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Use the summaries below to determine which types of data tools are right for your use case.

## Compare Data Products

SDF maintains four data products. Two are APIs and two are for bulk historical data, so start by picking the row that matches how you want to consume the data.

| | [RPC](./apis/rpc/README.mdx) | [Horizon](./apis/horizon/README.mdx) | [Hubble](./analytics/hubble/README.mdx) | [Galexie](./indexers/build-your-own/galexie/README.mdx) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Type | API | API | Data warehouse | Ledger export tool |
| Interface | JSON-RPC | REST | SQL (BigQuery) | XDR files in your data lake |
| Real-time data | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Historical data | About 7 days | 1 year\* | Full | Full |
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| Smart contract data | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Transaction submission | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Transaction simulation | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Curated and parsed data | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Hosted by SDF | Testnet and futurenet | Mainnet, testnet, and futurenet\* | Public BigQuery dataset | None\*\* |
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\*_The SDF-hosted Horizon keeps one year of history and is nearing end-of-life in favor of RPC. A self-hosted Horizon can serve full history, but Hubble or Galexie are the recommended tools for that._

\*\*_SDF does not host a Galexie data lake, but [several providers](./indexers/build-your-own/galexie/providers.mdx) make public ones available._

The [Ingest SDK](./indexers/build-your-own/ingest-sdk/README.mdx) and [Processors](./indexers/build-your-own/processors/README.mdx) are libraries for building on top of these products rather than data products themselves. Third-party APIs, indexers, and analytics platforms are listed on their own pages in each section below.

## [Analytics](./analytics/README.mdx)

Explore and analyze Stellar network data to uncover trends, track activity, and generate insights for decision-making and reporting.
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| Transaction Simulation | ✅ | ❌ |
| Curated and Parsed Data | ❌ | ✅ |

\*_Please note that Horizon can provide full historical data but is not the recommended tool for full historical data access. Please use [Hubble](../analytics/hubble/README.mdx) or [Galexie](../indexers/build-your-own/galexie/README.mdx) instead._
\*_Horizon can provide full historical data if you run your own instance, but it is not the recommended tool for that. Use [Hubble](../analytics/hubble/README.mdx) or [Galexie](../indexers/build-your-own/galexie/README.mdx) instead. For a side-by-side comparison of all four SDF data products, see [Compare Data Products](../README.mdx#compare-data-products)._

## [RPC](./rpc/README.mdx)

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