Blockchain Explorer vs CoinGecko

Blockchain Explorer3.6/5

VS

CoinGecko4.4/5

Feature	Blockchain ExplorerVisit	CoinGeckoVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.6/5	4.4/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Data quality	4.0	4.5
Features	3.0	4.0
Pricing	4.5	4.0
Ease of use	4.0	4.5
Coverage	2.5	5.0
Specs
Tool type	On-chain analytics, Market data	Market data, Portfolio tracker
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Paid plans from (per month)	Free	$29
Chains covered	1	360
API access	Yes	Yes
Alerts	Not disclosed	Yes
Mobile app	Yes	Yes
Wallet tracking	Yes	Not disclosed
NFT data	Not disclosed	Yes
Company
Founded	2011	2014
Headquarters	United Kingdom	Singapore
Investors	Baillie Gifford, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Roger Ver, DST Global Partners +3	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Free to inspect blocks, addresses, and transactions with no account needed Continuous operational track record dating back to 2011 Bitcoin network charts Operated by Blockchain.com, which has raised over $490M in venture funding	Tracks more than 22,000 tokens and 1,500 exchanges globally Covers onchain activity across more than 360 blockchain networks Free web and mobile portfolio tracking without mandatory account KYC SOC 2 Type 2 compliant enterprise API with 99.9% uptime SLA
Cons	Focuses primarily on Bitcoin with minimal multi-chain smart contract data Parent firm faced a $270M lending loss during the 2022 Three Arrows Capital default Centralized web queries expose user IP addresses to search correlation risks	Paid API plans start at $35 per month Free API plan enforces strict rate limits that restrict heavy usage DEX and low-volume pairs are vulnerable to bad ticks or lagged reporting Portfolio tracker relies on manual entry rather than automated wallet syncing
Best for	Bitcoin transaction status checks, Onchain researchers tracking network metrics, Users monitoring public wallet receipts	Traders tracking multi-chain market trends, Developers building apps requiring token pricing, Researchers monitoring crypto market capitalization

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