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Polygonscan vs Tronscan

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

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Polygonscan

Etherscan-family explorer for Polygon PoS and zkEVM

4.4(521)

Polygonscan is the official Etherscan-built explorer for the Polygon network, covering Polygon PoS and Polygon zkEVM. It delivers the standard Etherscan experience — transaction and address search, co

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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

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

Polygonscan Pricing

Polygonscan

Free

Free

  • Full explorer access
  • Unified V2 API (5 calls/sec)
  • Contract verification
  • Token + gas tracking
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Polygonscan

Pro Starter

$19/mo

$190/yr billed annually

  • 10 calls/sec
  • Address watchlist alerts
  • Private notes
  • Priority support
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Polygonscan

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?

Polygonscan is the better pick if you need canonical explorer for polygon pos and zkevm. 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.