CoinMarketCap vs Kaiko

CoinMarketCap4.4/5

VS

Kaiko4.1/5

Feature	CoinMarketCapVisit	KaikoVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.4/5	4.1/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Data quality	3.5	5.0
Features	4.5	4.5
Pricing	5.0	2.0
Ease of use	4.5	4.0
Coverage	5.0	4.5
Specs
Tool type	Market data, Portfolio tracker	Market data, Research
Free plan	Yes	Not disclosed
API access	Yes	Yes
Alerts	Yes	Not disclosed
Mobile app	Yes	Not disclosed
Wallet tracking	Yes	No
NFT data	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2013	2014
Headquarters	United Arab Emirates	France
Investors	Binance	S&P Global
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	SOC-2 Type II certified and its benchmarks administered in line with IOSCO Principles S&P Global led a $110M Series B extension Serves over 200 enterprise clients Coverage spans market data across centralized and decentralized venues
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	Institutional pricing requires custom enterprise sales onboarding No dedicated native mobile tracking application for retail portfolios
Best for	Traders tracking spot and derivatives markets, Developers needing cryptocurrency pricing APIs, Researchers monitoring DEX pairs and ETF flows	Institutional trading desks, Asset managers issuing crypto ETPs, Custodians needing regulated asset valuations

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