Crypto analytics platforms compared: what each one counts, filters and charges

Fourteen platforms compared

As of 16 October 2026, from each platform's own site, pricing page and API; see the sources at the end. Coverage is each platform's own count and measures different things — tokens, coins, protocols or assets — so the figures are not comparable with each other. CoinSpectrum's figures are live. Prices change; the platform's own page is the authority.

Why the coverage numbers are so far apart

The counts run from a few thousand to tens of millions because each platform decides differently what to list. CoinMarketCap's 63.93 million includes every token its DEX scanner finds, most of which never trade after launch day; its reviewed ranking is 8,145. CoinGecko's 22,296 mixes coins with tokens, stablecoins and wrapped copies. Where a platform separates the two, the native coins are a small share: 672 of CoinPaprika's 11,999 active assets, and about 810 of CoinGecko's entries. CoinSpectrum counts only coins with their own chain and consensus — 504 today — and lists the rest apart. On top of that, a minimum daily volume filters out low-liquidity coins by default without deleting them: of the 504, the 226 that trade under $1,000 a day stay in the data, one filter away, and the ranking opens on the other 278. How many cryptocurrencies there are sets out the difference.

What each platform offers, and what makes it different

CoinSpectrum

A ranking of native cryptocurrencies only: tokens, stablecoins and wrapped assets are listed on their own pages and never added to the count. Its filters are the ones the large aggregators lack — consensus family, mining algorithm with hashrate and daily miner pay, purpose, ledger model and how a coin was first distributed — and exchanges are scored with their reserves read on chain. The portfolio tracker keeps holdings in the browser with no account; an optional account syncs them end to end encrypted and signs in with a seed phrase or WizardConnect, without an email. All of it, and the API, is free. It does not cover DeFi positions, on-chain wallet labels or charting, where the specialists below are better.

CoinMarketCap

The oldest of the aggregators, founded in 2013 and owned by Binance since 2020. Its headline count, 63.93 million on 16 October, includes every token its DexScan indexes automatically across more than 70 networks; the ranked list it reviews is 8,145 long. Its view pages group coins by consensus and by mining algorithm — proof of work, SHA-256, Scrypt — though not as a filter in the main table. The portfolio needs an account and can read addresses on 26 networks and sync Binance and OKX.

CoinGecko

Independent, and the aggregator most developers start with: a free Demo API with a year of history and a paid ladder from $35 a month. It sorts its 22,296 entries into 774 curated categories, proof of work and proof of stake among them, and its API returns each coin's hashing algorithm and block time. Only about 810 of those entries have no contract address — a rough count of native coins, the rest being tokens.

CoinPaprika

What sets it apart is structured data: every asset carries a type (coin or token), a proof type, a hashing algorithm, an organisation structure and a development status, and the list on the site can be cut to coins only. Of 11,999 active assets, 672 are coins. Its free API answers without a key, for personal and non-commercial use.

CryptoSlate

A news publication founded in Seattle in 2017 that keeps a directory of 2,398 assets. Its sidebar filters by consensus — proof of work, proof of stake, delegated proof of stake, masternode — and separates coins from tokens, which few of the large aggregators do. It does not filter by mining algorithm.

LiveCoinWatch

A quick, uncluttered price list with the largest count in this table, 67,617, and an API that is free outright at 10,000 requests a day. The portfolio has a quick mode for holdings and an advanced mode that records trades and works out profit and loss.

CoinCodex

Covers 39,000+ assets with long price histories, sector pages and a portfolio that syncs between desktop and phone. It is best known for its price-prediction pages, which are model output, not analysis. Its API is in beta under a non-commercial licence.

CoinStats

A portfolio tracker first and a price list second. It connects to 300+ exchanges and wallets across 120+ blockchains and reads positions in 10,000+ DeFi protocols, which is the reason to use it. That needs an account; the portfolio trackers comparison covers what it stores and its 2024 incident.

Messari

Research for investors: reports, token unlock schedules for 200+ projects and fundraising data, on market data for 40,000+ assets. Blockworks bought Messari in June 2026, and Messari's own documentation now calls its API legacy, in maintenance mode, with new work pointed at the Blockworks API.

DefiLlama

Not a coin list: it measures DeFi. Value locked, fees, revenue and stablecoin supply for 8,739 protocols on 425 chains, all open, and a free API that needs no key. A Pro plan adds dashboards; API access at volume is a separate $300 a month.

Glassnode

Deep on-chain metrics — supply held by long-term holders, realised price, exchange flows — mostly for Bitcoin and Ethereum, from on-chain data on 11 blockchains. Paid plans start at $49 a month billed yearly with daily resolution; the API is an add-on to the professional tier.

Nansen

Built on wallet labels: it names funds, exchanges and active traders on chain, so a token's buyers and sellers can be told apart. Free use runs on trial credits and a small daily top-up; Pro is $49 a month billed yearly.

TradingView

The charting tool for every market, crypto included, with indicators, alerts and strategies written in its Pine Script. Its crypto screener filters by market data, holders and technicals; the free plan allows one chart per tab and two indicators per chart.

Token Terminal

Treats chains and protocols as businesses: fees, revenue, earnings and the other lines of an income statement. The free plan includes full history and three dashboards; Pro is $350 a month.

Dune

SQL over decoded on-chain data, with thousands of community dashboards anyone can read. Viewing is free; writing queries needs credits, and the free tier includes none after a 14-day trial.

Which to use for what

• The price of any token, including new ones: CoinMarketCap or CoinGecko.
• How a token is performing as a business: Token Terminal for revenue and fees, DefiLlama for value locked.
• Who is buying a token: Nansen's wallet labels, or a Dune dashboard.
• Bitcoin's on-chain health: Glassnode.
• Charts and technical analysis: TradingView.
• A coin's consensus and algorithm as data: CoinPaprika's API, or CoinGecko's.
• Native coins only, by consensus, algorithm or purpose: CoinSpectrum, or CryptoSlate for consensus alone.
• A portfolio synced with exchanges: CoinStats.
• A portfolio nobody else can read: CoinSpectrum or Rotki.
• A free API for an app: LiveCoinWatch, DefiLlama or the free tiers of CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap and CoinPaprika — mind their licences.

Platforms that filter by consensus and mining algorithm are rare enough to need their own comparison: which crypto platforms filter by blockchain, consensus and mining algorithm.

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Sources

• CoinMarketCap — headline count; ranked list; about; API pricing; portfolio
• CoinGecko — headline count; categories; API pricing
• CoinPaprika — global count; fields per coin; API pricing
• CryptoSlate — coin directory; about
• LiveCoinWatch — headline count; API; portfolio
• CoinCodex — headline count; API
• CoinStats — coverage; pricing; API limits
• Messari — API documentation; Bitcoin Magazine: Blockworks acquires Messari
• DefiLlama — free API; Pro and API plans
• Glassnode — pricing
• Nansen — plans and credits
• TradingView — pricing; crypto screener
• Token Terminal — pricing
• Dune — pricing FAQ