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Arbiscan vs Polygonscan

A detailed head-to-head comparison of Arbiscan and Polygonscan — pricing, features, and which one wins for different use cases.

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Arbiscan

The Etherscan-built block explorer for Arbitrum One and Nova

4.5(612)

Arbiscan is the official Etherscan-family block explorer for Arbitrum, the leading Ethereum layer-2 rollup. Operated by the Etherscan team, it offers the same familiar interface and toolset as ethersc

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Polygonscan

Etherscan-family explorer for Polygon PoS and zkEVM

4.4(521)

Polygonscan is the official Etherscan-built explorer for the Polygon network, covering Polygon PoS and Polygon zkEVM. It delivers the standard Etherscan experience — transaction and address search, co

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Feature Comparison

FeatureArbiscanPolygonscan
Transaction History
Contract Verification
Token Tracking
Nft Tracking
Api Access
Multi Chain Support
Gas Tracker
Source Code Viewer
Address Labels
Private NotesPro plansPro plans

Arbiscan Pricing

Arbiscan

Free

Free

  • Full explorer access
  • Unified V2 API (5 calls/sec)
  • Contract verification
  • Token + gas tracking
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Arbiscan

Pro Starter

$19/mo

$190/yr billed annually

  • 10 calls/sec
  • Address watchlist alerts
  • Private notes
  • Priority support
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Arbiscan

Pro Standard

$99/mo

$990/yr billed annually

  • 30 calls/sec
  • Advanced monitoring
  • CSV exports
  • 5 user seats
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Polygonscan Pricing

Polygonscan

Free

Free

  • Full explorer access
  • Unified V2 API (5 calls/sec)
  • Contract verification
  • Token + gas tracking
Get Started
Popular

Polygonscan

Pro Starter

$19/mo

$190/yr billed annually

  • 10 calls/sec
  • Address watchlist alerts
  • Private notes
  • Priority support
Get Started

Polygonscan

Pro Standard

$99/mo

$990/yr billed annually

  • 30 calls/sec
  • Advanced monitoring
  • CSV exports
  • 5 user seats
Get Started

Verdict: Which Should You Choose?

Arbiscan is the better pick if you need canonical, best-maintained explorer for arbitrum. Polygonscan wins when canonical explorer for polygon pos and zkevm. Both are production-ready — the right choice depends on your team's workflow and budget.