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Mintscan vs Starkscan

A detailed head-to-head comparison of Mintscan and Starkscan — pricing, features, and which one wins for different use cases.

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Mintscan

The leading multi-chain explorer for the Cosmos ecosystem

4.4(231)

Mintscan, built by Cosmostation, is the most widely used block explorer for the Cosmos ecosystem, covering the Cosmos Hub and dozens of interconnected app-chains built with the Cosmos SDK. Where EVM e

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Starkscan

Feature-rich block explorer for Starknet

4.2(112)

Starkscan is a leading block explorer for Starknet, the ZK-rollup layer-2 that uses the Cairo programming language and STARK proofs rather than the EVM. Because Starknet is architecturally different f

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Feature Comparison

FeatureMintscanStarkscan
Transaction History
Contract Verification
Token Tracking
Nft Tracking
Api Access
Multi Chain Support
Gas Tracker
Source Code Viewer
Address Labels
Private Notes

Mintscan Pricing

Mintscan

Free

Free

  • Multi-chain Cosmos explorer
  • Validators + staking + governance
  • IBC transfer tracing
  • Account portfolio views
  • Developer API (premium tiers)
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Starkscan Pricing

Starkscan

Free

Free

  • Full Starknet explorer
  • Cairo contract inspection
  • Account-abstraction tx decoding
  • Token + NFT tracking
  • Contract class exploration
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Verdict: Which Should You Choose?

Mintscan is the better pick if you need canonical explorer for the entire cosmos/ibc ecosystem. Starkscan wins when purpose-built for starknet's cairo/stark architecture. Both are production-ready — the right choice depends on your team's workflow and budget.