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Voyager vs Otterscan

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

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Voyager

The original Starknet explorer, built by Nethermind

4.1(98)

Voyager, built by Nethermind, is the original and semi-official block explorer for Starknet, the Cairo-based ZK-rollup. It provides transaction and address lookup, Cairo contract inspection and verifi

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Otterscan

Fast, self-hosted open-source explorer that runs on your own Erigon node

4.4(76)

Otterscan is a free, open-source, self-hosted block explorer designed to run directly on top of your own Erigon (or compatible) Ethereum node, giving you an Etherscan-like experience with complete pri

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Feature Comparison

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

Voyager Pricing

Voyager

Free

Free

  • Full Starknet explorer
  • Cairo contract verification
  • Account-abstraction tx decoding
  • Class/instance exploration
  • Developer API
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Otterscan Pricing

Otterscan

Free

Free

  • Fully open-source
  • Self-hosted on your Erigon node
  • Private, fast local lookups
  • Internal-tx tracing
  • Approval + history analysis
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Verdict: Which Should You Choose?

Voyager is the better pick if you need original, nethermind-backed starknet explorer. Otterscan wins when runs on your own node — fully private, no third-party queries. Both are production-ready — the right choice depends on your team's workflow and budget.