A head-to-head comparison of DefiLlama and Arkham Intelligence — pricing, the features that actually differ, and which one fits which use case.
The largest free DeFi TVL tracker — open source, ad-free, covering 250 chains and 3,500 protocols
Entity-level on-chain intelligence platform — link wallets to real-world identities and track smart money
These are the 6 capabilities where the two tools genuinely diverge — the rest of their feature sets overlap.
| Capability | DefiLlama | Arkham Intelligence |
|---|---|---|
| Realtime Alerts | No | Yes |
| Embed Charts | No | — |
| Tvl Tracking | Yes | — |
| Revenue Tracking | Yes | — |
| Yields Aggregator | Yes | — |
| Open Source | Yes | — |
| Feature | DefiLlama | Arkham Intelligence |
|---|---|---|
| Sql Interface | ✗ | ✗ |
| No Code Builder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi Chain Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Realtime Alerts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Api Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Embed Charts | ✗ | — |
| Tvl Tracking | ✓ | — |
| Revenue Tracking | ✓ | — |
| Yields Aggregator | ✓ | — |
| Open Source | ✓ | — |
| Entity Attribution | — | ✓ |
| Intel Exchange | — | ✓ |
| Smart Money Tracking | — | ✓ |
| Governance Token | — | ✓ |
| Telegram Alerts | — | ✓ |
Both tools are free to use — costs come from network or usage fees.
DefiLlama
Free
Arkham Intelligence
Free
Arkham Intelligence
$150/mo
$1500/yr billed annually
Watch out: No real-time alerts or notification system.
Watch out: Entity naming creates privacy concerns — criticized by privacy advocates.
DefiLlama edges ahead on our editorial score (4.7/5), but these tools aren’t straight substitutes. Pick DefiLlama when completely free and open source — no paywall for any tvl or revenue data matters most to your workflow; pick Arkham Intelligence when most comprehensive entity attribution — links wallets to real organizations and individuals is the priority. The deciding factor is usually the trade-off you can least afford — DefiLlama means accepting that no real-time alerts or notification system, while Arkham Intelligence means entity naming creates privacy concerns — criticized by privacy advocates.
DefiLlama carries the higher editorial rating (4.7/5 vs 4.3/5), but they solve different problems. DefiLlama is the stronger pick when you need completely free and open source — no paywall for any tvl or revenue data. Arkham Intelligence wins when most comprehensive entity attribution — links wallets to real organizations and individuals.
Both tools are free to use, with costs coming from network or usage fees rather than subscriptions.
DefiLlama's main limitation is that no real-time alerts or notification system. For Arkham Intelligence, entity naming creates privacy concerns — criticized by privacy advocates. 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 DefiLlama leads on completely free and open source — no paywall for any tvl or revenue data and Arkham Intelligence on most comprehensive entity attribution — links wallets to real organizations and individuals, the two are often complementary rather than mutually exclusive.