Software · head to head
Etherscan vs DeBank
DeBank
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The real Web3-native messenger & best Web3 portfolio tracker
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Etherscan the free API plan is capped at 3 calls per second and 100,000 calls per day; 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
- They diverge on capability: Etherscan covers Block Explorer, DeBank covers Portfolio Tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Etherscan and DeBank actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), 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 Etherscan
- Block Explorer
- Transaction Tracking
- Token Tracker
- Contract Verification
- Gas Tracker
- Ethereum mainnet
- Testnets
- Api support
Only in DeBank
- Portfolio Tracking
- Protocol Analytics
- Transaction History
- Social Features
- Web3 ID
- 20+ chains
- 1000+ protocols
- Chrome support
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
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
DeBank
- Portfolionot Etherscan
- Analyticsnot Etherscan
- Socialnot Etherscan
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
Pricing, plan by plan
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
DeBank
Free- FreeFree
- Portfolio tracking
- Protocol analytics
- Social feed
- DeBank L2$96/year
- Web3 ID
- Priority features
- Exclusive access
Which should you pick?
Choose Etherscan if
- You need block explorer.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want transaction tracking.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Etherscan or DeBank better?
- Neither clearly leads. Etherscan starts at Free and DeBank at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Etherscan or DeBank?
- Etherscan starts at Free and DeBank at Free.
- Does Etherscan or DeBank run on more platforms?
- Etherscan runs on Web, Api. DeBank runs on Web, Chrome, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Etherscan for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Etherscan best used for?
- Etherscan is most often used for looking up ethereum transactions, addresses and token transfers in a block explorer, reading and verifying deployed smart contract source code, pulling on-chain data into an application through the explorer api. Of those, looking up ethereum transactions, addresses and token transfers in a block explorer and reading and verifying deployed smart contract source code are not what DeBank is typically brought in for.
- What can Etherscan do that DeBank cannot?
- Etherscan covers Block Explorer, Transaction Tracking, Token Tracker, Contract Verification. DeBank covers Portfolio Tracking, Protocol Analytics, Transaction History, Social Features. Both handle Web support.