Comparison · 2026 edition
Chainalysis vs Global Ledger: blockchain analytics compared 2026.
Chainalysis and Global Ledger side by side in the Blockchain Analytics Index 2026: scores, evidence, published facts and awards.
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Chainalysis and Global Ledger side by side in the Blockchain Analytics Index 2026: scores, evidence, published facts and awards.
In the Blockchain Analytics Index, Global Ledger scores higher overall: 3.5 out of 5 (71 out of 100) against 3.0 (59), ranking 1 and 4 of 11. Global Ledger also scores higher in every segment.
Overall and segment scores out of 100, and the score out of 5.
| Score | Chainalysis | Global Ledger |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 5 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Score out of 100 | 59 | 71 |
| Overall rank | 4 of 11 | 1 of 11 |
| For crypto exchanges and custodians (out of 100) | 67, rank 4 | 73, rank 1 |
| For banks and payment firms (out of 100) | 60, rank 4 | 62, rank 3 |
| For crypto start-ups (out of 100) | 50, rank 4 | 78, rank 1 |
| Type | Blockchain analytics and investigations | Crypto transaction monitoring and tracing |
Each score with the evidence behind it.
| Criterion | Chainalysis | Global Ledger |
|---|---|---|
| Product coverage | 4/5 Wallet screening, transaction monitoring, investigations and case management published; Travel Rule not published. | 4/5 Wallet screening, monitoring, tracing and case management published; Travel Rule not published. |
| Published pricing | 0/5 Not published on the pages read. | 5/5 Monthly prices with included requests published for two plans. |
| Blockchain coverage | 5/5 400+ networks and 50M+ tokens published. | 3/5 Asset count published; no blockchain count. |
| Attribution data | 3/5 Alert speed published; no attribution counts. | 5/5 700 million attributed addresses with daily updates published. |
| Integration | 4/5 UI, API and partner integrations published; no trial or go-live time. | 4/5 API, dashboard and online purchase; no stated go-live time. |
| Security and clients | 1/5 No certification readable; named bank and police clients. | 0/5 Not published on the pages read. |
Each criterion is scored 0 to 5 against the best published offer in the Blockchain Analytics Index. 0 means not offered or not published. How it is scored
What each provider publishes on its own pages, read on 26 October 2026.
| Fact | Chainalysis | Global Ledger |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Address Screening; KYT "generates alerts within seconds"; Reactor to "Investigate and trace funds across blockchains"; KYT case management. Travel Rule not published on the pages read. | KYT risk reports, "Monitoring and Alerts", "Visual Tracing Tool" and "Case Management" (KYT Advanced). Travel Rule not published. |
| Pricing | Not published on the pages read. | KYT Starter "$400 /month" for "10,000 Requests"; KYT Essentials "$900 /month" for 10,000 requests with API and monitoring; yearly billing saves 12% and 17%; Advanced and Enterprise "Custom pricing". |
| Chains | "We support 400+ networks and 50M+ tokens." | "We support over 700K crypto assets"; blockchains listed as "Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, Binance Coin, Solana, XRP, Stellar, Toncoin, and more" with no count. |
| Attribution | KYT alerts "within seconds of a transaction occurring on-chain"; no entity or address count on the pages read. | "A database of over 700 million attributed addresses, updated daily"; "real-time AI-powered alerts". |
| Integration | Address Screening through "an easy-to-use UI" and "low-latency APIs"; integrations with KYC, fraud and case management partners; rescreens via API at no extra cost. | API (from KYT Essentials), dashboard, "Buy Online" subscriptions, "average response time of just 500ms", optional private server deployment. |
| Security and clients | Trust Center linked; certifications not readable on the pages read. "Trusted by over 1,500 customers"; customer story with Towerbank; case study with CPS, "the first police agency in Canada" to set up a blockchain investigation team. | No certification or named clients on the pages read. |
| Date read | 26 October 2026 | 26 October 2026 |
Not published or not stated by Chainalysis: coverage and pricing.
Not published or not stated by Global Ledger: coverage, security and clients and integration.
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: chainalysis.com, chainalysis.com/product/kyt, chainalysis.com/product/address-screening, chainalysis.com/solution/crypto-compliance; and globalledger.io, globalledger.io/pricing, globalledger.io/kyt.
Awards follow from the published scores and cannot be bought.
From each provider's strongest criteria and published terms.
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