CoinGecko vs Etherscan

CoinGecko4.4/5

VS

Etherscan4.4/5

Feature	CoinGeckoVisit	EtherscanVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.4/5	4.4/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Data quality	4.5	5.0
Features	4.0	4.5
Pricing	4.0	4.0
Ease of use	4.5	4.0
Coverage	5.0	4.0
Specs
Tool type	Market data, Portfolio tracker	On-chain analytics, Wallet tracking, Alerts
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Paid plans from (per month)	$29	Not disclosed
Chains covered	360	60
API access	Yes	Yes
Alerts	Yes	Yes
Mobile app	Yes	Yes
Wallet tracking	Not disclosed	Yes
NFT data	Yes	Yes
CSV export	Not disclosed	Yes
Company
Founded	2014	2015
Headquarters	Singapore	Malaysia
Investors	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	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	Indexes more than 3.8 billion Ethereum transactions and provides API access across 60+ EVM chains Completed SOC 2 Type II compliance examination in September 2026 Free API tier supports up to 100,000 requests per day Smart contract verification with direct Foundry integration
Cons	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	Free API records per request reduced from 10,000 to 1,000 in July 2026 Address metadata API endpoints are restricted to higher-tier paid plans Deprecating API endpoints for ApeChain and Blast on October 31, 2026 Public web interface displays advertisements
Best for	Traders tracking multi-chain market trends, Developers building apps requiring token pricing, Researchers monitoring crypto market capitalization	Smart contract developers verifying code, Compliance analysts checking labeled addresses, Traders monitoring EVM transaction status

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