CoinCap vs Pyth Network
A detailed head-to-head comparison of CoinCap and Pyth Network — pricing, features, and which one wins for different use cases.
CoinCap
Simple, free real-time market-data API for prices and market caps
CoinCap is a lightweight, developer-friendly market-data API providing real-time prices, market caps, volumes, and basic historical data across a broad set of cryptocurrencies, long popular for being …
Full review →Pyth Network
Low-latency on-chain oracle delivering first-party market data to 90+ chains
Pyth Network is a decentralized oracle that delivers high-frequency, low-latency market-price data on-chain, sourced directly from first-party publishers — major trading firms, exchanges, and market m…
Full review →Feature Comparison
| Feature | CoinCap | Pyth Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price Data | ✓ | ✓ |
| Historical O H L C V | ✓ | ✗ |
| Exchange Data | ✓ | ✓ |
| Defi Tvl | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dex On Chain Data | ✗ | ✓ |
| Nft Data | ✗ | ✗ |
| Derivatives Data | ✗ | ✓ |
| Exchange Trust Score | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Api Stability | ✓ | ✓ |
CoinCap Pricing
CoinCap
Free
Free
- ✓Real-time prices + market caps
- ✓REST + WebSocket
- ✓Basic historical data
- ✓Simple integration
CoinCap
Pro
$49/mo
$490/yr billed annually
- ✓Higher rate limits
- ✓Commercial use
- ✓Priority access
Pyth Network Pricing
Pyth Network
Free to consume (gas only)
Free
- ✓First-party price feeds
- ✓90+ blockchains
- ✓Crypto, equities, FX, commodities
- ✓Pull-based low-latency updates
- ✓PYTH governance token
Verdict: Which Should You Choose?
CoinCap is the better pick if you need simple, minimal-friction real-time price api. Pyth Network wins when first-party data from real trading firms and exchanges. Both are production-ready — the right choice depends on your team's workflow and budget.