A head-to-head comparison of Arkham Intelligence and Dune Analytics — pricing, the features that actually differ, and which one fits which use case.
Entity-level on-chain intelligence platform — link wallets to real-world identities and track smart money
SQL-powered on-chain analytics with a massive community query library
These are the 8 capabilities where the two tools genuinely diverge — the rest of their feature sets overlap.
| Capability | Arkham Intelligence | Dune Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Sql Interface | No | Yes |
| No Code Builder | Yes | No |
| Realtime Alerts | Yes | No |
| Entity Attribution | Yes | — |
| Intel Exchange | Yes | — |
| Smart Money Tracking | Yes | — |
| Governance Token | Yes | — |
| Telegram Alerts | Yes | — |
| Feature | Arkham Intelligence | Dune Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Sql Interface | ✗ | ✓ |
| No Code Builder | ✓ | ✗ |
| Multi Chain Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Realtime Alerts | ✓ | ✗ |
| Api Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Entity Attribution | ✓ | — |
| Intel Exchange | ✓ | — |
| Smart Money Tracking | ✓ | — |
| Governance Token | ✓ | — |
| Telegram Alerts | ✓ | — |
| Embed Charts | — | ✓ |
| Private Queries | — | Paid plans |
| Team Collaboration | — | ✓ |
| Decoded Contracts | — | ✓ |
| Python Notebooks | — | ✗ |
Dune Analytics has the lower entry price of the two.
Arkham Intelligence
Free
Arkham Intelligence
$150/mo
$1500/yr billed annually
Dune Analytics
Free
Dune Analytics
$49/mo
$390/yr billed annually
Dune Analytics
$349/mo
$2790/yr billed annually
Watch out: Entity naming creates privacy concerns — criticized by privacy advocates.
Watch out: No real-time data — typical lag is 1–5 minutes, not suitable for bots.
Dune Analytics edges ahead on our editorial score (4.6/5), but these tools aren’t straight substitutes. Pick Arkham Intelligence when most comprehensive entity attribution — links wallets to real organizations and individuals matters most to your workflow; pick Dune Analytics when largest community of public dashboards — huge head-start on any query is the priority. The deciding factor is usually the trade-off you can least afford — Arkham Intelligence means accepting that entity naming creates privacy concerns — criticized by privacy advocates, while Dune Analytics means no real-time data — typical lag is 1–5 minutes, not suitable for bots.
Dune Analytics carries the higher editorial rating (4.6/5 vs 4.3/5), but they solve different problems. Arkham Intelligence is the stronger pick when you need most comprehensive entity attribution — links wallets to real organizations and individuals. Dune Analytics wins when largest community of public dashboards — huge head-start on any query.
Dune Analytics starts lower, at $49/month versus $150/month. Both also offer a free tier.
Arkham Intelligence's main limitation is that entity naming creates privacy concerns — criticized by privacy advocates. For Dune Analytics, no real-time data — typical lag is 1–5 minutes, not suitable for bots. Weigh these against how you actually plan to use the tool.
In most cases yes — many teams run both, using each where it's strongest. Since Arkham Intelligence leads on most comprehensive entity attribution — links wallets to real organizations and individuals and Dune Analytics on largest community of public dashboards — huge head-start on any query, the two are often complementary rather than mutually exclusive.