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Starkscan vs Phalcon Explorer

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

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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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Phalcon Explorer

Security-focused transaction explorer and debugger from BlockSec

4.5(103)

Phalcon Explorer, built by the security firm BlockSec, is a transaction explorer purpose-built for security analysis and debugging rather than everyday lookups. It provides an in-depth, visual breakdo

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Feature Comparison

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

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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Phalcon Explorer Pricing

Phalcon Explorer

Free

Free

  • Security-focused tx explorer
  • Full call traces + state diffs
  • Fund-flow visualization
  • Exploit/attack analysis
  • Major EVM chains
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Verdict: Which Should You Choose?

Starkscan is the better pick if you need purpose-built for starknet's cairo/stark architecture. Phalcon Explorer wins when purpose-built for security analysis and exploit dissection. Both are production-ready — the right choice depends on your team's workflow and budget.