SnowTrace vs Starkscan
A detailed head-to-head comparison of SnowTrace and Starkscan — pricing, features, and which one wins for different use cases.
SnowTrace
The primary block explorer for Avalanche C-Chain
SnowTrace is the primary block explorer for the Avalanche C-Chain, the EVM-compatible chain within the Avalanche network. It provides the familiar explorer feature set — transaction and address lookup…
Full review →Starkscan
Feature-rich block explorer for Starknet
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…
Full review →Feature Comparison
| Feature | SnowTrace | Starkscan |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction History | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contract Verification | ✓ | ✓ |
| Token Tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nft Tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Api Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi Chain Support | ✓ | ✗ |
| Gas Tracker | ✓ | ✗ |
| Source Code Viewer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Address Labels | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private Notes | ✗ | ✗ |
SnowTrace Pricing
SnowTrace
Free
Free
- ✓Full C-Chain explorer
- ✓Contract verification
- ✓Token + NFT tracking
- ✓Cross-Subnet exploration
- ✓Developer API
Starkscan Pricing
Starkscan
Free
Free
- ✓Full Starknet explorer
- ✓Cairo contract inspection
- ✓Account-abstraction tx decoding
- ✓Token + NFT tracking
- ✓Contract class exploration
Verdict: Which Should You Choose?
SnowTrace is the better pick if you need canonical explorer for avalanche c-chain. 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.