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Arbiscan vs SnowTrace

A detailed head-to-head comparison of Arbiscan and SnowTrace — 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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SnowTrace

The primary block explorer for Avalanche C-Chain

4.1(276)

SnowTrace is the primary block explorer for the Avalanche C-Chain, the EVM-compatible chain within the Avalanche network. It provides the familiar explorer feature set — transaction and address lookup

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Feature Comparison

FeatureArbiscanSnowTrace
Transaction History
Contract Verification
Token Tracking
Nft Tracking
Api Access
Multi Chain Support
Gas Tracker
Source Code Viewer
Address Labels
Private NotesPro 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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SnowTrace Pricing

SnowTrace

Free

Free

  • Full C-Chain explorer
  • Contract verification
  • Token + NFT tracking
  • Cross-Subnet exploration
  • Developer API
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Verdict: Which Should You Choose?

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