Blockworks vs CoinMarketCap

Blockworks4.0/5

VS

CoinMarketCap4.4/5

Feature	BlockworksVisit	CoinMarketCapVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.0/5	4.4/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Data quality	4.5	3.5
Features	4.5	4.5
Pricing	2.5	5.0
Ease of use	4.0	4.5
Coverage	4.5	5.0
Specs
Tool type	Research, Market data, Alerts	Market data, Portfolio tracker
Free plan	Yes	Yes
API access	Yes	Yes
Alerts	Yes	Yes
Mobile app	Not disclosed	Yes
Wallet tracking	Not disclosed	Yes
NFT data	Not disclosed	Yes
Company
Founded	2018	2013
Headquarters	—	United Arab Emirates
Investors	Not disclosed	Binance
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Covers 48,932 digital assets and 1,527 separate timeseries metrics Agentic alerts scan 700 sources for exploits, legal changes, and tokenomics Model Context Protocol and REST API deliver data straight to AI agents Acquisition of Messari expanded Blockworks' data and research capabilities	Free access to price data across 64.02M cryptocurrencies and 981 exchanges Continuous operational history tracking digital asset markets since May 2013 Comprehensive derivatives dashboards with liquidation maps and funding rates Tiered API access providing WebSocket and REST market endpoints
Cons	No personal wallet tracking or individual portfolio accounting features Some issuer transparency filings are partial or outdated	Owned by Binance, introducing potential conflicts of interest in market rankings Scraped profile API incident in April 2026 exposed user display handles Past unannounced pricing adjustments caused significant market-wide valuation drops Third-party exchange reporting can occasionally present delayed or skewed volume figures
Best for	Institutional digital asset allocators, Crypto protocol research analysts, Developers building onchain AI agents	Traders tracking spot and derivatives markets, Developers needing cryptocurrency pricing APIs, Researchers monitoring DEX pairs and ETF flows

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