Solscan vs Starkscan
A detailed head-to-head comparison of Solscan and Starkscan — pricing, features, and which one wins for different use cases.
Solscan
The leading Solana block explorer — acquired by Etherscan, with deep SPL token and DeFi analytics
Solscan is the most widely used Solana block explorer, having surpassed the official Solana Explorer in daily users due to its richer feature set and more intuitive interface. Acquired by Etherscan in…
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 | Solscan | Starkscan |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction History | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contract Verification | ✗ | ✓ |
| Token Tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nft Tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Api Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi Chain Support | ✗ | ✗ |
| Gas Tracker | ✗ | ✗ |
| Source Code Viewer | ✗ | ✓ |
| Address Labels | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private Notes | ✗ | ✗ |
Solscan Pricing
Solscan
Free
Free
- ✓Full Solana explorer
- ✓SPL token analytics
- ✓NFT collection data
- ✓DeFi dashboards
- ✓API (rate limited)
Solscan
Pro API
$99/mo
$990/yr billed annually
- ✓Higher API rate limits
- ✓Extended historical data
- ✓Batch endpoints
- ✓Priority support
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?
Solscan is the better pick if you need de facto solana block explorer — referenced by every solana wallet and dapp. 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.