CoinGlass alternative: CoinGlass vs MarketTrace
v2.0.0 · checked on 2026-11-08
Both show liquidation heatmaps, footprint and funding. CoinGlass covers more coins and keeps a longer history. MarketTrace shows each venue's number next to the total and publishes the rules behind its figures, with a real sample in each section below.
At a glance
| Feature | CoinGlass | MarketTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Shows | Liquidation heatmap, footprint, order book heatmap, funding, open interest, long/short | Footprint, order book depth, liquidation heatmap and tape, funding, positioning, volume profile |
| Crypto venues | Footprint: Binance, OKX, Bybit, Hyperliquid, plus Coinbase spot | Binance, Bybit, OKX, Hyperliquid. Heatmap: Binance, Bybit, OKX |
| Assets | 21 coins linked on the footprint page, more through search | 9 perpetuals: BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB, XRP, DOGE, HYPE, ZEC, ENA |
| History | Footprint about 90 days. Heatmap selector up to 2 years | 30 days (14 for ZEC and ENA) of trades, 2 years of funding |
| Free, no account | Footprint, funding, heatmap for BTC and ETH | All modules. Heatmap 24h |
| Paid | Prime $28/mo or $268/yr, heatmap only. API from $29/mo | Pro $4.99/mo, not on sale yet, for 7- and 30-day heatmaps only |
| Per-venue numbers | Footprint can be narrowed to chosen exchanges | Yes. Merged numbers keep the venue they came from |
| Methodology | Short notes on the heatmap and footprint pages | Published at /methodology |
| API and MCP | API from $29/mo, official MCP in beta | Free MCP server |
| Phone | App available. Prime features are web only | Web, footprint fits a phone |
Liquidation heatmap
Where leveraged positions would be forced out if price gets there.
| Feature | CoinGlass | MarketTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Free | BTC and ETH | All 9 perpetuals, 24h window |
| Longest range | Up to 2 years, all coins on Prime | 30 days on Pro |
| Models | Three | One, versioned |
| Price | $28/mo | $4.99/mo, not on sale yet |
Expected dollars still open at each level, read at 19:07 UTC. Model: liqmap_model_v1.
Binance publishes at most one per symbol per second, so its count is a floor; OKX publishes an official sample. Hyperliquid has no liquidation feed: its open interest is left out of the model, and none of its liquidations are on the realized layer.
Each part is split into equal thirds at 25x, 50x and 100x.Full methodology
Footprint
How much traded at each price, and who was the aggressor.
| Feature | CoinGlass | MarketTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Perp venues | Binance, OKX, Bybit, Hyperliquid | Binance, Bybit, OKX, Hyperliquid |
| History | About 90 days | 30 days (14 for ZEC and ENA) |
| Timeframes | 1m to 4H | 1m to 1h |
| Spot | Yes, aggregated too | No, perpetuals only |
- Binance 47.4%
- OKX 22.0%
- Bybit 19.3%
- Hyperliquid 11.3%
Each cell shows the cross-venue aggregate. Hover for the per-venue breakdown.
Four exchange feeds, public depth streams only. No API keys required.Full methodology
Funding
What leverage is paying right now, and how unusual that is.
| Feature | CoinGlass | MarketTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Shown as | OI-weighted and volume-weighted rates | Each venue's rate, rank and streak |
| Free | No login | No login |
| API and MCP | API from $29/mo, MCP in beta | Free MCP server |
| Venue | Rate | Rank | Rows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | 0.0100% | 89.4 | 2,190 |
| OKX | 0.0096% | 88.6 | 811 |
| Bybit | 0.0075% | 69.7 | 2,190 |
| Hyperliquid | 0.0100% | 62.1 | 17,520 |
Each venue is ranked against its own history. Rows is how many settlements stand behind that rank.
A funding rate percentile of N means N% of the settlements in that venue's trailing 730 days printed at or below the current rate.
left = count of elements in S strictly less than current right = count of elements in S less than or equal to current rank = (left + right) / 2 percentile = (rank / |S|) × 100Full methodology
For AI agents: the MarketTrace MCP server
MCP (Model Context Protocol) lets an AI assistant such as Claude or Cursor call a data source directly. The MarketTrace Crypto MCP gives it 11 read-only tools over the same pipeline as this site: 9 perpetuals on Binance, Bybit, OKX and Hyperliquid. It is free, with an email sign-in and no API key or card.
CoinGlass has an official MCP server in beta. It needs a CoinGlass API key and runs on that API plan's limits; the API starts at $29 a month. Its docs say liquidation heatmaps and order book depth have no MCP tools yet.
Is BTC funding unusually high right now?
get_funding_percentile · is funding unusually high?
Which BTC walls were absorbed or pulled in the last hour?
get_footprint_events · walls absorbed or pulled
What followed when BTC funding was above its 90th percentile?
get_conditional_outcomes · what followed this condition before
The MCP reports what it can measure and self-declares how much to trust each number. It never returns a trade recommendation; it reports history and coverage-honest facts.
Each metric comes with its coverage (the venues that fed it and the history behind it), and every response states its age.MCP methodology
It is read-only: it cannot trade and holds no exchange keys. There is no liquidation heatmap tool yet. Liquidation totals cover Binance, Bybit and OKX, because Hyperliquid has no liquidation feed.
Which one to use
When CoinGlass fits better
- You need coins outside our 9 perpetuals
- You need a 90-day footprint or a heatmap range past 30 days
- You also look at spot markets
- You want a phone app
When MarketTrace fits better
- You want each venue's number next to the total
- You want to read the rule behind a figure
- You want the heatmap on altcoins without paying
- You want an AI agent to read the data over MCP, with no API key
What MarketTrace doesn't give you
Spot markets, coins outside our 9 perpetuals, footprint history past 30 days, timeframes above 1h, a phone app.
FAQ
Is CoinGlass free?
Partly. The footprint and funding pages open without a login, and the liquidation heatmap covers BTC and ETH without Prime. Prime adds all coins, the longest ranges and automatic refresh.
How much does CoinGlass Prime cost?
$28 billed monthly, $78 billed quarterly or $268 billed annually. Prime covers the web liquidation heatmap. The API is a separate product from $29 a month.
Does the CoinGlass footprint merge exchanges?
Yes. Its aggregated futures view combines Binance, OKX, Bybit and Hyperliquid perpetuals, and you can keep only some of them.
Is MarketTrace a free alternative to CoinGlass?
For 9 perpetuals, yes: every module opens without an account, with the heatmap limited to 24h. If you need more coins or a longer history, CoinGlass covers more.
Does CoinGlass have an MCP server?
Yes, in beta. It needs a CoinGlass API key and uses that plan's limits, and its docs say liquidation heatmaps and order book depth have no MCP tools yet. MarketTrace has a free, read-only MCP server with 11 tools and no API key. It has no liquidation heatmap tool yet either.
Sources
All read on 2026-11-08.
Versioning
A changed fact bumps the version. A changed conclusion bumps it further.
- v2.0.0 (2026-11-09): Added the MCP section. CoinGlass MCP docs re-read on 2026-11-09.
- v1.0.0 (2026-11-08): First published.
CoinGlass is a trademark of its owner. MarketTrace is not affiliated with it. All comparisons