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Arbiscan vs Tronscan

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

The official block explorer for the TRON network

4.0(389)

Tronscan is the official block explorer for TRON, one of the highest-throughput chains in crypto and the dominant network for USDT (Tron-based Tether) transfers. It offers transaction and address look

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Feature Comparison

FeatureArbiscanTronscan
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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Tronscan Pricing

Tronscan

Free

Free

  • Full TRON explorer
  • TRC-10/20/721 tracking
  • Staking + governance data
  • Resource (energy/bandwidth) views
  • 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. Tronscan wins when canonical explorer for tron — the dominant usdt settlement chain. Both are production-ready — the right choice depends on your team's workflow and budget.