Helius is a Solana infrastructure platform. Its homepage lists RPC nodes, APIs, gRPC streaming (LaserStream), webhooks, a transaction-sending service called Sender, and dedicated validator infrastructure. The page says developers can start for free with no credit card or email required, and that enterprise pricing is a custom plan arranged after a call with the team. It cites SOC 2 certified infrastructure. Documentation is at helius.dev/docs and the dashboard at dashboard.helius.dev. Plan prices and credit limits were not stated on the page fetched.
Who it is for: Developers and teams building Solana apps that need RPC and data infrastructure.
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