Software · head to head
Phantom vs CoinMarketCap
CoinMarketCap
Software
The world's most-referenced price-tracking website
- From
- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- They diverge on capability: Phantom covers Wallet, CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Phantom and CoinMarketCap actually diverge.
| Attribute | Phantom | CoinMarketCap |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | free | freemium |
| Platforms | Chrome, Firefox, Ios, Android | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2021 | 2013 |
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 Phantom
- Wallet
- NFT Gallery
- Token Swaps
- Staking
- dApp Browser
- Solana
- Ethereum
- Polygon
Only in CoinMarketCap
- Price Tracking
- Market Cap Rankings
- Portfolio Tracker
- Crypto News
- API Access
- Binance
- Exchanges
- Web support
Both cover
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Phantom
- Walletsnot CoinMarketCap
- Solananot CoinMarketCap
- Nftnot CoinMarketCap
CoinMarketCap
- Cryptocurrency price and market capitalisation data over an APInot Phantom
- Historical market data for analysis and backtestingnot Phantom
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Phantom
Nothing recorded yet. See the Phantom review.
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Phantom
Free- FreeFree
- Multi-chain wallet
- NFT gallery
- Swaps
CoinMarketCap
Free- FreeFree
- Price data
- Charts
- Portfolio
- API Basic$79/month
- 10K credits/month
- Historical data
Which should you pick?
Choose Phantom if
- You need wallet.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Chrome, Firefox, Ios, Android.
- You also want nft gallery.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Phantom or CoinMarketCap better?
- Neither clearly leads. Phantom starts at Free and CoinMarketCap at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Phantom or CoinMarketCap?
- Phantom starts at Free and CoinMarketCap at Free.
- Does Phantom or CoinMarketCap run on more platforms?
- Phantom runs on Chrome, Firefox, Ios, Android. CoinMarketCap runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Phantom for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Phantom best used for?
- Phantom is most often used for wallets, solana, nft. Of those, wallets and solana are not what CoinMarketCap is typically brought in for.
- What can Phantom do that CoinMarketCap cannot?
- Phantom covers Wallet, NFT Gallery, Token Swaps, Staking. CoinMarketCap covers Price Tracking, Market Cap Rankings, Portfolio Tracker, Crypto News. Both handle Ios support, Android support.