CoinMarketCap vs Elliptic

CoinMarketCap4.4/5

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Elliptic3.8/5

Feature	CoinMarketCapVisit	EllipticVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.4/5	3.8/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Data quality	3.5	4.5
Features	4.5	4.5
Pricing	5.0	2.0
Ease of use	4.5	3.5
Coverage	5.0	4.0
Specs
Tool type	Market data, Portfolio tracker	On-chain analytics, Wallet tracking, Alerts, Research
Free plan	Yes	No
Chains covered	Not disclosed	65
API access	Yes	Yes
Alerts	Yes	Yes
Mobile app	Yes	Not disclosed
Wallet tracking	Yes	Yes
NFT data	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2013	2013
Headquarters	United Arab Emirates	United Kingdom
Investors	Binance	One Peak, SoftBank Vision Fund, Wells Fargo
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	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	Cross-chain forensic tracing across 65+ blockchains and bridge protocols Pioneered crypto compliance tools in 2015 with over a decade of attribution data Backed by $120 million Series D funding from One Peak and Nasdaq Ventures Proven investigative record supporting global agencies like the FBI and NCA
Cons	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	No public pricing tiers; requires institutional demo scheduling No personal portfolio tracking or retail trading dashboards Proprietary attribution models cannot be externally audited by users Lacks a native consumer mobile app
Best for	Traders tracking spot and derivatives markets, Developers needing cryptocurrency pricing APIs, Researchers monitoring DEX pairs and ETF flows	Crypto exchanges running AML screening, Institutional banks monitoring crypto risk, Law enforcement tracing cross-chain exploits

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