Crypto Market Data APIs Compared
Price, volume, order book and derivatives data (funding rates, open interest, liquidations) delivered over REST or WebSocket. 13 tools, alphabetical, no paid placement.
Last verified: 2026-10-29 (latest check across the 13 cards below).
| Tool | Pricing | Free tier | REST | WebSocket | MCP | Open source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitquery | from $49/month | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 2026-10-29 |
| CoinAPI | from $79/month | unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 2026-10-29 |
| CoinGecko API | from $35/month | Yes | Yes | Yes | unknown | No | 2026-10-29 |
| CoinGlass API | from $29/month | No | Yes | unknown | unknown | No | 2026-10-29 |
| CoinMarketCap API | from $29/month | Yes | Yes | Yes | unknown | No | 2026-10-29 |
| Coinpaprika API | from $99/month | Yes | Yes | unknown | unknown | No | 2026-10-29 |
| DefiLlama API | from $300/month | Yes | Yes | unknown | unknown | unknown | 2026-10-29 |
| DEX Screener API | unknown | unknown | Yes | unknown | unknown | No | 2026-10-29 |
| GeckoTerminal API | freemium | Yes | Yes | unknown | unknown | No | 2026-10-29 |
| Kaiko | from $1000/month | No | Yes | unknown | unknown | No | 2026-10-29 |
| Laevitas | from $50/month | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | unknown | 2026-10-29 |
| Messari API | from $375/month | Yes | Yes | unknown | Yes | No | 2026-10-29 |
| Tardis.dev | from $1200/month | unknown | Yes | unknown | unknown | unknown | 2026-10-29 |
“unknown” means we could not confirm the value on an official page. Click a card for sources.
Head-to-head comparisons
Popular features in this category
- REST API (13 of 13 tools)
- price-data (11 of 13 tools)
- historical-data (10 of 13 tools)
- Free tier (8 of 13 tools)
- trades-data (6 of 13 tools)
- derivatives-data (5 of 13 tools)
- dex-data (5 of 13 tools)
- multi-exchange (5 of 13 tools)
- orderbook-data (5 of 13 tools)
- WebSocket (5 of 13 tools)
Counts come from the capabilities and interface fields on the cards, not from tags we invented.
Related categories
- On-chain analytics (10 tools)
- Trading bots & backtesting (10 tools)
- Trading terminals (6 tools)
Topic guides
Tool cards
Bitquery
Blockchain data platform with GraphQL/REST APIs, real-time WebSocket streams and an MCP server, including DEX trade and price data across many chains.
CoinAPI
Unified market data API offering REST, WebSocket, JSON-RPC, FIX and MCP access to exchange data, billed by credits and data volume.
CoinGecko API
REST and WebSocket crypto market data API covering prices, market caps and history, with a free Demo plan and paid credit-based tiers.
CoinGlass API
Derivatives-focused market data API covering futures, spot and options, order books, liquidations and funding rates, sold on paid monthly plans.
CoinMarketCap API
Credit-based crypto market data API from CoinMarketCap with a free Basic plan and paid plans adding real-time data, WebSockets and deeper history.
Coinpaprika API
Crypto market data API (prices, tickers, OHLC, exchanges) with a no-signup free plan and paid monthly call quotas.
DefiLlama API
DeFi data API (TVL, fees, yields and more) split into free endpoints and a paid Pro API tier with higher limits.
DEX Screener API
REST API for DEX pair, token, boost and profile data keyed by chain ID and token or pair address.
GeckoTerminal API
On-chain DEX and DeFi market data API from GeckoTerminal, also exposed through CoinGecko's /onchain endpoints.
Kaiko
Institutional crypto market data provider delivering spot, derivatives and lending data via REST, streaming, cloud delivery and CSV.
Laevitas
Crypto derivatives analytics platform with charts, dashboards and a REST/WebSocket/MCP API covering futures, perpetuals and options, including funding, open interest and liquidations.
Messari API
Messari's data API for asset prices, exchange volumes, news, token unlocks, fundraising and onchain protocol metrics; the legacy API is in maintenance mode.
Tardis.dev
Historical tick-level crypto market data (order book updates, trades, funding, liquidations) from 50+ exchanges via replay API, CSV files and a local server.
FAQ
How many market data apis are listed?
13 tools are listed as of the latest verification. Each has a dated card.
Which market data apis have a free tier?
Bitquery, CoinGecko API, CoinMarketCap API, Coinpaprika API, DefiLlama API, GeckoTerminal API, Laevitas, Messari API
How current is the data?
Every block on every card shows the date it was verified and the source page. Fields we could not verify show “unknown”.