Subscan vs Starkscan
A detailed head-to-head comparison of Subscan and Starkscan — pricing, features, and which one wins for different use cases.
Subscan
Multi-network explorer for Polkadot, Kusama, and Substrate chains
Subscan is the leading block explorer for the Polkadot ecosystem, covering the Polkadot and Kusama relay chains along with the many parachains and standalone Substrate-based networks built on the same…
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 | Subscan | Starkscan |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction History | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contract Verification | ✗ | ✓ |
| Token Tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nft Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Api Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi Chain Support | ✓ | ✗ |
| Gas Tracker | ✗ | ✗ |
| Source Code Viewer | ✗ | ✓ |
| Address Labels | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private Notes | ✗ | ✗ |
Subscan Pricing
Subscan
Free
Free
- ✓Multi-network Substrate explorer
- ✓Staking + OpenGov governance data
- ✓XCM cross-chain messaging
- ✓Extrinsic/event decoding
- ✓Developer API (paid plans)
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?
Subscan is the better pick if you need canonical explorer for polkadot, kusama, and substrate chains. 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.