Dune Analytics vs Glassnode Comparison
Pros & Cons
- Access to raw blockchain data rather than prepared metrics
- Thousands of public dashboards viewable without an account
- Existing queries can be copied and adapted
- Full transaction history
- Custom visualisations and dashboards
- Of limited use without SQL knowledge
- Query credits limited on the free tier
- API access only in the paid tiers
- No mobile app
- Billing in US dollars
- On-chain analysis at entity level rather than raw address statistics
- Miner data, exchange flows and supply dynamics
- Full blockchain history in the paid tiers
- Own chart editor and TradingView integration
- Research at professional quality
- Free tier limited to basic metrics and a very short history
- No mobile app
- Technically demanding — metrics require interpretive knowledge
- Billing in US dollars
Score Comparison
Features
- SQL over raw blockchain data
- Large community library of dashboards
- Full history from genesis
- Custom visualisations
- Analysis at entity level
- Full history in the paid tiers
- TradingView integration
- Own chart editor
The five areas head to head
AI AnalysisFees & Costs
Public dashboards can be viewed free of charge. Running your own queries is constrained on the free tier by limited query credits; higher allowances, API access and programmatic dashboard access are reserved for paid tiers up to an enterprise tier. Plan tiers and pricing change several times a year in practice and should be checked directly with the provider before subscribing. As of August 2026.
A free tier gives access to basic metrics and public dashboards but sharply limits the historical window. Full history, the advanced metrics and API access are reserved for paid tiers, plus an enterprise tier on request. Annual billing lowers the monthly rate. Plan tiers and pricing change several times a year in practice and should be checked directly with the provider before subscribing. As of August 2026.
Usability & User Experience
The barrier to entry is the highest in this comparison: without SQL knowledge use is limited to viewing others' dashboards. Users who know SQL find a well-equipped editor and a dashboard builder. There is no mobile app. As of August 2026.
The interface is built for professional use and assumes interpretive knowledge — without background in on-chain metrics much of it stays opaque. There is no mobile app. As of August 2026.
Features & Offering
At the core is a SQL editor over indexed raw blockchain data with full transaction history. Results can be visualised, assembled into dashboards and shared. Coverage includes DeFi protocols, NFT collections, token holders and smart contract activity. As of August 2026.
The focus is on-chain indicators: entity analysis, UTXO metrics, miner data, exchange inflows and outflows, profit and loss metrics and supply dynamics, rounded out with derivatives metrics. Custom dashboards can be built in the studio, with data exported by CSV or pulled through the API. As of August 2026.
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Verdict
Both providers are practically level in our overall rating (4.6 to 4.7).
Dune is the most open tool in this comparison and simultaneously the most demanding. Instead of prepared metrics you get access to raw blockchain data that can be analysed however you like through SQL. Anyone with a question no provider offers as a ready-made metric can answer it themselves — a qualitative difference from any dashboard product.
The second major advantage is the community: thousands of public dashboards cover protocols, tokens and NFT collections and are viewable without an account. For many questions there is no need to write anything — an existing analysis can be found and copied as a starting point.
The barrier is stated plainly: without SQL knowledge Dune remains a viewing tool. Running your own queries requires query credits, which are limited on the free tier; API access and higher allowances are paid. Plan tiers and pricing change several times a year in practice and should be checked directly with the provider before subscribing.
Glassnode answers questions a price chart cannot. How much Bitcoin sits with long-term holders? Are coins flowing onto exchanges or away from them? What does the profit and loss picture across the market look like? Analysis runs at entity level — addresses are grouped into economic actors, which raises the signal considerably over raw address statistics.
The offering targets advanced users. The free tier is enough to look around but is limited to basic metrics and a very short slice of history — and with on-chain analysis, history is where the value sits. Full data history and API access are reserved for the paid tiers. Plan tiers and pricing change several times a year in practice and should be checked directly with the provider before subscribing.
There is no mobile app: Glassnode is a desk tool. Anyone unable to interpret the metrics cleanly pays for data they will not use, so working through the research material first is worthwhile.