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glassnode: coverage, history and pricing

On-chain and market metrics

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

Built by Aperiodic, which sells data too. This profile reports what glassnode'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 Wrong or out of date?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
On-chain metrics with point-in-time history for backtests
Main gotchas
API only as an add-on to Professional; PIT history only from July 2025

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

Key facts

Exchanges covered
Binance, Coinbase, OKX, Bybit, Deribit, Hyperliquid, Kraken and others, plus CME; order book metrics on Binance and Coinbase only

docs.glassnode.com ↗ +1 · Oct 1, 2026

Earliest data available
Not verified

No source · Oct 1, 2026

How much history you actually get
4 years on Advanced; up to 15+ years on Professional

studio.glassnode.com ↗ · Oct 1, 2026

Entry price
Studio free; API add-on on request

docs.glassnode.com ↗ +1 · Oct 1, 2026

Delivery format
REST API, Studio web app

docs.glassnode.com ↗ · Oct 1, 2026

Self-serve signup
PartialYes for Studio; API via sales

docs.glassnode.com ↗ +1 · 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
On-chain and market metrics
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

Checked Oct 1, 2026

OwnershipWho owns or operates it. A change of owner can change pricing and the roadmap.Every vendor on this row
Independent (operated by Glassnode Services AG)
  • studio.glassnode.com/impressum

Checked 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
Binance, Coinbase, OKX, Bybit, Deribit, Hyperliquid, Kraken and others, plus CME; order book metrics on Binance and Coinbase only
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/derivatives
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

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
PartialMetrics are per asset, not per instrument; spot flow metrics use USD-quoted pairs only
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

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
Not verified

No source · Oct 1, 2026

History

Earliest data availableThe first date the vendor documents data for.Every vendor on this row
Not verified

No source · 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
4 years on Advanced; up to 15+ years on Professional
  • studio.glassnode.com/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
PartialPIT metrics record when each datapoint was added
  • docs.glassnode.com/data/point-in-time-metrics

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 documentedDocs don't say which timestamp metrics are built on
  • docs.glassnode.com/data/data-finalization

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
YesStandard metrics can be revised; PIT variants are immutable
  • docs.glassnode.com/data/point-in-time-metrics

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
No
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L2 book, incremental updatesIncremental order book updates that let you rebuild the book.Every vendor on this row
No
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L2 book, snapshotsPeriodic snapshots of the book at a fixed depth.Every vendor on this row
No
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L3 / market-by-orderOrder-level data.Every vendor on this row
No
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

Checked Oct 1, 2026

OptionsOptions data of any kind.Every vendor on this row
PartialOptions metrics
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/derivatives
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Derived metric families, delivered ready to use

Bars: OHLCV, VWAP / TWAPReady-made price bars.Every vendor on this row
PartialPrice metrics
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

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
YesSpot and futures taker volume, volume delta and CVD; no VPIN
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

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
PartialOrder book price impact for a set notional (Binance, Coinbase); no Amihud or Kyle lambda
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Execution slippageMeasured or estimated execution cost against the best price.Every vendor on this row
PartialEstimated market-order cost from the order book
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Realized volatility and jump structureRealized volatility, and jump measures such as bipower variation.Every vendor on this row
PartialRealized volatility from daily returns over rolling windows; no jump metrics
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Tick and run structureUptick and downtick counts and run lengths.Every vendor on this row
No
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

Checked Oct 1, 2026

L1 spread, depth, imbalanceTop-of-book spread, size and imbalance series.Every vendor on this row
YesTime-weighted spread, depth and imbalance (Binance and Coinbase spot, Binance perps)
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

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 and imbalance within a chosen bps band, not per level
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Derivatives: funding, OI, basis, mark vs indexFunding, open interest, basis, and mark against index price.Every vendor on this row
YesFutures, funding, OI, liquidations
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/derivatives
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Shape of the derived output

Aggregation intervals offeredThe bar and metric intervals on offer.Every vendor on this row
10m, 1h, 24h, 1w, 1month; 10m on Professional only
  • docs.glassnode.com/data/timestamps-and-resolutions

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Breadth of derived catalogueHow much derived data the vendor publishes.Every vendor on this row
Broad on-chain catalogue
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

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 judgementLittle, for the metrics covered

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 API, Studio web app
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/api-key

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Rate limits or volume capsRequest, transfer or volume limits.Every vendor on this row
Per plan
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/api-credits

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Friction on a full historical backfillWhat slows down pulling the full history.Every vendor on this row
600 req/min by default and credits per request; bulk endpoints on Professional only
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/api-credits

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Pricing model

How the pricing worksHow the price is structured.Every vendor on this row
Tiered subscription; API is a paid add-on to Professional
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/api-key
  • studio.glassnode.com/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
Metric access, resolution and API access
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/api-key
  • studio.glassnode.com/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
Studio free; API add-on on requestA Professional price seen only on third-party listings was dropped: it is not on glassnode's own pages.
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/api-key
  • studio.glassnode.com/pricing

Checked Oct 1, 2026

What you get at the entry priceWhat the cheapest plan includes.Every vendor on this row
Advanced $49/month billed annually: 300+ metrics at daily resolution, 4 years of history in Studio, personal licence
  • studio.glassnode.com/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
No
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/api-key

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Self-serve signupWhether you can sign up and pay without talking to sales.Every vendor on this row
PartialYes for Studio; API via sales
  • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/api-key
  • studio.glassnode.com/pricing

Checked Oct 1, 2026

Next to similar vendors

Other on-chain analytics vendors on the rows buyers ask about first. Open them side by side in the full table.

glassnodeCryptoQuant
Exchanges coveredBinance, Coinbase, OKX, Bybit, Deribit, Hyperliquid, Kraken and others, plus CME; order book metrics on Binance and Coinbase onlySpot incl. Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, OKX, Bitfinex; perps on Binance, BitMEX, Bybit, Deribit, HTX, OKX (BTC lists; varies by asset)
Earliest data availableNot verifiedBTC index and on-chain from 2009-01-03; exchange spot from 2013-04-01 (Bitfinex); perps from 2015-09-25 (BitMEX)
Local / receive timestampPartialPIT metrics record when each datapoint was addedn/aAggregated metrics by block, minute, hour or day
L2 book, incremental updatesNoNo
Order flow and flow toxicityYesSpot and futures taker volume, volume delta and CVD; no VPINNot verified
Entry priceStudio free; API add-on on requestNot verified
Full historical data access on a monthly subscriptionNot verifiedNot verified
Self-serve signupPartialYes for Studio; API via salesYes

Sources

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

  • glassnode docs: API key

    • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/api-key

    API is an optional add-on to the Professional plan

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • glassnode docs: point-in-time metrics

    • docs.glassnode.com/data/point-in-time-metrics

    Point-in-time metrics immutable; tracked for all metrics since July 2025; standard metrics can be revised

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • glassnode Studio impressum

    • studio.glassnode.com/impressum

    Ownership: Independent (operated by Glassnode Services AG)

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • glassnode docs: derivatives and market endpoints

    • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/derivatives
    • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

    Exchanges: Binance, Coinbase, OKX, Bybit, Deribit, Hyperliquid, Kraken and others, plus CME; order book metrics on Binance and Coinbase only

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • glassnode docs: market endpoints

    • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/endpoints/market

    Metrics are per asset; order flow, price impact, slippage, realized volatility, spread, depth and imbalance metrics as documented

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • glassnode Studio pricing

    • studio.glassnode.com/pricing

    History by plan: 4 years on Advanced; up to 15+ years on Professional; Advanced $49/month billed annually: 300+ metrics at daily resolution, 4 years of history in Studio, personal licence

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • glassnode docs: timestamps and resolutions

    • docs.glassnode.com/data/timestamps-and-resolutions

    Intervals: 10m, 1h, 24h, 1w, 1month; 10m on Professional only

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • glassnode docs: API credits

    • docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/api-credits

    Backfill friction: 600 req/min by default and credits per request; bulk endpoints on Professional only

    Checked October 1, 2026

  • glassnode docs: data finalization (checked, bucketing not stated)

    • docs.glassnode.com/data/data-finalization

    Bucketing timestamp not stated; timestamps mark when computation starts

    Checked October 1, 2026

Changes to this profile

  • 2026-10-02glassnode: dropped a Professional price that appeared only on third-party listings.

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