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CoinMarketCap vs Rainbow

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CoinMarketCap

Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

The world's most-referenced price-tracking website

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Rainbow logo

Rainbow

Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

The fun, simple, and secure Ethereum wallet

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; Rainbow free instant deposits and fee auto-compounding are gated behind the paid Rainbow Black tier; the vendor's own site states "Upgrade to Rainbow Black for free instant deposits, bigger rewards, and up to 100% of your trading fees auto-compounded", implying standard accounts pay deposit and trading fees
  • They diverge on capability: CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Rainbow covers Ethereum Wallet.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CoinMarketCap and Rainbow actually diverge.

Attributes where CoinMarketCap and Rainbow differ
AttributeCoinMarketCapRainbow
Pricing modelfreemiumfree
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidIos, Android, Chrome
Founded20132019

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 Rainbow

  • Ethereum Wallet
  • NFT Gallery
  • ENS Integration
  • Layer 2 Support
  • Swaps
  • Ethereum
  • Optimism
  • Arbitrum

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 Rainbow
  • Historical market data for analysis and backtestingnot Rainbow

Rainbow

  • Walletsnot CoinMarketCap
  • Ethereumnot CoinMarketCap
  • Mobilenot 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

Rainbow

  • Free instant deposits and fee auto-compounding are gated behind the paid Rainbow Black tier; the vendor's own site states "Upgrade to Rainbow Black for free instant deposits, bigger rewards, and up to 100% of your trading fees auto-compounded", implying standard accounts pay deposit and trading fees

Pricing, plan by plan

CoinMarketCap

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

Rainbow

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Ethereum wallet
    • NFTs
    • ENS

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 Rainbow if

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

Questions people ask

Is CoinMarketCap or Rainbow better?
Neither clearly leads. CoinMarketCap starts at Free and Rainbow at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CoinMarketCap or Rainbow?
CoinMarketCap starts at Free and Rainbow at Free.
Does CoinMarketCap or Rainbow run on more platforms?
CoinMarketCap runs on Web, Ios, Android. Rainbow runs on Ios, Android, Chrome.
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 Rainbow is typically brought in for.
What can CoinMarketCap do that Rainbow cannot?
CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Market Cap Rankings, Portfolio Tracker, Crypto News. Rainbow covers Ethereum Wallet, NFT Gallery, ENS Integration, Layer 2 Support. Both handle Ios support, Android support.
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