Cryptocurrency & Blockchain · head to head
CoinMarketCap vs Ledger Live
CoinMarketCap
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
The world's most-referenced price-tracking website
- From
- Free
- Rated
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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; Ledger Live ledger Live is designed to work with a physical Ledger hardware wallet plugged into the device by USB and does not function as a standalone software wallet
- They diverge on capability: CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Ledger Live covers Portfolio Management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which CoinMarketCap and Ledger Live actually diverge.
| Attribute | CoinMarketCap | Ledger Live |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | free |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Desktop, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2013 | 2014 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cryptocurrency & Blockchain).
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
- Web support
Only in Ledger Live
- Portfolio Management
- Buy/Sell Crypto
- Staking
- Swap
- NFT Gallery
- Ledger hardware wallets
- DeFi apps
- Desktop support
Both cover
- 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 Ledger Live
- Historical market data for analysis and backtestingnot Ledger Live
Ledger Live
- Managing crypto assets and viewing balances alongside a Ledger hardware walletnot CoinMarketCap
- Signing transactions offline through a connected hardware devicenot 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
Ledger Live
- Ledger Live is designed to work with a physical Ledger hardware wallet plugged into the device by USB and does not function as a standalone software wallet
Pricing, plan by plan
CoinMarketCap
Free- FreeFree
- Price data
- Charts
- Portfolio
- API Basic$79/month
- 10K credits/month
- Historical data
Ledger Live
Free- FreeFree
- Portfolio tracking
- Buy/Sell
- Staking
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 Ledger Live if
- You need portfolio management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Desktop, Ios, Android.
- You also want buy/sell crypto.
Questions people ask
- Is CoinMarketCap or Ledger Live better?
- Neither clearly leads. CoinMarketCap starts at Free and Ledger Live at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, CoinMarketCap or Ledger Live?
- CoinMarketCap starts at Free and Ledger Live at Free.
- Does CoinMarketCap or Ledger Live run on more platforms?
- CoinMarketCap runs on Web, Ios, Android. Ledger Live runs on Desktop, Ios, Android.
- 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 Ledger Live is typically brought in for.
- What can CoinMarketCap do that Ledger Live cannot?
- CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Market Cap Rankings, Portfolio Tracker, Crypto News. Ledger Live covers Portfolio Management, Buy/Sell Crypto, Staking, Swap. Both handle Ios support, Android support.