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# Blockdaemon Cuts Hardware Nodes by 90% and Unlocks New Revenue with Zuplo

> Blockdaemon switched from Apigee to Zuplo's edge-native API gateway to reduce operational costs, boost global performance, and unify API management

## About Blockdaemon

![Blockdaemon](https://zuplo.com/logos/blockdaemon.svg)

The leading infrastructure provider for blockchain, serving customers like Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Plaid, and J.P. Morgan. Blockdaemon has a valuation of $3.3 billion, processes billions of API calls per month, and handles petabytes of bandwidth.

### Key Numbers

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Fewer Nodes | 90% |
| Cost Reduction | 70% |
| Global Reach | 24/7 |

## Global Growth Constraints

Blockdaemon's reliance on Apigee led to unsustainable costs and latency issues limiting global growth. Fragmented gateways and siloed APIs created management challenges and security risks. The result was a disjointed user experience with multiple API keys per product.

As the leading infrastructure provider for blockchain serving major customers like Goldman Sachs and Microsoft, Blockdaemon faced specific technical challenges that were hampering their ability to scale globally and provide a consistent experience.

They needed a flexible, multi-region gateway with fine-grained security, programmable policies, and intelligent routing to optimize real-time blockchain transactions. They also required gateway data access to power an internal billing engine.

### Pain Points

- **Regional Latency Issues** — Stunted growth in the APAC and EU regions
- **Inconsistent API Experience** — Disjointed customer experience across APIs
- **Centralization Gap** — Lack of centralized control
- **Cost Control** — High add-on costs with Apigee

## Edge-Native API Management

After exploring Kong and similar providers, Zuplo emerged as the only solution meeting all of Blockdaemon's requirements. Zuplo delivered a centralized, edge-native gateway enabling dynamic routing and a unified entry point.

The platform provided transparent pricing and reduced costs compared to their previous solution, along with multi-region edge-native deployment that addressed their global performance concerns.

Zuplo's centralized controls with fully programmable policies, advanced routing for smarter traffic flow, and deep data access for billing integration gave Blockdaemon the tools they needed to optimize their API infrastructure.

> Our engineers absolutely love working with Zuplo and compete for tickets to work with it.
>
> — **Ryan Waites, Senior Director at Blockdaemon**

## Results

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Fewer Nodes | 90% |
| Cost Reduction | 70% |
| Reach | Global |
| Reliability | ↑ |

### 90% Reduction in Hardware Nodes

Within two months of implementing Zuplo, Blockdaemon successfully migrated critical systems and achieved a dramatic 90% reduction in hardware nodes, significantly lowering their infrastructure costs and management overhead.

### 70% Cost Savings

Blockdaemon realized substantial financial benefits, with a 70% reduction in API gateway costs compared to their previous solution, freeing up resources for other strategic initiatives.

### Seamless Global Expansion

Zuplo's edge-native architecture enabled Blockdaemon to expand into new geographies that were previously challenging due to latency issues, particularly in the APAC and EU regions.

### Enhanced Reliability & Customer Experience

The improved availability and resiliency of their API infrastructure translated directly to a better experience for Blockdaemon's customers, with more consistent performance and reduced downtime.

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