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Should I use Glassnode?

For finance professionals and institutions. Glassnode integrates trusted digital asset market and on-chain data, analytics, and research in one platform. - glassnode.com

Depends. Buy if you run a fund, quant desk, or research team that needs deep on-chain and derivatives data and has enterprise budget. Retail traders and hobbyists should not buy — it is overkill, expensive, and users report building free alternatives.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~35 public sources. Exact tier prices are not disclosed in the sources reviewed; user-review volume is thin (17 RFP.wiki reviews).

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo direct evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Institutional funds
  • Quant and systematic trading teams
  • Crypto research desks
  • Professional derivatives traders

Not for

  • Retail hobbyists and casual holders
  • Budget-constrained individual traders
  • Anyone wanting simple charts and prices
  • Small teams without API spend

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Company flagged possible data exposure and urged users to watch for phishing

medium

API usage is credit-based; costs can escalate quickly with data volume

medium

Users report suspected email list leaks and targeted phishing

medium

Concrete tier prices absent from sources; budget via credit-based API costs

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Deep on-chain, derivatives, and options metrics for BTC, ETH, SOL
  • Full API for building custom analytics
  • Weekly institutional research and Alpha Lab tooling
  • Widely cited by analysts and crypto media
  • Published case studies with trading firms

Cons

  • Widely called too expensive; user built free alternative
  • Reports of terrible service and awful support
  • Low 2.6/5 user rating on
  • Flagged possible sensitive data exposure in 2026

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/25/2026 - 10 sources - Flagged possible sensitive data exposure in 2026 with phishing warnings; unverified dark-web compromise claims; no confirmed CVEs found.

official x4review x4security x2
  • Potential sensitive data exposure (2026), Glassnode identified a possible exposure risk and warned customers to watch for phishing attacks.
  • Alleged dark web compromise (unverified), LinkedIn posts claim the Swiss analytics firm was compromised; no official confirmation in sources reviewed.
  • Suspected email list leak, Reddit user reported phishing emails suggesting Glassnode's email list was leaked.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Users report too expensive; one built a free alternative
  • Ease of use. No direct evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 5/5. On-chain, derivatives, options metrics, API, Alpha Lab research
  • Support quality: 2/5. Reddit reports terrible service and support
  • Security posture: 2/5. 2026 data-exposure warning; unverified compromise claims
  • 2.6/5 RFP.wiki rating 17 reviews
  • 4.6/5 Editorial verdict Quasa review
  • Yes Free tier Per 2026 comparison
  • Credit-based API pricing 1 credit per API call

Pricing

Free tier: Yes

Security

Flagged possible sensitive data exposure in 2026 with phishing warnings; unverified dark-web compromise claims; no confirmed CVEs found.

  • Potential sensitive data exposure (2026)Glassnode identified a possible exposure risk and warned customers to watch for phishing attacks.⁷
  • Alleged dark web compromise (unverified)LinkedIn posts claim the Swiss analytics firm was compromised; no official confirmation in sources reviewed.
  • Suspected email list leakReddit user reported phishing emails suggesting Glassnode's email list was leaked.⁸

What users say

The data depth draws professionals, but Reddit users cite high cost, weak support, and privacy worries.

“Glassnode was too expensive for me so i coded a free onchain analytics”
Reddit, r/Bitcoin
“Avoid Glassnode! Terrible service and awful support experience”
Reddit, r/Bitcoin
“Glassnode email list is probably leaked”
Reddit, r/Bitcoin

Alternatives

Compare Glassnode with each alternative.

  • Coin Metrics

    Institutional on-chain data rival with comparable depth

  • Nansen

    Wallet intelligence and labeled on-chain analytics

  • CoinGecko

    Cheaper broad market data for retail and small teams

    Glassnode vs CoinGecko

Companies that use it

  • Quantamental Trading⁹
  • Bybit10
Full analysis

Based on ~35 public sources. Exact tier prices are not disclosed in the sources reviewed; user-review volume is thin (17 RFP.wiki reviews).

Institutional-grade on-chain analytics. Deep data, but pricey, weak support reports, and recent data-exposure warnings. Retail: skip.

Methodology

Based on ~35 public sources. Exact tier prices are not disclosed in the sources reviewed; user-review volume is thin (17 RFP.wiki reviews).

Sources

  1. Glassnode — Digital Asset Market Intelligenceglassnode.com
    official
  2. Glassnode Pricingstudio.glassnode.com
    official
  3. Glassnode was too expensive for me so I coded a free alternativereddit.com
    review
  4. Avoid Glassnode! Terrible service and awful support experiencereddit.com
    review
  5. Glassnode vs Bitquery — RFP.wikirfp.wiki
    review
  6. Glassnode Review: Institutional On-Chain Market Intelligencequasa.io
    review
  7. Glassnode flags possible data exposure, warns customers about phishingcrowdfundinsider.com
    security
  8. Glassnode email list is probably leakedreddit.com
    security
  9. Quantamental Trading Case Studycontent.glassnode.com
    official
  10. Market Resilience in Action Report with Bybitcontent.glassnode.com
    official

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