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CoinMarketCap vs Huobi

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CoinMarketCap

Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

The world's most-referenced price-tracking website

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Huobi

Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

Global digital asset trading platform

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; Huobi cryptocurrency market volatility
  • They diverge on capability: CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Huobi covers Spot Trading.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CoinMarketCap and Huobi actually diverge.

Attributes where CoinMarketCap and Huobi differ
AttributeCoinMarketCapHuobi
Pricing modelfreemiumtransaction
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Mobile

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Huobi

  • Spot Trading
  • Futures Trading
  • Margin Trading
  • Staking
  • Primelist
  • HT Token
  • Huobi ECO Chain

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 Huobi
  • Historical market data for analysis and backtestingnot Huobi

Huobi

  • Spot trading of cryptocurrencies and altcoinsnot CoinMarketCap
  • Futures trading with leveragenot CoinMarketCap
  • Copy trading from experienced tradersnot CoinMarketCap
  • Automated trading via botsnot 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

Huobi

  • Cryptocurrency market volatility
  • Regulatory restrictions in some jurisdictions

Pricing, plan by plan

CoinMarketCap

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

Huobi

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Huobi 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 Huobi if

  • You need spot trading.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want futures trading.
Huobi review

Questions people ask

Is CoinMarketCap or Huobi better?
Neither clearly leads. CoinMarketCap starts at Free and Huobi at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CoinMarketCap or Huobi?
CoinMarketCap starts at Free and Huobi at Free.
Does CoinMarketCap or Huobi run on more platforms?
CoinMarketCap runs on Web, Ios, Android. Huobi runs on Web, Mobile.
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 Huobi is typically brought in for.
What can CoinMarketCap do that Huobi cannot?
CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Market Cap Rankings, Portfolio Tracker, Crypto News. Huobi covers Spot Trading, Futures Trading, Margin Trading, Staking. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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