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Amazon QuickSight vs Nansen

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Amazon QuickSight

Business Intelligence

Scalable, serverless BI by AWS

From
$3/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Nansen

Crypto

Blockchain analytics for smart money

From
$150/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Amazon QuickSight reader and Reader Pro roles charged separately at $3 and $20/month; Nansen no pricing published on public pages; pricing details require app login
  • They diverge on capability: Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine, Nansen covers Wallet Labels.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amazon QuickSight and Nansen actually diverge.

Attributes where Amazon QuickSight and Nansen differ
AttributeAmazon QuickSightNansen
Starting price$3/month$150/month
Pricing modelper-usersubscription
PlatformsAWSWeb
CategoryBusiness IntelligenceCrypto
Founded20062019

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Amazon QuickSight

  • SPICE In-memory Engine
  • ML Insights
  • Natural Language Queries
  • Embedded Analytics
  • Pay-per-session
  • Redshift
  • S3
  • Athena

Only in Nansen

  • Wallet Labels
  • Smart Money Tracking
  • Token God Mode
  • NFT Paradise
  • DeFi Analytics
  • Multi-chain
  • API

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amazon QuickSight

  • Business intelligencenot Nansen
  • Dashboard creationnot Nansen
  • Data visualizationnot Nansen

Nansen

  • Analyticsnot Amazon QuickSight
  • On Chainnot Amazon QuickSight
  • Researchnot Amazon QuickSight

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Amazon QuickSight

  • Reader and Reader Pro roles charged separately at $3 and $20/month
  • Author and Author Pro roles charged at $24 and $40/month
  • $250/month infrastructure fee required if Pro users or Q&A enabled
  • SPICE storage charged at $0.38/GB monthly (10 GB included)
  • Pixel-perfect reports start at $500/month for 500 monthly units
  • Alerts charged at $0.05-$0.50 per 1,000 metrics evaluated

Nansen

  • No pricing published on public pages; pricing details require app login

Pricing, plan by plan

Amazon QuickSight

$3/month
  • Reader$3/month
    • Dashboard viewing only
  • Reader Pro$20/month
    • Enhanced reader capabilities
  • Author$24/month
    • Dashboard creation and editing
  • Author Pro$40/month
    • Advanced authoring features

Nansen

$150/month
  • Pioneer$150/month
    • Smart Money
    • Token Flows
    • NFT analytics
  • Standard$750/month
    • All Pioneer features
    • API access
    • Advanced queries

Which should you pick?

Choose Amazon QuickSight if

  • You need spice in-memory engine.
  • You work on AWS.
  • You also want ml insights.
Amazon QuickSight review

Choose Nansen if

  • You need wallet labels.
  • You also want smart money tracking.
Nansen review

Questions people ask

Is Amazon QuickSight or Nansen better?
Neither clearly leads. Amazon QuickSight starts at $3/month and Nansen at $150/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amazon QuickSight or Nansen?
Amazon QuickSight starts at $3/month and Nansen at $150/month.
Does Amazon QuickSight or Nansen run on more platforms?
Amazon QuickSight runs on AWS. Nansen runs on Web.
What is Amazon QuickSight best used for?
Amazon QuickSight is most often used for business intelligence, dashboard creation, data visualization. Of those, business intelligence and dashboard creation are not what Nansen is typically brought in for.
What can Amazon QuickSight do that Nansen cannot?
Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine, ML Insights, Natural Language Queries, Embedded Analytics. Nansen covers Wallet Labels, Smart Money Tracking, Token God Mode, NFT Paradise. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Amazon QuickSight: What does Amazon QuickSight cost per user?

QuickSight pricing varies by user role. Readers start at $3/month, Reader Pro at $20/month, Authors at $24/month, and Author Pro at $40/month. All prices are per user per month.

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Nansen: How much does Nansen cost?

Nansen does not publish pricing on its public website. The site mentions 'Low Fees, Optimized Pricing' and references a tier system that 'unlocks lower fees' through platform activity, but specific costs require logging into the Nansen app to view.

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Amazon QuickSight: Does QuickSight charge an infrastructure fee?

Yes, QuickSight charges an infrastructure fee of $250/month per account if the account has at least one Pro user, has Q&A enabled via topics, or has dashboard Q&A enabled.

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Nansen: What pricing model does Nansen use?

Nansen uses a tier-based fee structure where users accumulate Stack Points through trading activity to climb tiers and unlock reduced fees. Exact fee percentages and tier thresholds are not disclosed on the public website.

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Amazon QuickSight: What are QuickSight's session capacity pricing options?

Session capacity pricing starts at $250/month for 500 sessions. Annual plans range from $20,000/year for 50,000 sessions to $258,000/year for 1,600,000 sessions, with volume discounts reducing unit costs from $0.50 to $0.16 per additional session.

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Amazon QuickSight: How much does additional SPICE storage cost?

Additional SPICE storage beyond the included 10 GB costs $0.38 per GB per month. Authors receive 10 GB included, but Readers do not.

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