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CoinMarketCap vs Gate.io

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CoinMarketCap

Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

The world's most-referenced price-tracking website

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Gate.io logo

Gate.io

Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

Your gateway to crypto

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only CoinMarketCap has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Gate.io withdrawal fees are dynamic and fluctuate based on network conditions without advance notice
  • They diverge on capability: CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Gate.io covers Spot Trading.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CoinMarketCap and Gate.io actually diverge.

Attributes where CoinMarketCap and Gate.io differ
AttributeCoinMarketCapGate.io
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumUnknown
Free tierYesNo

Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cryptocurrency & Blockchain), founded (2013).

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
  • API Access
  • Binance
  • Exchanges

Only in Gate.io

  • Spot Trading
  • Futures Trading
  • Margin Trading
  • Startup IEO
  • Copy Trading
  • GateChain
  • GT Token

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android 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 Gate.io
  • Historical market data for analysis and backtestingnot Gate.io

Gate.io

  • Cryptocurrency spot and futures trading with 3,800+ trading pairsnot CoinMarketCap
  • Web3 wallet integration for cross-chain cryptocurrency swapsnot 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

Gate.io

  • Withdrawal fees are dynamic and fluctuate based on network conditions without advance notice

Pricing, plan by plan

CoinMarketCap

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Price data
    • Charts
    • Portfolio
  • API Basic$79/month
    • 10K credits/month
    • Historical data

Gate.io

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Gate.io review.

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.
CoinMarketCap review

Choose Gate.io if

  • You need spot trading.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want futures trading.
Gate.io review

Questions people ask

Is CoinMarketCap or Gate.io better?
Neither clearly leads. CoinMarketCap starts at Free and Gate.io at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CoinMarketCap or Gate.io?
CoinMarketCap has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for CoinMarketCap and On request for Gate.io.
Does CoinMarketCap or Gate.io run on more platforms?
CoinMarketCap runs on Web, Ios, Android. Gate.io runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use CoinMarketCap for free?
Yes. CoinMarketCap has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Gate.io starts at On request.
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 Gate.io is typically brought in for.
What can CoinMarketCap do that Gate.io cannot?
CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Market Cap Rankings, Portfolio Tracker, Crypto News. Gate.io covers Spot Trading, Futures Trading, Margin Trading, Startup IEO. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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