> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.soldexer.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Choose your approach

> The three ways to consume the Soldexer API

There are three ways to consume the Soldexer API:

* with [Pipes](/pipes/overview),
* with [Squid SDK](/squid-sdk/intro) or
* with your own custom client ([API Reference](/api-reference/introduction)).

Here's the comparison between the first two architectures:

|                                                                                                                                 | Pipes                                                     | Squid SDK                         |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Mental model                                                                                                                    | Box of LEGO bricks                                        | A framework                       |
| Peripheral services (DB clients, GraphQL etc)                                                                                   | "Bring your own", occasionally borrowing from Squid SDK   | Opinionated comprehensive support |
| Real-time data handling                                                                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                               |
| Data transform update without resyncing                                                                                         | Yes                                                       | No                                |
| Storing aggregations without the raw data (example: keeping a total DEx volume without keeping any temporally distributed data) | Yes, with partial loss of ability to update the transform | Yes                               |
| Hosted service                                                                                                                  | Not yet                                                   | [Yes](https://docs.sqd.ai/cloud/) |