Crypto portfolio trackers compared: CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap, Zapper, DeBank and Flicker

Most people's crypto sits in more than one place: some coins on an exchange, a futures position or two, maybe tokens in a self-custody wallet. A portfolio tracker's job is to put that in one view.

The tools people compare do it in three different ways, and each one sees a different part of your money. The useful question is not which has the longest feature list, but which can actually see where your crypto is.

This comparison was written by the Flicker team, and Flicker is one of the tools in it. We describe the others by what they are built around, not by feature counts that change every month; check each site for its current features and prices.

If your crypto is mostly on exchanges, the page this post points to is Portfolio: connect an exchange with a read-only key and see every position with its exit.

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Three kinds of tracker

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Market-data sites: CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap

Fits if you mainly want prices, market caps and research on a coin before you buy it.

CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap are the two sites most people open to look up a coin. They cover thousands of tokens with price charts, rankings, exchange listings and project pages, and both offer a portfolio feature on top.

That portfolio is built around the market data, so it works best as a list you keep yourself. If you trade often, keeping it in step with what the exchange actually holds is your job, and futures positions with their stops and liquidation prices are outside what these sites set out to show.

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Wallet trackers: Zapper and DeBank

Fits if most of your crypto is in self-custody wallets and DeFi protocols.

Zapper and DeBank read public wallet addresses. Give them an address and they show the tokens it holds and the positions it has opened in lending protocols, liquidity pools and other DeFi apps, across many chains. DeBank adds a social layer for following other wallets.

Their limit is the flip side of their strength. Coins held on a centralized exchange sit in the exchange's own wallets, not on an address that belongs to you, so a wallet tracker cannot see them.

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Flicker: exchange accounts, and the exit on each position

Fits if you trade on exchanges and want to see every position with the level where you'd get out.

Flicker connects to your exchange accounts with a read-only API key, or a public wallet address where the exchange uses one (Hyperliquid, for example). Flicker never places orders. Where an exchange reports a key's permissions, Flicker checks them and refuses a key that can trade or withdraw. More in Is my API key safe on Flicker?

Once connected, the portfolio shows:

• Every open position with entry, mark price and unrealized P&L, beside your other accounts.
• Its exit: the stop and target as set on the exchange, how far each is from the mark, and the liquidation price. A position with no stop says so: "No stop — loss is open-ended".
• If every stop fills: the total you'd lose across positions, as a share of portfolio value.
• Flicker's read on each asset you hold: the verdict, how many of six factors agree, and whether price sits in one of its zones, with that zone's stop.
• Balances, with available and frozen amounts, and a daily value chart from the day you connect.
• Order history you can filter and export as CSV, a record of closed trades measured in R, and a weekly review by email every Monday.

Position review: does your trade still match its zone?

On a position, Review position checks it against Flicker's levels. It says whether your entry matched a zone Flicker published and whether that zone still holds or price has crossed its invalidation. It compares your stop with the usual swings of the market (in ATR) and with the zone's own stop, and it flags when liquidation comes before the stop: on a leveraged trade, the exchange would close you out before your stop is reached.

The review describes; it doesn't recommend. Its own line: "Flicker doesn't recommend actions on open positions."

Which exchanges connect

Most major crypto exchanges, and the connect page lists every supported one with a step-by-step guide. Setup guides in the FAQ cover Binance, OKX, BloFin and Hyperliquid.

Where Flicker falls short

• No DeFi or wallet tracking. Tokens in your own wallet and positions in DeFi protocols don't show up. Hyperliquid connects by address because that is how the exchange works.
• Not every exchange shares stops. Where one doesn't, its positions read "Not reported by this exchange", and the loss-at-stop total leaves them out.
• Only assets Flicker tracks get a read. A position on an instrument Flicker doesn't follow shows the exchange's figures and no verdict.
• History starts when you connect. The value chart begins after the first daily sync; nothing earlier is stored.
• The free plan has limits. It covers a set number of exchange accounts with every portfolio feature included; Pro connects more, and some position reviews run on timeframes that are part of Pro. The free vs Pro FAQ has the details.

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Which one fits how you hold

If you mainly check prices and research coins: a market-data site. CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap both cover nearly every listed token.

If your crypto is in self-custody wallets and DeFi: a wallet tracker. Zapper and DeBank read your addresses and the protocols you use.

If you trade on exchanges, especially futures: Flicker. It reads your accounts with a read-only key and shows each position's stop, target and liquidation beside its read.

If you do both: you'll likely use two tools. A wallet tracker for on-chain holdings, and Flicker for exchange accounts.

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Questions people ask

Which is the best crypto portfolio tracker? The one that can see where your crypto is. Wallet trackers can't see balances held on an exchange, and an exchange-account tracker can't see your DeFi positions. Start from where your coins sit, then pick the type.

Can a portfolio tracker trade with my API key? Not with a read-only key. Create the key with read permission only. Flicker reads with it and never places orders, and it refuses a key that can trade or withdraw where the exchange reports its permissions.

Do I need a portfolio tracker if I already use my exchange's app? If you use one exchange, its app shows your positions. A tracker earns its place when you hold on several, or when you want to see every stop, target and liquidation in one list and how much you'd lose if every stop filled.

Is Flicker's portfolio tracking free? You can start free: a free account connects a set number of exchange accounts with every portfolio feature included. Pro connects more.

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A portfolio tracker that shows only a value tells you where you are. Before you add to a position, it helps to also know where you'd get out.

We analyze. You decide. We never trade for you.