Cryptocurrency & Blockchain · head to head
Phantom vs Etherscan
Phantom
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
The friendly crypto wallet for Solana and beyond
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Etherscan
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
The Ethereum blockchain explorer
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- They diverge on capability: Phantom covers Wallet, Etherscan covers Block Explorer.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Phantom and Etherscan actually diverge.
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 Phantom
- Wallet
- NFT Gallery
- Token Swaps
- Staking
- dApp Browser
- Solana
- Ethereum
- Polygon
Only in Etherscan
- Block Explorer
- Transaction Tracking
- Token Tracker
- Contract Verification
- Gas Tracker
- Ethereum mainnet
- Testnets
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Phantom
- Walletsnot Etherscan
- Solananot Etherscan
- Nftnot Etherscan
Etherscan
- Looking up Ethereum transactions, addresses and token transfers in a block explorernot Phantom
- Reading and verifying deployed smart contract source codenot Phantom
- Pulling on-chain data into an application through the explorer APInot 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.
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
Phantom
Free- FreeFree
- Multi-chain wallet
- NFT gallery
- Swaps
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 Phantom if
- You need wallet.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Chrome, Firefox, Ios, Android.
- You also want nft gallery.
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 Phantom or Etherscan better?
- Neither clearly leads. Phantom 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, Phantom or Etherscan?
- Phantom starts at Free and Etherscan at Free.
- Does Phantom or Etherscan run on more platforms?
- Phantom runs on Chrome, Firefox, Ios, Android. Etherscan runs on Web, Api.
- 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 Etherscan is typically brought in for.
- What can Phantom do that Etherscan cannot?
- Phantom covers Wallet, NFT Gallery, Token Swaps, Staking. Etherscan covers Block Explorer, Transaction Tracking, Token Tracker, Contract Verification.