DevDAO Introduces Infrastructure as a Service Model for Web3 Development
New York, NY, USA, December 18th, 2025, Chainwire
DevDAO partners with Pocket Network to boost performance, choice and resilience for Web3 builders
DevDAO is announcing the launch of its managed infrastructure platform Developer DAO Cloud. The platform is initially launching with a high performance, managed blockchain node product for eight chains. In order to maximize the diversity and resilience of their fleet of nodes, DevDAO partnered up with Pocket Network. The service aims to be both lower-cost and more efficient than competitors like Infura and network peers like Grove. Their highly optimized codebase does away with garbage collection to reduce latency spikes and costs for the end user.
Though RPC provisioning isn’t new ground, DevDAO differentiates itself on cost, ease of use, and reliability. Following a successful refactor, DevDAO has achieved higher return on investment by eliminating certain types of compute bloat. Through their long standing relationship with Pocket Network & time in PGAT, DevDAO was able to engineer a competitive service with better reliability, cost, and variety. In turn, excess compute capacity from DevDAO owned infrastructure can be resold back to Pocket Network’s supply side, creating a scenario not unlike homeowners with solar panels selling energy back to the utility grid.
DevDAO’s D_D Cloud is streamlining the developer experience by abstracting away the complexity of deploying and managing infrastructure. The platform is aiming to support all sorts of software including web applications, databases, and servers through their container runtime. DevDAO’s approach is similar to companies like Vercel, but laser-focused on cost efficiency and a more expressive offering. DevDAO is working towards vertically integrating internet infrastructure for best in class pricing, performance, and developer experience.
DevDAO is lowering Web3 infrastructure costs through vertically integrated development
Speaking about the vision for the partnership, DevDAO Cloud founder Zachary Kornberg shared, “Long-term, we envision supplying not just RPC endpoints but also virtual machines, cloud runtimes, and storage to end-users. We’re capitalizing on our strong developer community and social media presence, as well as our partnership with Pocket Network, to simplify Web3 infrastructure deployment without compromising on functionality, both for end users and developers, to make it happen.”
DevDAO offers straightforward developer integration: a single URL RPC endpoint can be plugged directly into blockchain SDKs. It abstracts away complexities like infrastructure management or DevOps, freeing developers to focus on building applications. The platform will support both subscription and payment models, primarily via stablecoins, including a proprietary payment processor. Fiat payments will be available in the future.
“The Pocket Network/DevDAO partnership will be a shining example of what’s possible when goals and needs align,” shared Pocket Network Director Chris “Jinx” Jenkins, adding “This cooperation will increase resiliency and performance for DevDAO’s end users, optimizing for low latency and fault tolerance, while beefing up capacity for Pocket Network’s supply side.”
Additional information and updates related to DevDAO are published on its X account.
About DevDAO
DevDAO’s mission is to accelerate the education and impact of a new wave of Web3 builders. Its developer-owned and governed community creates an environment that fosters, supports, and incentivizes a diverse community of builders to help create a better, more equitable future.
About Pocket Network
Pocket Network is a decentralized data delivery network that provides access to blockchain data for Web3 decentralized applications (dApps). It acts as a relay network, connecting applications to full nodes (which store and process open data.) Pocket uses a native cryptocurrency, POKT, to facilitate this process, creating a marketplace where node providers can earn rewards for servicing application requests.
Since its launch, Pocket Network has processed over 1 trillion requests across 63+ blockchain networks, including Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Arbitrum, Base, and Cosmos chains. The network operates through 5,000+ nodes distributed across 22 countries, providing enterprise-grade reliability with industry-leading uptime. Major Web3 projects and developers rely on Pocket’s decentralized infrastructure as an alternative to centralized RPC providers, with costs up to 80% lower than traditional services.