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The PRO API plan offers multichain access and tiered pricing to access additional call volume and speed. Compared to Etherscan, Blockscout covers more than 2X the number of chains while providing faster default RPS and lower price points for all tiers:

API Pricing Comparison: Blockscout vs Etherscan

BlockscoutEtherscan
TiersFree, Builder, Pro, BusinessFree, Lite, Standard, Advanced, Professional, Pro Plus, Enterprise
Price Range0to0 to 999/mo (+ Enterprise custom)0to0 to 899/mo (+ Enterprise custom)
Free Rate Limit5 req/sec3 req/sec
Free Calls100K credits /dayUp to 100K/day (90% chain coverage only)
Entry Paid ($49/mo)15 req/sec, 100M credits/mo5 req/sec, Up to 100K calls/day
Mid Tier ($199/mo)30 req/sec, 500M credits/mo10 req/sec, Up to 200K calls/day
Top Paid Tier$999/mo — 50 req/sec, 3B credits/mo$899/mo — 30 req/sec, Up to 1.5M calls/day
Overage PricingYes (0.50/1M extra)No hard cap overages
Pro EndpointsAll paid tiersStandard ($199/mo) and above only
Chain Coverage100+ EVM chains50+ chains
Open SourceYesNo
Support (top tier)DedicatedDedicated
Bold = better value. Blockscout credits are monthly; Etherscan calls are daily — at $49/mo, Blockscout’s 100M credits/mo ≈ 3×+ more throughput than Etherscan Lite’s 100K/day.

Supported Chains Comparison: Blockscout vs Etherscan

Legend: ✅ Supported · ❌ Not supported · ⚠️ Paid tier only (Etherscan) Bold rows = exclusive to one explorer. Blockscout: 117 chains · Etherscan: 68 chains · Shared: 20 chains. Chains are listed by Chain ID.
Chain NameChain IDBlockscout Pro APIEtherscan API
Ethereum Mainnet1
Goerli Testnet5
OP Mainnet10⚠️ Paid only
Rootstock Mainnet30
Rootstock Testnet31
XDC Mainnet50
XDC Apothem Testnet51
BNB Smart Chain Mainnet56⚠️ Paid only
Ethereum Classic61
ETC Mordor Testnet63
Shibuya Testnet81
Viction Mainnet88
Viction Testnet89
BNB Smart Chain Testnet97⚠️ Paid only
Gnosis100
Fuse Mainnet122
Fuse Spark Testnet123
Unichain Mainnet130
Polygon Mainnet137
Monad Mainnet143
Sonic Mainnet146
ShimmerEVM Mainnet148
HashKey Chain Mainnet177
BitTorrent Chain Mainnet199
opBNB Mainnet204
TAC Mainnet239
Fraxtal Mainnet252
zkSync Sepolia Testnet300
Filecoin Mainnet314
zkSync Era Mainnet324
Shape Mainnet360
OP Goerli Testnet420
World Chain Mainnet480
Blackfort Mainnet488
Astar Mainnet592
Redstone Mainnet690
Matchain Mainnet698
Social Network Testnet749
Stable Mainnet988
HyperEVM Mainnet999
BitTorrent Chain Testnet1029
ShimmerEVM Testnet1073
IOTA EVM Testnet1076
Lisk Mainnet1135
Moonbeam Mainnet1284
Moonriver Mainnet1285
Moonbase Alpha Testnet1287
Unichain Sepolia Testnet1301
Story Aeneid Testnet1315
Sei Testnet1328
Sei Mainnet1329
Story Mainnet1514
Reya Network Mainnet1729
PlayBlock Mainnet1829
Soneium Mainnet1868
LightLink Phoenix Mainnet1890
LightLink Pegasus Testnet1891
Swellchain Mainnet1923
Swellchain Testnet1924
Soneium Minato Testnet1946
Stable Testnet2201
KiteAI Mainnet2365
KiteAI Mainnet (alt)2366
KiteAI Testnet2368
TAC St. Petersburg Testnet2391
Fraxtal Hoodi Testnet2523
Abstract Mainnet2741
Nexus Staging Testnet3941
Nexus Testnet3945
Lisk Sepolia Testnet4202
MegaETH Mainnet4326
Memecore Mainnet4352
World Chain Sepolia Testnet4801
Blackfort Testnet4888
Blackfort Mainnet (legacy)4999
Mantle Mainnet5000
Mantle Sepolia Testnet5003
opBNB Testnet5611
MegaETH Testnet6342
MegaETH Testnet v26343
Everclear Testnet6398
ZetaChain Mainnet7000
ZetaChain Testnet7001
Numine Mainnet8021
Zenchain Mainnet8408
Base Mainnet8453⚠️ Paid only
IOTA EVM Mainnet8822
Plasma Mainnet9745
Plasma Testnet9746
Monad Testnet10143
Gnosis Chiado Testnet10200
Tea Sepolia Testnet10218
Shape Sepolia Testnet11011
Abstract Sepolia Testnet11124
Immutable zkEVM Mainnet13371
Immutable zkEVM Testnet13473
Sonic Testnet14601
Ethereum Holesky Testnet17000
Zilliqa EVM Mainnet32769
Zilliqa EVM Testnet33101
ApeChain Curtis Testnet33111
ApeChain Mainnet33139
Mode Mainnet34443
EDU Chain Mainnet41923
Arbitrum One Mainnet42161
Arbitrum Nova Mainnet42170
Celo Mainnet42220
Etherlink Mainnet42793
Avalanche Fuji Testnet43113⚠️ Paid only
Avalanche C-Chain43114⚠️ Paid only
Memecore Testnet43521
Metabased Stratos Testnet51010
Ink Mainnet57073
Linea Sepolia Testnet59141
Linea Mainnet59144
Alchemy Sepolia Testnet69420
ICB Testnet73114
ICB Mainnet73115
Polygon Amoy Testnet80002
Berachain Bepolia Testnet80069
Berachain Mainnet80094
Blast Mainnet81457
Base Goerli Testnet84531
Base Sepolia Testnet84532⚠️ Paid only
Creditcoin Mainnet102030
Creditcoin Testnet102031
Creditcoin Devnet102032
Etherlink Shadownet127823
Etherlink Testnet128123
Taiko Mainnet167000
Taiko Hoodi167013
Filecoin Calibration Testnet314159
World Mobile Testnet323432
Arbitrum Sepolia Testnet421614
Scroll Sepolia Testnet534351
Scroll Mainnet534352
Hoodi Testnet560048
Crosschain Testnet612044
Crosschain Mainnet612055
EDU Chain Testnet656476
Gensyn Testnet685685
Pyrope Chain Mainnet695569
Katana Bokuto737373
Katana Mainnet747474
Ink Sepolia Testnet763373
Arc Testnet5042002
Kaigan Mainnet5278000
Zora Mainnet7777777
Fluence Mainnet9999999
Spotlight Mainnet10058111
Spotlight Sepolia Testnet10058112
Celo Sepolia Testnet11142220
Ethereum Sepolia Testnet11155111
OP Sepolia Testnet11155420⚠️ Paid only
Citronus Testnet34949059
Fluence Testnet52164803
Reya Cronos Testnet89346162
Blast Sepolia Testnet168587773
Neon EVM Devnet245022926
Neon EVM Mainnet245022934
OP Interop Alpha 0 Testnet420120000
OP Interop Alpha 1 Testnet420120001
Polygon CDK Stavanger Testnet686669576
Eden Testnet3735928814
Arbitrum Blueberry Testnet88153591557

Sources (February 2026): Blockscout Pro API chains · Etherscan supported chains

Blockscout Credit Costs

Credit amounts vary based on resource usage for different calls. The number of credits required for different calls is subject to change based on current analytics and resource usage. You can check your credits, top calls and overall usage in the dev portal dashboard at https://dev.blockscout.com/

Blockscout Pro API — Credit Costs per Endpoint

Credits are consumed per API call. The default cost is 20 credits for any endpoint not listed below. Updated February, 2026
EndpointCredits
default (all unlisted endpoints)20
api/v2/search/quick25
api/v2/transactions/:hash/logs30
api/v2/transactions/:hash/token-transfers30
api/v2/transactions/:hash/state-changes30
api/v2/tokens30
api/v2/tokens/:address_hash/transfers30
api/v2/addresses/:address_hash/token-transfers30
api/v2/addresses/:address_hash/logs30
api/v2/transactions/:hash/internal-transactions40
api/v2/addresses/:address_hash/internal-transactions40
api/v2/smart-contracts/verification/config40
api/v2/transactions/:hash/summary50
api/v2/transactions/:hash/raw-trace50
api/v2/addresses/:address_hash/coin-balance-history50

Plan credit allowances for reference:
PlanMonthly CreditsOverage Rate
Free100,000/day
Builder ($49/mo)100M$0.50/1M
Pro ($199/mo)500M$0.40/1M
Business ($999/mo)3,000M$0.32/1M
Source: endpoint-pricing-config.json · February 2026