Zero KYC. Crypto payments. Self-hostable. No vendor lock-in.
Keep your CIDs, ditch the restrictions. Migrate in minutes.
Side-by-side. No spin. Just the facts.
| Feature | ⬡ Netrix | Pinata |
|---|---|---|
| Identity Required | ✅ Wallet only — no KYC | ❌ Email + verification |
| Payment Methods | ✅ ETH on Base (crypto-native) | ❌ Credit card only |
| Free Tier | ✅ 100 MB, 10 req/min | ✅ 1 GB (limited features) |
| Pro Tier Price | $10/mo — 100 GB | $20/mo — 100 GB |
| Rate Limits | 10K req/min (Pro) | Limited — varies by plan |
| Open Source | ✅ Fully open source | ❌ Proprietary |
| Self-Hostable | ✅ Run your own node | ❌ Cloud-only |
| Vendor Lock-In | ✅ None — your keys, your node | ❌ Full dependency |
| Data Privacy | ✅ Zero data collection | ? Unclear policy |
| IPFS Gateway | ✅ Built-in | ✅ Dedicated gateway |
| REST API | ✅ Clean, documented | ✅ Yes |
Four reasons that matter when your project depends on pinning.
No email. No identity verification. No corporate onboarding. Your wallet address is your identity. We don't collect personal data because we don't need it — and we never will.
Pay with ETH on Base. No credit cards, no invoices, no fiat rails. Direct on-chain payments with full transparency. Your treasury stays in crypto — so does ours.
Fully open source. Run your own Netrix instance on your own infrastructure. No vendor lock-in, no black boxes. Fork it, host it, own it. Your data stays yours.
Standard IPFS pinning API. Works with any IPFS node. Export your pins anytime. If you outgrow us, you take your data with zero friction. That's how it should be.
Moving your pins from Pinata to Netrix is straightforward. Here's how.
Connect your wallet, pick a tier (free works), and grab your API key. Takes 30 seconds. No email required.
# Free tier — zero cost, instant key
# Visit: https://pin.netrix.dev/#get-api-key
# Or use the API:
curl -X POST https://pin.netrix.dev/api/keys \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"wallet": "0xYourAddress"}'Export all your pinned CIDs from Pinata using their API. You'll re-pin each one to Netrix.
# Get your pins from Pinata
curl https://api.pinata.cloud/data/pinList \
-H "Authorization: Bearer PINATA_JWT" \
| jq '.rows[].ipfs_pin_hash'Pin each CID to Netrix. Your content stays on IPFS — you're just adding another pin provider. No re-upload needed.
# Pin each CID to Netrix
curl -X POST https://pin.netrix.dev/pins \
-H "Authorization: Bearer NETRIX_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"cid": "QmYourContentHash"}'Infrastructure that stays up so your dApps don't go down.
"We built Netrix because we were tired of gatekeepers. Your pins shouldn't require a credit check."
Join the builders who chose freedom over friction. Get your free API key in 30 seconds — no email, no credit card, no KYC.