CoinMarketCap: coverage, history and pricing

Primary productWhat the vendor mainly sells.Every vendor on this row

Aggregated prices, market caps, exchange and DEX data

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

OwnershipWho owns or operates it. A change of owner can change pricing and the roadmap.Every vendor on this row

Acquired by Binance, announced April 2020; operated by CoinMarketCap Mgmt Limited

• binance.com/en/blog/all/binance-x-coinmarketcap-joining-forces-to-make-crypto-more-accessible-worldwide-421499824684900494
• coinmarketcap.com/terms

Checked Oct 1, 2026

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

941+ exchanges (API docs)

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

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

Not verified

No source · 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

PartialDelisted coins stay in the ID map as inactive; asset-level, not venue instruments

• pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/pro-api-reference/cryptocurrency/cryptocurrency-id-map

Checked Oct 1, 2026

History

Earliest data availableThe first date the vendor documents data for.Every vendor on this row

Historical fiat conversions back to 2013-04-28

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/pro-api-reference

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

Daily quotes: Basic 1 year, Builder 3 years, Startup and above from 2010. Intraday quotes: 1 month up to Startup, 3 months on Growth, 12 months on Professional

• coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing

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

n/aAggregated prices; no per-record receive timestamp

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/guides/standards-and-conventions

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 documentedHistorical quotes are sampled snapshots, build ordering not stated

• coinmarketcap.com/methodology
• pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/pro-api-reference/cryptocurrency/quotes-historical

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

Not documentedNo revision policy for published history

• coinmarketcap.com/methodology
• pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/pro-api-reference/cryptocurrency/quotes-historical

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Raw data types

Tick tradesEvery trade print.Every vendor on this row

No

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L2 book, incremental updatesIncremental order book updates that let you rebuild the book.Every vendor on this row

No

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L2 book, snapshotsPeriodic snapshots of the book at a fixed depth.Every vendor on this row

No

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L3 / market-by-orderOrder-level data.Every vendor on this row

No

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

OptionsOptions data of any kind.Every vendor on this row

No

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Derived metric families, delivered ready to use

Bars: OHLCV, VWAP / TWAPReady-made price bars.Every vendor on this row

YesHistorical OHLCV

• pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/pro-api-reference/cryptocurrency/ohlcv-historical
• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/faq
• pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/pro-api-reference/cryptocurrency/quotes-historical
• pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/pro-api-reference/cryptocurrency/ohlcv-historical

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

No

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Trade size distributionVolume broken down by trade size.Every vendor on this row

No

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Market impact: Amihud, Kyle lambdaPrice-impact measures such as Amihud illiquidity and Kyle's lambda.Every vendor on this row

No

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Execution slippageMeasured or estimated execution cost against the best price.Every vendor on this row

No

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Realized volatility and jump structureRealized volatility, and jump measures such as bipower variation.Every vendor on this row

No

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Tick and run structureUptick and downtick counts and run lengths.Every vendor on this row

No

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L1 spread, depth, imbalanceTop-of-book spread, size and imbalance series.Every vendor on this row

No

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L2 depth and imbalance by levelDepth and imbalance at fixed book levels or depth bands.Every vendor on this row

No

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Derivatives: funding, OI, basis, mark vs indexFunding, open interest, basis, and mark against index price.Every vendor on this row

PartialLatest funding rate, OI, index price and basis per derivative pair; no history, no mark price

• pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/pro-api-reference/derivatives/derivative-market-pairs-by-exchange

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Shape of the derived output

Aggregation intervals offeredThe bar and metric intervals on offer.Every vendor on this row

Quotes 5m to 365d; OHLCV hourly or daily

• pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/pro-api-reference/cryptocurrency/quotes-historical
• pro.coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/pro-api-reference/cryptocurrency/ohlcv-historical

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Breadth of derived catalogueHow much derived data the vendor publishes.Every vendor on this row

Prices, OHLCV, listings, global metrics, DEX

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

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 judgementMost, for microstructure work

Opinion · Oct 1, 2026

Delivery

Delivery formatHow the data reaches you.Every vendor on this row

REST API

• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Rate limits or volume capsRequest, transfer or volume limits.Every vendor on this row

50 req/min (Basic) to 1,200 req/min (Professional)

• coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Friction on a full historical backfillWhat slows down pulling the full history.Every vendor on this row

Credit metering

• coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Pricing model

How the pricing worksHow the price is structured.Every vendor on this row

Tiered subscription, call credits

• coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing

Checked Oct 1, 2026

What the price gatesWhat the plans restrict. Read this before comparing the prices below it.Every vendor on this row

Credits, rate limit, WebSocket, endpoints

• coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing

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 verified

No source · Oct 5, 2026

Entry priceThe cheapest listed way in.Every vendor on this row

Free (Basic); Builder $29/month

• coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing

Checked Oct 1, 2026

What you get at the entry priceWhat the cheapest plan includes.Every vendor on this row

Basic: 15,000 credits/month, 50 req/min, 60s updates, commercial use

• coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing

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

PartialKeyless public API with a curated, rate-limited endpoint subset

• coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing
• coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/pro-api-reference/keyless-public-api

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Self-serve signupWhether you can sign up and pay without talking to sales.Every vendor on this row

Yes

• coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing

Checked Oct 1, 2026