Published verdictRanking snapshot 3 November 2026
CoinTracking.info leads by 6 points
CoinTracking.info scores 6 points above TokenTax, led by your tax form, cost-basis method, and complex transactions.
CoinTracking.info #9 of 1172
TokenTax #10 of 1166Why, term by termCoinTracking.info leads on 3 of 4 published criteria; TokenTax on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermCoinTracking.infoTokenTaxWeightPoints
Your tax form7/105/107.7+4.0for CoinTracking.info+2.0 of 32
Cost-basis method7/106/106.2+1.6for CoinTracking.info+0.8 of 32
Complex transactions7/106/105.3+1.4for CoinTracking.info+0.7 of 32
Record portability5/106/104.8−1.2for TokenTax−0.6 of 32
Net of the terms+5.7
Reproduced gap+5.7
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below7266+6.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
CoinTracking.infoScore 72Munich-built veteran whose US filing path is unusually deep -- Form 8949 section-letter assignment against a broker's 1099-DA, TurboTax TXF, and a lot-level audit ledger -- but whose "100+ jurisdictions" claim is backed by named forms in only two and by country guides that are a single template with the country name swapped, whose UK page mis-states HMRC's matching rule as FIFO, and whose terms let a dormant account be terminated and the data deleted.Strength: Named form output — 7/10Watch-out: 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.TokenTaxScore 66A US Form 8949 factory with a genuine per-account (2025) basis engine and a real TurboTax handoff, wrapped around an accounting firm — but outside the US it emits an unnamed "relevant international report" the filer transcribes by hand, and the open-lot basis that report rests on cannot be exported. UPHELD verbatim: every clause of it was traced to a character-exact quote on a served page loaded 2026-08-19.Strength: Basis method fidelity — 6/10Watch-out: UPHELD, with one item added and one quote re-sourced. That the plan you bought does not produce the thing the marketing page sold, and that the real work costs more. (1) /features advertises "Form 8949, Schedule D" AND "International forms" under "Our software automatically generates every tax form you need to complete your filings—whether you file with us or a different provider, such as TurboTax.", but the help centre states "Includes information that TokenTax does not have access to for crypto-only clients. TokenTax is unable to generate this form unless we are handling your full tax return. Your tax preparer is responsible for your Schedule D." — and no page anywhere names a single international form. (2) Outside the US there is no form at all — every tier promises only an "IRS Form 8949 or relevant international report", and TokenTax's own Sweden guide tells the filer to "Log in to Skatteverket, open form K4 (D). List each disposal’s cost basis, proceeds, and result" by hand. (3) Buying the cheap tier and then importing your full history to establish basis silently burns your cap: "Import the complete historical data needed to establish accurate cost basis. Your plan's transaction allowance still applies; importing historical data does not make the plan's transaction limit unlimited." (4) Surcharges land after purchase and are published only inside the help centre, never on /pricing: "Margin Processing: This service is $399 and includes processing of margins, derivatives, and futures data.", "It is available for purchase for $49 for Basic Plan or Premium Plan holders." for FBAR, and full filing "starting at $999". (5) Even the $3,499 VIP plan is chain-limited — "At the moment, the VIP Plans include support for Layer 1 Ethereum, Polygon, and Binance Smart Chain transactions. Our engineers are continually adding support for new chains, but in the meantime, other chains may require additional fees." — and one-shot: "Additionally, we will only complete your reconciliation one time for each plan purchased. If we complete the services included in your account's plan but you later discover that you omitted some transaction data, we may ask you to purchase an additional plan." (6) None of it is refundable, and there is nothing to try first: "TokenTax does not offer refunds." (https://tokentax.co/terms), expanded in the help centre as "At TokenTax, we have a no refund policy." (https://help.tokentax.co/en/articles/1800908-can-i-get-a-refund, October 25, 2021) — while "At this time, we do not offer free trials, demos, or preview functions." (https://help.tokentax.co/en/articles/5803735-does-tokentax-offer-any-demos-or-trials, January 23, 2024). You buy blind and you cannot unwind it. (7) ADDED — three served pages disagree on who may buy the $999 full-filing add-on: the UI guide says "This service is only available for U.S.-based clients with a VIP Plan or above." and the VIP article says Full-Filing services "are available to purchase, as an add-on to our VIP Plan, or above, only.", but the plan-chooser, timestamped "Updated today", says "Full filing by TokenTax is a separate add-on available to customers who purchase any crypto tax plan; it is not included automatically and is not limited to VIP customers." and /pricing says only "This add-on is only available to customers who purchase a crypto tax plan." A Basic buyer reading the newest page believes a service two older pages gate behind $3,499 is available to them.