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CoinMarketCap vs Glassnode

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CoinMarketCap

Software

The world's most-referenced price-tracking website

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Glassnode

Software

On-chain market intelligence

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Glassnode pricing tiers and free tier limitations not published on public website; requires direct inquiry
  • They diverge on capability: CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Glassnode covers On-chain Metrics.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CoinMarketCap and Glassnode actually diverge.

Attributes where CoinMarketCap and Glassnode differ
AttributeCoinMarketCapGlassnode
Pricing modelfreemiumUnknown
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, API, CLI, Snowflake integration
Founded20132018

Identical on both: starting price (Free), 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
  • API Access
  • Binance
  • Exchanges
  • Ios support

Only in Glassnode

  • On-chain Metrics
  • Market Indicators
  • Exchange Flows
  • Whale Tracking
  • Derivatives Data
  • API
  • Studio dashboards

Both cover

  • 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 Glassnode
  • Historical market data for analysis and backtestingnot Glassnode

Glassnode

  • On-chain cryptocurrency analyticsnot CoinMarketCap
  • Bitcoin and Ethereum market researchnot CoinMarketCap
  • Institutional crypto asset analysisnot 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

Glassnode

  • Pricing tiers and free tier limitations not published on public website; requires direct inquiry

Pricing, plan by plan

CoinMarketCap

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

Glassnode

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Glassnode 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 Glassnode if

  • You need on-chain metrics.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, API, CLI, Snowflake integration.
  • You also want market indicators.
Glassnode review

Questions people ask

Is CoinMarketCap or Glassnode better?
Neither clearly leads. CoinMarketCap starts at Free and Glassnode at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CoinMarketCap or Glassnode?
CoinMarketCap starts at Free and Glassnode at Free.
Does CoinMarketCap or Glassnode run on more platforms?
CoinMarketCap runs on Web, Ios, Android. Glassnode runs on Web, API, CLI, Snowflake integration.
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 Glassnode is typically brought in for.
What can CoinMarketCap do that Glassnode cannot?
CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Market Cap Rankings, Portfolio Tracker, Crypto News. Glassnode covers On-chain Metrics, Market Indicators, Exchange Flows, Whale Tracking. Both handle Web support.
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