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CoinMarketCap vs Phantom

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CoinMarketCap

Software

The world's most-referenced price-tracking website

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Phantom logo

Phantom

Software

The friendly crypto wallet for Solana and beyond

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Phantom covers Wallet.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CoinMarketCap and Phantom actually diverge.

Attributes where CoinMarketCap and Phantom differ
AttributeCoinMarketCapPhantom
Pricing modelfreemiumfree
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidChrome, Firefox, Ios, Android
Founded20132021

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
  • Web support

Only in Phantom

  • Wallet
  • NFT Gallery
  • Token Swaps
  • Staking
  • dApp Browser
  • Solana
  • Ethereum
  • Polygon

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 Phantom
  • Historical market data for analysis and backtestingnot Phantom

Phantom

  • Walletsnot CoinMarketCap
  • Solananot CoinMarketCap
  • Nftnot 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

Phantom

Nothing recorded yet. See the Phantom review.

Pricing, plan by plan

CoinMarketCap

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

Phantom

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Multi-chain wallet
    • NFT gallery
    • Swaps

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 Phantom if

  • You need wallet.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Chrome, Firefox, Ios, Android.
  • You also want nft gallery.
Phantom review

Questions people ask

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