Cryptocurrency & Blockchain · head to head
Rainbow vs CoinGecko
Rainbow
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
The fun, simple, and secure Ethereum wallet
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
CoinGecko
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
The world's largest independent crypto data aggregator
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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; CoinGecko the free Demo plan allows 10,000 call credits a month and 100 calls a minute
- They diverge on capability: Rainbow covers Ethereum Wallet, CoinGecko covers Price Tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Rainbow and CoinGecko 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 Rainbow
- Ethereum Wallet
- NFT Gallery
- ENS Integration
- Layer 2 Support
- Swaps
- Ethereum
- Optimism
- Arbitrum
Only in CoinGecko
- Price Tracking
- Market Data
- Portfolio Tracker
- NFT Floor Prices
- API Access
- 600+ exchanges
- DeFi protocols
- Web support
Both cover
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Rainbow
- Walletsnot CoinGecko
- Ethereumnot CoinGecko
- Mobilenot CoinGecko
CoinGecko
- Pulling cryptocurrency prices and market data over an APInot Rainbow
- Tracking coin, exchange and market metrics programmaticallynot Rainbow
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
CoinGecko
- The free Demo plan allows 10,000 call credits a month and 100 calls a minute
- Rate limits are a paid feature separate from volume, at 300 calls a minute on Basic and 500 above it
- Credits and rate limits move together by plan, so a burst pattern needs a higher tier than its monthly total implies
- The 20% saving requires annual billing
- Enterprise credits and limits are custom with no published figure
Pricing, plan by plan
Rainbow
Free- FreeFree
- Ethereum wallet
- NFTs
- ENS
CoinGecko
Free- FreeFree
- Price data
- Charts
- Portfolio
- Analyst$7.99/month
- Advanced charts
- DEX data
- Token unlocks
- Pro API$129/month
- 500K calls/month
- Historical data
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose Rainbow if
- You need ethereum wallet.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Chrome.
- You also want nft gallery.
Choose CoinGecko if
- You need price tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want market data.
Questions people ask
- Is Rainbow or CoinGecko better?
- Neither clearly leads. Rainbow starts at Free and CoinGecko at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Rainbow or CoinGecko?
- Rainbow starts at Free and CoinGecko at Free.
- Does Rainbow or CoinGecko run on more platforms?
- Rainbow runs on Ios, Android, Chrome. CoinGecko runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Rainbow for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Rainbow best used for?
- Rainbow is most often used for wallets, ethereum, mobile. Of those, wallets and ethereum are not what CoinGecko is typically brought in for.
- What can Rainbow do that CoinGecko cannot?
- Rainbow covers Ethereum Wallet, NFT Gallery, ENS Integration, Layer 2 Support. CoinGecko covers Price Tracking, Market Data, Portfolio Tracker, NFT Floor Prices. Both handle Ios support, Android support.