Get the fastest signal with Direct Shreds

You can measure Direct Shreds speed in your own environment before you pay anything: create an account in the ERPC Web Dashboard at dashboard.erpc.global, choose the Direct Shreds Connect plan, and use the free trial to connect and test it right away. This plan includes a free trial, so you can measure real performance before you pay. To activate a plan, buy ERPC Credits with SOL, USDC, or EURC in the dashboard (available for EU billing countries) and apply those credits to your subscription.

Choose Direct Shreds when speed matters more than complete data, and Geyser gRPC when you need maximum coverage. Based on consistent customer feedback, the speed order is Direct Shreds first, then Geyser gRPC, then WebSocket. Direct Shreds rapidly retrieves most transactions faster than Geyser gRPC, which is why latency-sensitive Solana traders choose it first. The trade-off is coverage: Direct Shreds typically delivers over 90% reliability, while Geyser gRPC exceeds 99%. When your edge is reacting before other bots, that speed advantage is what lets you land first, so reach for Direct Shreds when speed wins and pair it with Geyser gRPC when you need the fuller picture.

Track the leader schedule for your region and place your infrastructure where leader slots appear most often, because the Solana leader validator changes every slot. Use the ERPC Leader Slot API (getLeaderSlots) to look up the upcoming leader schedule, stake weight for the current epoch, estimated validator geolocation, and reference ping values. For execution timing, that lookup is far more precise than public map data or native RPC APIs. ERPC also measures real routing paths and automatically selects the lowest-latency region for you.

Direct Shreds is the standard way to receive shreds from the network propagation layer, one stage earlier than Geyser gRPC, so pick it first for trading and real time application work. Epic Shreds Direct goes further: it streams shreds over UDP directly from the Epics DAO validator on the shortest possible path, and availability is limited. Start with Direct Shreds today, and move to Epic Shreds Direct as your latency needs grow.

For most competitive Solana workloads, Direct Shreds already removes a stage of aggregation versus Geyser gRPC. When you need to go further, Epic Shreds Direct streams shreds over UDP directly from the Epics DAO validator on the shortest possible path, cutting network distance beyond a standard Direct Shreds connection. Availability is limited, so reach out through the ERPC Web Dashboard at dashboard.erpc.global to get started.

Verify Direct Shreds latency with the free trial on Direct Shreds Connect and ERPC's ready-made TypeScript and Rust tools, run in your own real-world environment. Latency varies by measurement method and setup, so what matters is confirming it meets your actual operational requirements, not optimizing for a single advertised figure. ERPC recommends Rust for the highest performance.