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Pricing and Payments

Having a dedicated SKALE Chain is similar to having dedicated resources on a cloud provider. Similar to your cloud provider, you have expenses owed in return for the compute provided. SKALE has a unique pricing structured that is governed by the SKALE DAO.

The modular design of SKALE Supernodes allows for a single supernode to support many SKALE Chains of varying sizes. The SKALE Network currently has one official size accepted by the DAO and a second size actively in discussion.

Chain NameNode ResourcesCost per Month*
Hub Chain1/8$7200*
Performance Chain1/32$7200*

SKALE utilizes a subscription-based pricing model, similar to cloud computing, unlike most blockchains that use pay-per-transaction gas fees.

Key Benefits

  • Flat Fees - fees are predictable based on the SKALE Chain Size. This ensures stability and easy to predicte operating expenses
  • Top Tier Unit Economics - with fees being prepaid and all usage being free, the cost per transaction drastically decreases
  • Improved UX - users shouldn’t suffer or have to jump through a dozen hoops (KYC, Buying Tokens, etc.) just to use your chain and/or application. Prepaid blockchains make free onboarding or freemium experiences a reality in Web3.
  • Optional Prepayment - chain owners can easily pre-pay for their SKALE Chain for up to 24 months to lock in the current pricing

Notes

  • Payments occur on the SKALE Europa Hub and are due before on the 1st of each month.
  • The official paymaster smart contract is [0x0d66cA00CbAD4219734D7FDF921dD7Caadc1F78D](https://elated-tan-skat.explorer.mainnet.skalenodes.com/address/0x0d66cA00CbAD4219734D7FDF921dD7Caadc1F78D)
  1. Head over to https://portal.skale.space/chains
  2. Select your SKALE Chain
  3. Click Manage

Click Manage on your SKALE Chain

  1. Connect a Wallet
  2. Input the amount of months you want to pay for
  1. Follow the prompts, bridge SKL tokens if needed, and pay for your SKALE Chain