Cryptocurrency & Blockchain · head to head
DeBank vs Etherscan
DeBank
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
The real Web3-native messenger & best Web3 portfolio tracker
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Etherscan
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
The Ethereum blockchain explorer
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: DeBank developer API access is metered on a units-based quota system rather than flat unlimited access; each API key has a units balance drawn down per call, tracked via /v1/account/units with 30 days of daily usage history; Etherscan the free API plan is capped at 3 calls per second and 100,000 calls per day
- They diverge on capability: DeBank covers Portfolio Tracking, Etherscan covers Block Explorer.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DeBank and Etherscan actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), 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 DeBank
- Portfolio Tracking
- Protocol Analytics
- Transaction History
- Social Features
- Web3 ID
- 20+ chains
- 1000+ protocols
- Chrome support
Only in Etherscan
- Block Explorer
- Transaction Tracking
- Token Tracker
- Contract Verification
- Gas Tracker
- Ethereum mainnet
- Testnets
- Api support
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
DeBank
- Portfolionot Etherscan
- Analyticsnot Etherscan
- Socialnot Etherscan
Etherscan
- Looking up Ethereum transactions, addresses and token transfers in a block explorernot DeBank
- Reading and verifying deployed smart contract source codenot DeBank
- Pulling on-chain data into an application through the explorer APInot DeBank
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
DeBank
- Developer API access is metered on a units-based quota system rather than flat unlimited access; each API key has a units balance drawn down per call, tracked via /v1/account/units with 30 days of daily usage history
Etherscan
- The free API plan is capped at 3 calls per second and 100,000 calls per day
- The free plan requires attribution and covers only selected chains rather than all supported chains
- API Pro endpoints are withheld below the Standard plan at $199 per month
- The $49 per month Lite plan raises the rate limit to only 5 calls per second and keeps the same 100,000 calls per day as the free tier
- Rate limits top out at 30 calls per second even on the $899 per month Pro Plus plan
- The Address Metadata endpoint requires Pro Plus at $899 per month and is limited to one app license
- Metadata CSV export and dedicated support are only in Metadata Enterprise, which is quoted by contact with no published price
- The 10% and 15% discounts apply only to quarterly and yearly prepayment
Pricing, plan by plan
DeBank
Free- FreeFree
- Portfolio tracking
- Protocol analytics
- Social feed
- DeBank L2$96/year
- Web3 ID
- Priority features
- Exclusive access
Etherscan
Free- FreeFree
- Block explorer
- 5 API calls/sec
- Basic analytics
- Standard$199/month
- 10 API calls/sec
- Advanced APIs
- Pro$399/month
- 30 API calls/sec
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose DeBank if
- You need portfolio tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Chrome, Ios, Android.
- You also want protocol analytics.
Choose Etherscan if
- You need block explorer.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want transaction tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is DeBank or Etherscan better?
- Neither clearly leads. DeBank starts at Free and Etherscan at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DeBank or Etherscan?
- DeBank starts at Free and Etherscan at Free.
- Does DeBank or Etherscan run on more platforms?
- DeBank runs on Web, Chrome, Ios, Android. Etherscan runs on Web, Api.
- Can I use DeBank for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is DeBank best used for?
- DeBank is most often used for portfolio, analytics, social. Of those, portfolio and analytics are not what Etherscan is typically brought in for.
- What can DeBank do that Etherscan cannot?
- DeBank covers Portfolio Tracking, Protocol Analytics, Transaction History, Social Features. Etherscan covers Block Explorer, Transaction Tracking, Token Tracker, Contract Verification. Both handle Web support.