Software · head to head
CoinMarketCap vs Dune Analytics
CoinMarketCap
Software
The world's most-referenced price-tracking website
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: CoinMarketCap the free Basic plan gives historical data going back only 60 seconds, so it cannot answer any question about the past; Dune Analytics free tier has 10-minute query execution delay versus 1-2 minutes on paid plans
- They diverge on capability: CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Dune Analytics covers SQL Queries.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which CoinMarketCap and Dune Analytics actually diverge.
| Attribute | CoinMarketCap | Dune Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Founded | 2013 | 2018 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 CoinMarketCap
- Price Tracking
- Market Cap Rankings
- Portfolio Tracker
- Crypto News
- Binance
- Exchanges
- Ios support
- Android support
Only in Dune Analytics
- SQL Queries
- Dashboards
- Multi-chain Data
- Spellbook
- 20+ blockchains
- Community wizards
Both cover
- API Access
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
CoinMarketCap
- Cryptocurrency price and market capitalisation data over an APInot Dune Analytics
- Historical market data for analysis and backtestingnot Dune Analytics
Dune Analytics
- Analyticsnot CoinMarketCap
- Datanot CoinMarketCap
- Researchnot CoinMarketCap
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
CoinMarketCap
- The free Basic plan gives historical data going back only 60 seconds, so it cannot answer any question about the past
- Three years of history requires the $29 Builder plan and all time history the $79 Startup plan
- Free is capped at 15,000 credits a month and 50 requests a minute
- Rate limits are tiered separately from credits, from 50 a minute on free to 1,200 on Professional
- Enterprise pricing is custom despite listing 30,000,000 credits
Dune Analytics
- Free tier has 10-minute query execution delay versus 1-2 minutes on paid plans
- Decoded tables lag blockchain by 5-10 minutes on free tier
- API rate limits on free tier capped at 40 requests per minute
- Requires SQL knowledge to build custom queries; limited no-code dashboard creation
Pricing, plan by plan
CoinMarketCap
Free- FreeFree
- Price data
- Charts
- Portfolio
- API Basic$79/month
- 10K credits/month
- Historical data
Dune Analytics
Free- FreeFree
- Public queries
- Community dashboards
- Limited executions
- Plus$349/month
- Private queries
- CSV export
- Priority execution
Which should you pick?
Choose CoinMarketCap if
- You need price tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want market cap rankings.
Choose Dune Analytics if
- You need sql queries.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want dashboards.
Questions people ask
- Is CoinMarketCap or Dune Analytics better?
- Neither clearly leads. CoinMarketCap starts at Free and Dune Analytics at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, CoinMarketCap or Dune Analytics?
- CoinMarketCap starts at Free and Dune Analytics at Free.
- Does CoinMarketCap or Dune Analytics run on more platforms?
- CoinMarketCap runs on Web, Ios, Android. Dune Analytics runs on Web.
- Can I use CoinMarketCap for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is CoinMarketCap best used for?
- CoinMarketCap is most often used for cryptocurrency price and market capitalisation data over an api, historical market data for analysis and backtesting. Of those, cryptocurrency price and market capitalisation data over an api and historical market data for analysis and backtesting are not what Dune Analytics is typically brought in for.
- What can CoinMarketCap do that Dune Analytics cannot?
- CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Market Cap Rankings, Portfolio Tracker, Crypto News. Dune Analytics covers SQL Queries, Dashboards, Multi-chain Data, Spellbook. Both handle API Access, Web support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Dune Analytics: Does Dune Analytics have a free tier?
Yes. Dune offers a free tier with unlimited queries, up to 10-minute execution delays, public dashboards, and 100 MB storage. Paid plans (Plus at $399/month, Premium at $999/month) unlock faster execution and larger result sets.
SourceDune Analytics: What blockchain networks does Dune support?
Dune supports over 130 blockchain networks including Ethereum, Polygon, Optimism, Solana, Bitcoin, and other EVM and non-EVM compatible chains with decoded transaction and event data.
SourceDune Analytics: Can I export my Dune dashboards and data?
Yes. The free tier supports basic export. Paid tiers unlock CSV export and Datashare feature that allows you to stream curated blockchain data directly to Snowflake, BigQuery, or Databricks.
SourceDune Analytics: What external tools can I connect to Dune?
Dune supports connections to Hex, Metabase, DBeaver, PowerBI, and other tools via its Trino warehouse connector, and can stream data to Snowflake, BigQuery, and Databricks. It also offers dbt integration and an API.
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