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- Tax Software
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- cointracking.info
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Scored 72 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read in September 2026.
CoinTracking.info
Crypto tax software from Munich
Tax Software
#9 Overall
Ranked #9 of 11 tax software in the published ranking
72
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- High evidence confidence
- $169 your cost/yr
Is CoinTracking.info right for you?
Right for you if these matter most
- Which lot did it decide I sold, and does that method match what my tax authority actually requires?7/10; the category best is 8
Look elsewhere if these come first
- Which country's actual tax form comes out at the end — named, and for the year I am filing?7/10 here; Waltio scores 9
- My history has DeFi, staking, NFTs, a rug and ten transfers between my own wallets — what does it do with each one?7/10 here; CoinTracker scores 8
- Can my accountant take this without redoing it — and if I stop paying, does my per-lot basis still leave with me?5/10 here; ZenLedger scores 7
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What will CoinTracking.info cost you?
$169 your cost/yr
- Transactions per year
- 1k
- Published tiers
- 5
- Cheapest tier that covers you
- Pro
$35 above the median of 6 priced tax software.
How this is calculatedHow safe is CoinTracking.info?
- Evidence: verified4 of 4 criteria rest on quoted, sourced receipts. Read September 2026.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no authorisation required. The register record
Alternatives to CoinTracking.info
Compare all 4- 6CoinTracker4 points above · stronger on your tax form (8 against 7)76
- 7Waltio3 points above · stronger on your tax form (9 against 7)75€99
- 8ZenLedger1 point above · stronger on record portability (7 against 5)73$199
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Why this rank
Why CoinTracking.info ranks #9
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (21.1 here) sit inside the score; availability, friction, trust record and measured data add the rest.
4 published criteria · Σ weight 100
CriterionWeightStrength · 0–10ScoreContrib.MedianBestRankEvidence
327+7.178.09#8/11Loading evidence…
267+5.827.08#5/11Loading evidence…
227+4.937.09#6/11Loading evidence…
205+3.206.08#8/11Loading evidence…
Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
Margin−1behind ZenLedger, #8
RobustnessOne point from changingacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 70–74 and ranks #8–#9
Evidence4 of 4 scored4 quoted, 4 with a source link
What would move the rank
Each line is the ranking run again with one of CoinTracking.info’s criterion scores changed and every other value held: the smallest whole-point change on that criterion that moves its rank, and where the re-run puts it. Up to 4 climbs and 3 falls are listed, smallest change first. Nothing here is a forecast.
Which country's actual tax form comes out at the end — named, and for the year I am filing? 7 → 8 on its ladder · passes ZenLedger+174#9 → #8
Which lot did it decide I sold, and does that method match what my tax authority actually requires? 7 → 8 on its ladder · passes ZenLedger+174#9 → #8
My history has DeFi, staking, NFTs, a rug and ten transfers between my own wallets — what does it do with each one? 7 → 8 on its ladder · passes ZenLedger+174#9 → #8
Can my accountant take this without redoing it — and if I stop paying, does my per-lot basis still leave with me? 5 → 6 on its ladder · passes ZenLedger+173#9 → #8
Which country's actual tax form comes out at the end — named, and for the year I am filing? 7 → 4 on its ladder · TokenTax passes it−366#9 → #10
Which lot did it decide I sold, and does that method match what my tax authority actually requires? 7 → 3 on its ladder · TokenTax passes it−466#9 → #10
My history has DeFi, staking, NFTs, a rug and ten transfers between my own wallets — what does it do with each one? 7 → 2 on its ladder · TokenTax passes it−565#9 → #10
Smallest climb: “Which country's actual tax form comes out at the end — named, and for the year I am filing?” 7 → 8 passes ZenLedger, #8.
Strengths
1 from the score dataWhere it leads
Best for readers who weight
- Which lot did it decide I sold, and does that method match what my tax authority actually requires? — 7/10, category best 8/10
Tradeoffs
3 from the score dataWhere it trails
Not for readers who put first
- Which country's actual tax form comes out at the end — named, and for the year I am filing? — 7/10 against a category best of 9/10
- My history has DeFi, staking, NFTs, a rug and ten transfers between my own wallets — what does it do with each one? — 7/10 against a category best of 9/10
- Can my accountant take this without redoing it — and if I stop paying, does my per-lot basis still leave with me? — 5/10 against a category best of 8/10
Record watch-outs
- UNCHANGED IN SUBSTANCE -- both halves re-verified 2026-08-19. First, the transaction cap is LIFETIME, not annual: "Each CoinTracking plan has a different transaction limit based on the total number of transactions imported across all years. This means that all historical transactions count toward the limit, ensuring that your complete trading history is accurately analyzed for comprehensive tax calculations." (https://cointracking.info/pricing/) -- a ten-year history burns Starter's 200-transaction allowance on day one, so the $49/EUR39 entry price is a fiction for anyone with real history. Second, and worse for a legal record: stop renewing and you can no longer produce the report you already paid to produce. The free state is portfolio-view-only -- on 2026-09-29 the pricing page reads "Tax reports require a paid plan." and "new transaction imports also require a paid plan" -- so the 2025 Form 8949 you generated in 2026 cannot be regenerated in 2029 when an examiner asks, unless you are paying again. And section 6 of the Terms lists "User account inactivity exceeding 12 months" as cause to terminate, after which "CoinTracking will delete the data stored by the User 30 days after the termination of the User Agreement." Export the Roll Forward / Audit Report to CSV while the plan is live, or the derived record sits on a clock you do not control.
Competitive position
Where CoinTracking.info leads and where it trails
Rank on every objective dimension among the rows scored on it. A criterion in the top third of its pool is listed as a lead, the bottom third as a trail; the middle is neither. Popularity, size and commercial terms are not dimensions.
Availability#1 / 1114.0 of 20 · constant here
Published criteria#9 / 1115.8 of 30 · best 19.2
Friction#1 / 112.7 of 10 · constant here
Trust record#1 / 113.2 of 8 · constant here
Measured data#1 / 118.3 of 18 · constant here
Where CoinTracking.info leadsNo criterion in the top third of its pool.
Where it trails
- Which country's actual tax form comes out at the end — named, and for the year I am filing?#8 / 11
- Can my accountant take this without redoing it — and if I stop paying, does my per-lot basis still leave with me?#8 / 11
Closest alternatives
The 3 nearest rows by score
Nearest by published score in either direction. Each card states the criteria on which the two rows differ and the cost difference under the same scenario inputs; the compare arithmetic below shows why the higher one ranks higher.
ZenLedger#8 of 11 · score 73 · 1.0 point ahead
CoinTracking.info leads on
- Which lot did it decide I sold, and does that method match what my tax authority actually requires?7 vs 6
ZenLedger leads on
- Can my accountant take this without redoing it — and if I stop paying, does my per-lot basis still leave with me?7 vs 5
Largest single reason ZenLedger is ahead: published criteria (+1.0 display points).Scenario cost: ZenLedger is +$30 against CoinTracking.info.
Waltio#7 of 11 · score 75 · 3.0 points ahead
CoinTracking.info leads on
- Can my accountant take this without redoing it — and if I stop paying, does my per-lot basis still leave with me?5 vs 4
Waltio leads on
- Which country's actual tax form comes out at the end — named, and for the year I am filing?9 vs 7
Largest single reason Waltio is ahead: published criteria (+2.9 display points).Scenario cost: CoinTracking.info has no verified pricing for this scenario.
CoinTracker#6 of 11 · score 76 · 4.0 points ahead
CoinTracking.info leads on
- Can my accountant take this without redoing it — and if I stop paying, does my per-lot basis still leave with me?5 vs 4
CoinTracker leads on
- Which country's actual tax form comes out at the end — named, and for the year I am filing?8 vs 7
- Which lot did it decide I sold, and does that method match what my tax authority actually requires?8 vs 7
- My history has DeFi, staking, NFTs, a rug and ten transfers between my own wallets — what does it do with each one?8 vs 7
Largest single reason CoinTracker is ahead: published criteria (+3.9 display points).Scenario cost: CoinTracker has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Against the leader
81 vs 72 · gap 9.0Why Koinly ranks above CoinTracking.info
The compare workspace's arithmetic applied to these two rows. Each dimension's share of the gap is its weight × the difference, on the displayed scale — it reproduces the displayed gap of 9.0 to within rounding.
DimensionThisKoinlyGap share
Availability · 23% weight · constant here14.014.0same
Published criteria · 35% weight15.819.2−8.8, worse
Friction · 12% weight · constant here2.72.7same
Trust record · 9% weight · constant here3.23.2same
Measured data · 21% weight · constant here8.38.3same
Published criterionThisKoinlyPoints
Which country's actual tax form comes out at the end — named, and for the year I am filing? · w3278−1.02, worse
Which lot did it decide I sold, and does that method match what my tax authority actually requires? · w2678−0.83, worse
My history has DeFi, staking, NFTs, a rug and ten transfers between my own wallets — what does it do with each one? · w2278−0.70, worse
Can my accountant take this without redoing it — and if I stop paying, does my per-lot basis still leave with me? · w2058−1.92, worse
Net7281−9.0
Your scenario
What CoinTracking.info costs on your scenario
The cheapest published tier that covers your usage. List price before any discount; add-ons priced separately are excluded. Change an input and every figure recomputes from the published rate; the published rank does not move.
your cost/yr · default scenario — set your own
Transactions per year · your input1k
Published tiers · published rate5
Cheapest tier that covers you · published ratePro
Rate read from the provider’s published pricing ↗ on 29 September 2026.
your cost/yrCost is stated as your cost/yr in USD; it is never a yield, never annualised, and it does not enter the score.
$169
Under the default inputs · USDCategory median$1346 of 11 rows priced · CoinTracking.info +$35 vs median
Cheapest priced$99 · KoinlyCoinTracking.info costs +$70 more · availability not applied — set your country to filterCompare with Koinly
2 of 11 rows in this ranking have no verified rate for this scenario and are absent from the median, not counted as free.
3 of 11 quote a zero fee that leaves costs out, so they are absent from the median and the cheapest row, not counted as free.
Evidence
Evidence read 29 September 2026
One row per published criterion: the page each strength was read from, its source type by domain, the reading date and whether the file and the published table agree. Open a row for the quote and the receipt.
4 of 4 cells scored
Score evidenceVerified4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from receipts
4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from a quoted, sourced receipt equal to the published strength.Public receiptsReading…4 quoted with a source URL
The receipt file has not been read yet.Evidence confidenceHighcoverage and corroboration, never freshness
4/4 criteria scored, with 4 dated sources quoted.RobustnessOne point from changingrank #8 to #9 across one-point re-runs
Whether the position holds when one criterion score is changed by one point and the ranking is run again. It is always a re-run of the ranking, never an estimate.The newest evidence read on the platform is 3 November 2026; this category's reading is older. The scores stand as read on 29 September 2026.
Reading the evidence ledger…
CriterionSourceTypeReadFreshnessStatusReceipt
Which country's actual tax form comes out at the end — named, and for the year I am filing?strength 7 · weight 32Report an error—29 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Which lot did it decide I sold, and does that method match what my tax authority actually requires?strength 7 · weight 26Report an error—29 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.My history has DeFi, staking, NFTs, a rug and ten transfers between my own wallets — what does it do with each one?strength 7 · weight 22Report an error—29 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Can my accountant take this without redoing it — and if I stop paying, does my per-lot basis still leave with me?strength 5 · weight 20Report an error—29 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Regulatory failure (CoinTracking.info 7/10): no licence where you are, or a forced market exit.Scored by Which country's actual tax form comes out at the end — named, and for the year I am filing? · 32%
- Exit failure (CoinTracking.info 5/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.Scored by Can my accountant take this without redoing it — and if I stop paying, does my per-lot basis still leave with me? · 20%
- Information failure: the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.Scored by Which lot did it decide I sold, and does that method match what my tax authority actually requires? · 26% (CoinTracking.info 7/10)Scored by My history has DeFi, staking, NFTs, a rug and ten transfers between my own wallets — what does it do with each one? · 22% (CoinTracking.info 7/10)
Every failure family that applies to this category is scored.
Facts
facts, not scoresWhat the record publishes
- Pricing
- https://
cointracking .info /pricing / — fetched 29 September 2026, HTTP 200, plain curl (349,753 bytes; August 348,475). Billing period toggle "1 Year" / "2 Years" / "Lifetime"; a "Your personal discount — 10% off all annual plans" banner is served and is NOT reflected in the list prices below. Tier table as served: Free "$0" "€0" ("+ 7-day free trial · unlimited imports · no credit card"; Total Transactions "Portfolio view only"); Starter "$49" "€39" "/year" ("200 transactions"); Pro "$169" "€129" "/year" ("3,500 transactions"); Expert "MOST POPULAR" "$259" "€219" "/year" ("20K transactions" / "50K transactions" / "100K transactions"); Unlimited "$899" "€769" "/year" ("Unlimited transactions"); Corporate "Base Price" "$1,799" "€1,599" "/year", "Additional Accounts" "$299" "€249" "/year", "Includes 3 unlimited accounts". Hero line: "7 days of unlimited imports, no credit card required. Tax reports require a paid plan." FAQ, verbatim: "Tax reports require a paid plan. After the 7 days, your account stays free forever, but on the free plan you can only view your existing portfolio — new transaction imports also require a paid plan." | "Each CoinTracking plan has a different transaction limit based on the total number of transactions imported across all years. This means that all historical transactions count toward the limit, ensuring that your complete trading history is accurately analyzed for comprehensive tax calculations." | "Yes, all CoinTracking plans allow you to generate tax reports for every tax year at no additional cost. Unlike many other platforms that charge per tax year, our plans cover all years, ensuring that you can manage and report your entire transaction history." | "CoinTracking offers three plan duration options: 1-Year Plan billed once per year, 2-Year Plan with significant savings compared to annual billing, and Lifetime Plan — a one-time payment that grants lifetime access with no recurring fees." | "2-year and lifetime plans are also available at reduced rates." — the Lifetime and 2-year prices are not printed in the served HTML. Other served terms: "14-day money-back guarantee", "Cancel anytime", "We accept PayPal, credit cards (set up for recurring payments), cryptocurrency via NOWPayments and Crypto.com (one-time payments with a 5% Bitcoin discount), and Klarna for flexible payment options." One feature row is geo-blocked for the fetching client: AI Tax Saver "Not available in your country yet". Prices unchanged since 19 August 2026.CoinTracking.info — official pricing page ↗ · 29 September 2026 - Prices published in
- USDCoinTracking.info — official pricing page ↗ · 29 September 2026
- Licences held
- Not published
- Compliance level
- partial
- Regulatory note
- VERDICT: quotes survive; score HELD at 7. The UK defect is the load-bearing finding and it is FULLY CONFIRMED. US MECHANISM (https://
cointracking .freshdesk .com /en /support /solutions /articles /29000027824 -us-tax-reports): "This introduces Depot Separation (wallet-by-wallet cost basis tracking). CoinTracking supports this with the Reallocation Report." - Supported chains
- Not published
- Markets served
- global
- Primary markets
- Not published
- Restricted markets
- Not published
- Operating limits
- Not published
- Availability note
- Not published
Legal entity on file: CoinTracking, placed in 2 products. Only confirmed entities are shown; nothing is inferred from the brand name.
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How this page is reviewed
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History
What the record carries
Changes to published ranks are recorded in a ledger; every step and its cause is listed on the rank-history page. The entries below begin with the current verified snapshot, then the methodology versions whose changes applied to this category, newest first.
11 methodology entries
- 29 September 2026Current verified snapshot · methodology 2026.10.18Score 72, #9 of 11. 4 of 4 criteria scored. History starts here; earlier values are not interpolated.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.8When nothing serves your country, the list shown for reference is the published ranking · platform-wide- fixed The reference list shown when nothing serves your country is the published order with the published scores, and a build check now fails any such list out of that order or with a score the ranking does not publish.
- fixed The explorer prints an overall rank only for a row the published ranking holds; a country entrant such as Coinbase Commerce for US merchants shows no overall rank.
- changed Published orders do not move. Country results change only where nothing serves the country: in India bill pay keeps Bitcoin Well first and now shows Strike second, as published; 35 such runs across all categories and countries now match the published list exactly.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.6A criterion you require re-scores the rows that meet it · platform-wide- changed The explorer sends each criterion you require, at any band, as fit_required with your other answers; region, licence, chain and fact filters stay filters. On /best, a required criterion joins For you as a marked preference does, which needs your country; Overall stays the published ranking, filtered.
- added Every published criterion has a golden case as the explorer sends it (require:<criterion>), so the order a requirement gives is replayed and gated as the published order is, and a change to it needs an entry here.
- 1 October 2026
2026.10.0Layer-2 chains are ranked on whether you can leave with your funds- added Four l2_chains criteria with published band ladders: proof system (18), withdrawals if the operator stops (18), rollup stage (14) and exit window before an upgrade (6). EVM equivalence moves 40 to 17, Ethereum data availability 25 to 15 and maturity 35 to 12. Every chain's emergency exit window reads None, so the exit-window ladder also reads L2BEAT's regular, non-emergency upgrade path (Arbitrum One 10 days, Starknet and Arbitrum Nova 7, zkSync Era 4 days 3 hours); data availability separates full transaction data (10) from state diffs only (9, L2BEAT: Onchain (SD)). A stage L2BEAT marks Under review keeps its last score for at most one 45-day cycle and is never interpolated.
- changed l2_chains ranks through scoreCriterionObjective on fitStrength, like the other criterion-ranked categories; the hand-written structural scorer is deleted. All 105 criterion scores across 15 rows carry a quote and source in research-pending/rereads/2026-10-01-l2_chains.json; 131 of 135 quotes re-fetched verbatim on the read date, and the four behind a bot wall or a JavaScript shell were read by the adversarial model run.
- fixed Four facts corrected on the read: Scroll, Mantle and Blast are EVM-compatible, not equivalent (their own documentation, and for Blast live RPC probes); Starknet's public mainnet opened to users in 2022, not 2021. Arbitrum Nova's data has gone to Ethereum as blobs since 31 August 2026, and the row now leads with the Arbitrum DAO's decision to minimise it.
- fixed The old scorer credited Ethereum data availability whenever the data-availability text contained the word "ethereum", so Arbitrum Nova's committee ("…Ethereum L1 rollup fallback") and Polygon zkEVM's off-chain data ("…Ethereum L1 before the sunset") both scored full marks. Data availability is now a quoted L2BEAT reading.
Methodology 2026.10.18, the same published run every visitor sees · receipt tax_software:cointracking_info:2026.10.18:1bf07a0203ab
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