producing cryptographic evidence of query correctness. For applications that only require indexing and community tooling, The Graph may be operationally simpler. - For applications that require cryptographic evidence that query results match committed data, Space and Time's proof mechanism is the primary technical differentiator. - Space and Time vs Dune - Dune is oriented toward analytics, dashboards, and a community of shared queries. Space and Time focuses on producing proof-backed query outputs intended for smart contract or verifier consumption. - Usage-based pricing models across these vendors illustrate a market trend toward metered billing, which can complicate long-range budgeting. - Space and Time vs Axiom (ZK coprocessor) - Buyers may compare these solutions when evaluating verifiable compute approaches; vendor-published comparisons should be treated as vendor perspectives and validated with hands-on evaluation and references.

01Competitive Landscape

Aspect	Space and Time (SXT)	The Graph	Dune
Starting Price	Usage-based compute credits; published unit pricing was not clearly posted in the materials reviewed	Public pricing varies by offering; typical model includes free allowances and paid usage beyond those limits	Credit-based pricing model; credit mechanics are subject to change
Best For	Applications requiring cryptographic proof that SQL query results correspond to specified datasets and processing steps; on-chain verification use cases	Teams that need decentralized indexing and GraphQL-style query patterns with a broad ecosystem	Analytics teams that require dashboards, community queries, and exploratory data analysis across chains
Key Strength	Ability to produce cryptographic proofs for SQL query execution combined with SQL query access to indexed chain data	Mature ecosystem and extensive adoption for decentralized indexing	Strong analytics UX and community-driven query sharing
Key Weakness	Limited public third-party review coverage and unclear public pricing details; additional operational complexity associated with proof-generation workflows	Does not natively provide cryptographic proofs of SQL query correctness for on-chain consumption	Focused on analytics and not designed primarily for on-chain verifiable computation

Comparative observations
- Space and Time vs The Graph
  - The Graph is primarily an indexing and query layer with a large ecosystem. Space and Time combines indexing, storage, and mechanisms for producing cryptographic evidence of query correctness. For applications that only require indexing and community tooling, The Graph may be operationally simpler.
  - For applications that require cryptographic evidence that query results match committed data, Space and Time's proof mechanism is the primary technical differentiator.
- Space and Time vs Dune
  - Dune is oriented toward analytics, dashboards, and a community of shared queries. Space and Time focuses on producing proof-backed query outputs intended for smart contract or verifier consumption.
  - Usage-based pricing models across these vendors illustrate a market trend toward metered billing, which can complicate long-range budgeting.
- Space and Time vs Axiom (ZK coprocessor)
  - Buyers may compare these solutions when evaluating verifiable compute approaches; vendor-published comparisons should be treated as vendor perspectives and validated with hands-on evaluation and references.

Aspect

Space and Time (SXT)

The Graph

Dune

Starting Price

Usage-based compute credits; published unit pricing was not clearly posted in the materials reviewed

Public pricing varies by offering; typical model includes free allowances and paid usage beyond those limits

Credit-based pricing model; credit mechanics are subject to change

Best For

Applications requiring cryptographic proof that SQL query results correspond to specified datasets and processing steps; on-chain verification use cases

Teams that need decentralized indexing and GraphQL-style query patterns with a broad ecosystem

Analytics teams that require dashboards, community queries, and exploratory data analysis across chains

Key Strength

Ability to produce cryptographic proofs for SQL query execution combined with SQL query access to indexed chain data

Mature ecosystem and extensive adoption for decentralized indexing

Strong analytics UX and community-driven query sharing

Key Weakness

Limited public third-party review coverage and unclear public pricing details; additional operational complexity associated with proof-generation workflows

Does not natively provide cryptographic proofs of SQL query correctness for on-chain consumption

Focused on analytics and not designed primarily for on-chain verifiable computation