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CoinTracking.info vs ZenLedger ZenLedger leads by 1 point.

ZenLedger scores 1 point above CoinTracking.info, led by record portability. CoinTracking.info ranks #9 and ZenLedger #8 of 11 published tax software. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.

CoinTracking.info72
ZenLedger73
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #9 and #8 of 11
Methodology v2026.10.18Ranking snapshot Evidence verified through 4 published criteria5 score dimensions Receipt #cc-VS-COINTRACKING-INFO-VS-ZENLEDGER-2781e381
Published verdictRanking snapshot 3 November 2026

ZenLedger leads by 1 point

ZenLedger scores 1 point above CoinTracking.info, led by record portability.

CoinTracking.info #9 of 1172
ZenLedger #8 of 1173
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termZenLedger leads on 1 of 4 published criteria; CoinTracking.info on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermZenLedgerCoinTracking.infoWeightPoints
Cost-basis method6/107/106.2−1.6for CoinTracking.info−0.8 of 32
Record portability7/105/104.8+2.5for ZenLedger+1.3 of 32
Net of the terms+0.9
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread+0.2
Reproduced gap+1.0

Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.

  • ZenLedger's lead rests on lighter criteria: CoinTracking.info is ahead on cost-basis method, which carries more weight (26) than any criterion ZenLedger leads on (20).
Quick facts

At a glance

2 of 3 rows read the same for both.
FactCoinTracking.infoZenLedger
Entry planSnapshothttps://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.https://zenledger.io/pricing/ — fetched 29 September 2026, HTTP 200, plain curl (page JSON-LD dateModified 29 July 2025; content identical to 19 August 2026). <title> "Crypto Tax Software Plans"; the meta description still says "including a free plan" but no free tier is rendered. DIY cards: Silver "$49" "Per year" "100 transactions or less"; Gold "$199" "Per year" "5,000 transactions or less" "Most Popular"; Platinum "$399" "Per year" "15,000 transactions or less", with "Unlimited Transactions +$600" and "*Unlimited also includes 1 hr of live support"; then "Save 10% when you purchase multiple years!". Comparison table: "Annual Fee" $49 / $199 / $399; "Transactions" "Up to 100" / "Up to 5,000" / "Up to 15,000"; "All Detailed Reports" and "DeFi / Staking / NFTs" on all three. "All plans also include:" "Audit Report", "Tax Pro Access", "HIFO/FIFO/LIFO", "TurboTax Integration" among ten items. Add-on: "Personal product consulting available per request at $150/hr as an add-on." Human-assisted: "Premium Support Consultation- with a ZenLedger Enrolled Agent" "$ 275" "60 minute consultation"; "Tax Pro Prepared Plan - Single Year" "$ 3500" struck to "$ 2800" "Per year"; "Tax Pro Prepared Plan - Multi Year" "$ 6500" struck to "$ 5200" "Per two years"; "Packages are based on time required; prices are estimated. The actual cost for your tax return may be higher depending on your unique situation." Separate product "State & Federal Tax Filing" "$ 30" "per year", "30 day money back guarantee", "No subscription required". Continuity and refunds, same page: "All ZenLedger plans have a 14 day refund policy. Access the report forever, so you can always update or add transactions to your crypto tax reports." — while the nav block on the same page still says "All plans offer a generous 1 year refund policy." (contradiction unchanged since August). Billing count, from https://support.zenledger.io/en/articles/2615544-what-do-you-count-as-a-transaction-for-billing-purposes (fetched 29 September 2026): "Any buy, sell, and trade transaction is counted as a transaction in ZenLedger for billing purposes." Prices unchanged since 19 August 2026.
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From the published criteria

Which should you pick?

CoinTracking.info

72#9 of 11
Pick it when
Pick CoinTracking.info if cost-basis method matters most — it scores 7/10 to ZenLedger's 6/10 there (weight 26).
Strength
Named form output — 7/10
Tradeoff
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.

ZenLedger

73#8 of 11
Leads
Pick it when
Pick ZenLedger if record portability matters most — it scores 7/10 to CoinTracking.info's 5/10 there (weight 20).
Strength
Named form output — 7/10
Tradeoff
Four things a buyer only finds out after paying. (1) THERE IS NO FREE REPORT. The homepage (loaded 2026-08-19) says "Calculate your DeFi, NFT, & crypto taxes and generate free crypto tax reports.", "Industry-leading pricing with a free crypto tax software plan.", "Choose from our free crypto tax software or full-service plans to meet your needs." and buttons reading "Get Started for Free"; the pricing page's meta description still reads "ZenLedger pricing and cost breakdown. We have many competitively priced crypto tax software plans, including a free plan." — but the rendered pricing table has NO free tier and the word 'free' does not appear in its rendered body at all (Silver $49 is the floor). ZenLedger's own help centre states the real rule: "Creating an account is FREE. Use ZenLedger to import and aggregate your crypto transactions without paying a dime." followed immediately by "You only pay to view, download, and access tax reports each year." The free thing is data entry; every fileable artefact costs money. (2) THE 'ONE-TIME' PLAN AUTO-RENEWS. It is sold as a per-tax-year purchase ("Think of it as similar to TurboTax's business model") but: "When you sign up for ZenLedger and pay for your plan, we will automatically subscribe you to yearly auto-renewal of your subscription. This will automatically charge the card you paid with your first plan with towards the end of the calendar tax year for that next tax year. You will be notified via email 7 days prior to the renewal charge." (3) THE PRICING PAGE CARRIES THREE DIFFERENT REFUND WINDOWS. On one served page: "All plans offer a generous 1 year refund policy." (DIY header) and "All ZenLedger plans have a 14 day refund policy." (table footer) and "Tax Professional Prepared Plans have a 14-day refund policy." and "30 day money back guarantee" (the april filing product). Terms of Use §14 governs the software and says 14 days, adding: "If you request a refund after You downloaded any of the tax forms or CSV files, ZenLedger reserves the right to refuse your refund request or issue a partial refund." You cannot check whether the forms are right for you without forfeiting the refund right. The '1 year' line is not confined to the pricing page — it rides the global nav and is served on the Terms of Use page itself, directly above the clause that contradicts it. (4) IT IS NOT A FILING TOOL AND SAYS SO. The page that names the forms also says: "We are not a full tax reporting software like TurboTax or TaxAct, so, you will need to combine what ZenLedger offers with a service like TurboTax or TaxAct to complete your tax return (if you are filing without the services of a CPA). For more information on how to import your reports from ZenLedger into TurboTax (which we have direct integration with!) please review this article." — and the TurboTax walkthrough that sentence links to is HTTP 404.
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Which one is actually for you?

CoinTracking.info

Choose CoinTracking.info if cost-basis method matters most

  • Cost-basis method: 7/10 against 6/10 for ZenLedger (weight 26)
ZenLedgerLeads

Choose ZenLedger if record portability matters most

  • Record portability: 7/10 against 5/10 for CoinTracking.info (weight 20)
Criterion by criterion

Scorecard

Published criteria · weight in points of 868 of 8 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology

Your tax form

weight 7.7 of 86Tie
CoinTracking.info7 out of 10
ZenLedger7 out of 10

Cost-basis method

by 1 of 10weight 6.2 of 86CoinTracking.info leads
CoinTracking.info7 out of 10
ZenLedger6 out of 10

Complex transactions

weight 5.3 of 86Tie
CoinTracking.info7 out of 10
ZenLedger7 out of 10

Record portability

by 2 of 10weight 4.8 of 86ZenLedger leads
CoinTracking.info5 out of 10
ZenLedger7 out of 10

Score dimensions

weights sum to 86

The published score is five dimensions, each weighted for the category. "Published criteria" is the criteria block above; the other four are the engine's own terms — availability, friction, trust record, measured data. Each bar is one side's points out of that dimension's maximum; the weight beside the name is its points of the 86-point weighted total. The published criteria above can fill 24 of the block’s 30. A weight marked “constant here” belongs to a dimension every ranked product in the category holds at the same value: it still counts in the total, and it orders nothing here.

Availabilityweight 20 of 86 · constant here
CoinTracking.info14/20ZenLedger14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
CoinTracking.info15.8/30ZenLedger16.2/30
ZenLedger leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
CoinTracking.info2.7/10ZenLedger2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
CoinTracking.info3.2/8ZenLedger3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
CoinTracking.info8.3/18ZenLedger8.3/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order

Choose ZenLedger unless the term CoinTracking.info leads on is the one you are buying.

Pick CoinTracking.info if cost-basis method matters most — it scores 7/10 to ZenLedger's 6/10 there (weight 26).

The published order weighs every criterion the same way for everyone. To weigh them your way, run .

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How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Regulatory failure: 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% (CoinTracking.info 7/10, ZenLedger 7/10)
  • Exit failure: 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% (CoinTracking.info 5/10, ZenLedger 7/10)
  • 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, ZenLedger 6/10)
    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, ZenLedger 7/10)
Every failure family that applies to this category is scored.
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ZenLedger scores 1 point above CoinTracking.info, led by record portability. Published scores, out of 100: CoinTracking.info 72 (rank 9 of 11 tax software), ZenLedger 73 (rank 8 of 11).

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