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CoinDesk Data: coverage, history and pricing

Normalised trade, order book and derivatives data, indices (ex-CryptoCompare / CCData)

Checked against CoinDesk Data's own pages between October 1, 2026 and October 1, 2026

Built by Aperiodic, which sells data too. This profile reports what CoinDesk Data's own pages say, each fact linked and dated. It is not a review and ranks no one. Wrong or out of date? Email info@aperiodic.io.

Our judgement
Best suited to
Broad normalised history across many venues
Main gotchas
No public pricing and no free tier since May 2026

Opinion, from the facts below. Read them before you rely on it.

Key facts

Exchanges covered
Vendor claim300+, 300,000+ pairs

data.coindesk.com ↗ +1 · Oct 1, 2026

Earliest data available
Vendor claimAggregated history from 2010

data.coindesk.com ↗ +1 · Oct 1, 2026

How much history you actually get
Per contract

data.coindesk.com ↗ · Oct 1, 2026

Entry price
On request

data.coindesk.com ↗ · Oct 1, 2026

Delivery format
REST (JSON or CSV), WebSocket, cloud storage delivery

data.coindesk.com ↗ +1 · Oct 1, 2026

Self-serve signup
No

data.coindesk.com ↗ · Oct 1, 2026

What it is

What each vendor sells and who owns it.

Primary productWhat the vendor mainly sells.Every vendor on this row
Normalised trade, order book and derivatives data, indices (ex-CryptoCompare / CCData)
  • data.coindesk.com/derivatives
  • data.coindesk.com/trade-data
  • data.coindesk.com/order-book

Checked Oct 1, 2026

OwnershipWho owns or operates it. A change of owner can change pricing and the roadmap.Every vendor on this row
Not verified

No source · Oct 1, 2026

Universe and integrity

Whether the data is usable for systematic research at all: coverage, history and timestamps. These rows come before the feature list on purpose.

Coverage

Exchanges coveredVenue coverage as the vendor documents it. Marketing figures we could not check are marked as vendor claims.Every vendor on this row
Vendor claim300+, 300,000+ pairs
  • data.coindesk.com/trade-data
  • data.coindesk.com/order-book

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Full instrument universe per venueWhether every listed instrument on a covered venue is collected, not only the large pairs. A partial universe biases cross-sectional research.Every vendor on this row
YesTick trade history for all instruments on covered venues
  • data.coindesk.com/trade-data
  • data.coindesk.com/order-book

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Delisted / expired instruments retainedWhether delisted and expired instruments stay queryable. Without them a backtest carries survivorship bias.Every vendor on this row
YesRetired and expired instruments kept for history
  • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v1_markets_instruments

Checked Oct 1, 2026

History

Earliest data availableThe first date the vendor documents data for.Every vendor on this row
Vendor claimAggregated history from 2010
  • data.coindesk.com/trade-data
  • data.coindesk.com/order-book

Checked Oct 1, 2026

How much history you actually getHow much history a plan includes, which is often less than the archive holds.Every vendor on this row
Per contract
  • data.coindesk.com/blogs/changes-to-coindesk-data-indices-api-free-tier-access

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Timestamps and revisions

Local / receive timestampWhen the vendor's collector received each message. You need it to model latency and avoid look-ahead.Every vendor on this row
YesReceived timestamp with nanoseconds on every trade
  • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v2_historical_trades

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Aggregations computed on local-timestamp orderingWhether bars and metrics are built in receive-time order, which matches what you could have known at the time.Every vendor on this row
Not documentedFor bars; raw trades are ordered by receive time
  • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v2_historical_trades

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Data restated after publicationWhether published history gets revised. Silent revisions break reproducible backtests; versioned ones do not.Every vendor on this row
YesBackfilled trades are added later and erroneous trades re-flagged, not deleted
  • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v2_historical_trades

Checked Oct 1, 2026

What you get

Raw data types, and derived metrics delivered ready to use.

Raw data types

Tick tradesEvery trade print.Every vendor on this row
Yes
  • data.coindesk.com/trade-data
  • data.coindesk.com/order-book

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L2 book, incremental updatesIncremental order book updates that let you rebuild the book.Every vendor on this row
YesL2 updates
  • data.coindesk.com/trade-data
  • data.coindesk.com/order-book

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L2 book, snapshotsPeriodic snapshots of the book at a fixed depth.Every vendor on this row
YesOne-minute snapshots at maximum depth
  • data.coindesk.com/trade-data
  • data.coindesk.com/order-book

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L3 / market-by-orderOrder-level data.Every vendor on this row
NoOrder book products are L1/L2 only
  • data.coindesk.com/trade-data
  • data.coindesk.com/order-book

Checked Oct 1, 2026

OptionsOptions data of any kind.Every vendor on this row
Not verified

No source · Oct 1, 2026

Derived metric families, delivered ready to use

Bars: OHLCV, VWAP / TWAPReady-made price bars.Every vendor on this row
YesOHLCV at minute, hour and day
  • data.coindesk.com/derivatives
  • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v1_historical_minutes

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Order flow and flow toxicityTaker buy and sell volume, signed delta, CVD and toxicity measures such as VPIN.Every vendor on this row
PartialBuy/sell volume and trade counts per bar; no CVD or VPIN
  • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v1_historical_minutes

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Trade size distributionVolume broken down by trade size.Every vendor on this row
Not verified

No source · Oct 1, 2026

Market impact: Amihud, Kyle lambdaPrice-impact measures such as Amihud illiquidity and Kyle's lambda.Every vendor on this row
PartialSlippage for chosen order sizes from minute L2 snapshots; no Amihud or Kyle lambda
  • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v1_historical_orderbook_l2_metrics_minute

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Execution slippageMeasured or estimated execution cost against the best price.Every vendor on this row
YesOrder book slippage metric
  • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v1_historical_orderbook_l2_metrics_minute

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Realized volatility and jump structureRealized volatility, and jump measures such as bipower variation.Every vendor on this row
Not verified

No source · Oct 1, 2026

Tick and run structureUptick and downtick counts and run lengths.Every vendor on this row
Not verified

No source · Oct 1, 2026

L1 spread, depth, imbalanceTop-of-book spread, size and imbalance series.Every vendor on this row
YesSpread and depth metrics
  • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v1_historical_orderbook_l2_metrics_minute

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L2 depth and imbalance by levelDepth and imbalance at fixed book levels or depth bands.Every vendor on this row
PartialDepth metrics
  • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v1_historical_orderbook_l2_metrics_minute

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Derivatives: funding, OI, basis, mark vs indexFunding, open interest, basis, and mark against index price.Every vendor on this row
YesFunding, OI and index per futures instrument
  • data.coindesk.com/derivatives

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Shape of the derived output

Aggregation intervals offeredThe bar and metric intervals on offer.Every vendor on this row
Minute, hour, day
  • data.coindesk.com/derivatives

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Breadth of derived catalogueHow much derived data the vendor publishes.Every vendor on this row
Trades, order books, derivatives, on-chain, indices, news
  • data.coindesk.com/derivatives
  • data.coindesk.com/trade-data
  • data.coindesk.com/order-book

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Compute you still have to do yourselfOur judgementOur judgement of how much computation stays with you.Every vendor on this row
Our judgementSome

Opinion · Oct 1, 2026

Access and commercials

Delivery, limits, pricing and how to get started. Vendors gate access on different dimensions, so read what the price gates before comparing prices.

Delivery

Delivery formatHow the data reaches you.Every vendor on this row
REST (JSON or CSV), WebSocket, cloud storage delivery
  • data.coindesk.com/trade-data
  • data.coindesk.com/order-book

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Rate limits or volume capsRequest, transfer or volume limits.Every vendor on this row
Per plan, not published
  • data.coindesk.com/blogs/changes-to-coindesk-data-indices-api-free-tier-access

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Friction on a full historical backfillWhat slows down pulling the full history.Every vendor on this row
Per contract
  • data.coindesk.com/blogs/changes-to-coindesk-data-indices-api-free-tier-access

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Pricing model

How the pricing worksHow the price is structured.Every vendor on this row
Sales-quoted subscription
  • data.coindesk.com/blogs/changes-to-coindesk-data-indices-api-free-tier-access

Checked Oct 1, 2026

What the price gatesWhat the plans restrict. Read this before comparing the prices below it.Every vendor on this row
Not published
  • data.coindesk.com/blogs/changes-to-coindesk-data-indices-api-free-tier-access

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Full historical data access on a monthly subscriptionWhether a month-to-month plan unlocks the whole history, or full history needs yearly billing or a contract.Every vendor on this row
Not documentedSubscriptions are sales-quoted
  • data.coindesk.com/blogs/changes-to-coindesk-data-indices-api-free-tier-access

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Entry priceThe cheapest listed way in.Every vendor on this row
On request
  • data.coindesk.com/blogs/changes-to-coindesk-data-indices-api-free-tier-access

Checked Oct 1, 2026

What you get at the entry priceWhat the cheapest plan includes.Every vendor on this row
Nothing published; free tier retired 21 May 2026
  • data.coindesk.com/blogs/changes-to-coindesk-data-indices-api-free-tier-access

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Getting started

Usable without an API keyWhether you can try the data before creating a key.Every vendor on this row
NoFree tier retired 21 May 2026
  • data.coindesk.com/blogs/changes-to-coindesk-data-indices-api-free-tier-access

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Self-serve signupWhether you can sign up and pay without talking to sales.Every vendor on this row
No
  • data.coindesk.com/blogs/changes-to-coindesk-data-indices-api-free-tier-access

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Next to similar vendors

Other raw market data vendors on the rows buyers ask about first. Open them side by side in the full table.

CoinDesk DataTardis.devExchange archivesCoinAPI
Exchanges coveredVendor claim300+, 300,000+ pairs50+, over 50,000 instrumentsOne per archiveVendor claim400+
Earliest data availableVendor claimAggregated history from 20102019-03-30 for most venues; Binance USDS-M futures from 2019-11-17Varies by venue; Binance spot klines from 20172014-02-24 archive start; varies per symbol and data type
Local / receive timestampYesReceived timestamp with nanoseconds on every tradeYes100ns precisionNoThere is no collectorYesTime_coinapi (receive time) next to time_exchange
L2 book, incremental updatesYesL2 updatesYesPartialVaries by venueYes
Order flow and flow toxicityPartialBuy/sell volume and trade counts per bar; no CVD or VPINNoNoNo
Entry priceOn request$350/month (Academic, Perpetuals or Options plan, quarterly or yearly billing only); Solo from $700/monthFreeFrom $79/month
Full historical data access on a monthly subscriptionNot documentedSubscriptions are sales-quotedNoMonthly billing includes 4 months of history; everything since 2019-03-30 needs yearly Business billingYesFree with no subscriptionNot verified
Self-serve signupNoYesYesYes

Sources

Every page this profile cites, with the date we last read it.

  • CoinDesk Data: changes to free tier access

    • data.coindesk.com/blogs/changes-to-coindesk-data-indices-api-free-tier-access

    Free API tier retired 21 May 2026; accounts without a subscription lose access

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • CoinDesk Data: trade and order book data

    • data.coindesk.com/trade-data
    • data.coindesk.com/order-book

    300+ exchanges, 300,000+ pairs; tick trades, L2 updates, one-minute snapshots at maximum depth. Instrument universe: tick trade history for all instruments on covered venues. L3: order book products are L1/L2 only

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • CoinDesk Data: derivatives

    • data.coindesk.com/derivatives

    Futures: trades, index, OI and funding per instrument; OHLCV to minute, hour, day

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • CoinDesk Data API: spot markets instruments

    • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v1_markets_instruments

    Delisted retained: Yes, retired and expired instruments kept for history

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • CoinDesk Data API: historical trades

    • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v2_historical_trades

    Exchange timestamp to the nanosecond; receive time where the venue gives none; received timestamp with nanoseconds on every trade; backfilled trades are added later and erroneous trades re-flagged, not deleted. Raw trades ordered by CCSEQ, which reflects receive order; OHLCV bucketing not stated

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • CoinDesk Data API: historical minutes

    • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v1_historical_minutes

    Order flow: Partial, buy/sell volume and trade counts per bar; no CVD or VPIN

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • CoinDesk Data API: L2 order book metrics

    • developers.coindesk.com/documentation/data-api/spot_v1_historical_orderbook_l2_metrics_minute

    Market impact: Partial, slippage for chosen order sizes from minute L2 snapshots; no Amihud or Kyle lambda

    Checked October 1, 2026

On this page

  • Key facts
  • What it is
  • Universe and integrity
  • What you get
  • Access and commercials
  • Next to similar vendors
  • Sources

CoinDesk Data

data.coindesk.com

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CoinDesk Data

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