Rotki scores 11 points above CoinTracking, led by API key blast radius, sync fidelity and gap honesty, and data monetization truth. Rotki ranks #1 and CoinTracking #3 of 7 published portfolio tracking. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Rotki82
vs
CoinTracking71
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #1 and #3 of 7
Rotki scores 11 points above CoinTracking, led by API key blast radius, sync fidelity and gap honesty, and data monetization truth.
Rotki #1 of 782
CoinTracking #3 of 771
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termRotki leads on 4 of 4 published criteria; CoinTracking on 0. The terms sum to the gap.
TermRotkiCoinTrackingWeightPoints
API key blast radius9/107/107.2+3.7for Rotki+1.9 of 32
Sync fidelity and gap honesty10/108/106+3.1for Rotki+1.6 of 32
Data monetization truth9/108/106+1.6for Rotki+0.8 of 32
Tier truth and continuity9/107/104.8+2.5for Rotki+1.3 of 32
Net of the terms+10.9
Reproduced gap+10.9
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below8271+11.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
RotkiScore 82Open-source (AGPL-3.0), self-hosted portfolio tracker and accounting tool: exchange API keys and all portfolio data live in a SQLCipher-encrypted database on the buyer's own machine, with paid premium tiers (9-45 EUR/mo) as the entire revenue story.Strength: Sync fidelity and gap honesty — 10/10Watch-out: The free tier's 1,000-event ceiling bites fast for an active trader — real history and PnL effectively cost 25 EUR/mo (Basic), since the 9 EUR Supporter tier keeps the 3K-event cap but withholds graphs and event analysis — and self-hosting means you install, update and troubleshoot the app yourself; margin and futures trades don't sync at all.CoinTrackingScore 71The 14-year Munich-based exchange-API tracker (CoinTracking GmbH, since 2012): ISO 27001-certified, German-only servers, read-only-keys-only policy, and per-exchange import pages that name what does not sync — but the free tier has shrunk to 'Portfolio view only'.Strength: Data monetization truth — 8/10Watch-out: The 'free portfolio tracker' no longer tracks for free: after the 7-day trial the free plan is 'Portfolio view only' — no new imports at all — and even the $49/yr Starter tier lacks Auto-Sync, so the buyer who came to connect exchange APIs to one continuously-synced dashboard is really buying Pro at $169/€129 per year, more than most rivals' paid tiers.
Quick facts
At a glance
2 of 3 rows read the same for both.
FactRotkiCoinTracking
PricingSnapshotLive tier API (https://rotki.com/webapi/2/tiers/info, fetched 29 September 2026): Supporter "monthly_plan":{"price":"9.00" and "yearly_plan":{"price":"90.00" — "Historical events limit" "3K events", "Use your premium account in one device", no detailed graphs or event analysis; Basic "monthly_plan":{"price":"25.00" and "yearly_plan":{"price":"250.00" — "30K events", "Encrypted data backups" "Store up to 150MB", "Connect and sync up to 2 devices", "Track ETH Staking" "up to 128 ETH"; Advanced "monthly_plan":{"price":"45.00" and "yearly_plan":{"price":"450.00" — "100K events", "Store up to 600MB", "Connect and sync up to 4 devices", "up to 384 ETH". Currency: the vendor's pricing page (https://rotki.com/pricing, served at rotki.com/checkout/pay) renders no numbers without JavaScript but declares "priceCurrency":"EUR" in its structured data, so every tier price above is in euros. Free tier (https://rotki.com/products, 29 September 2026): "Free users can access up to 1,000 of their most recent events." and "Free users can add up to 10 notes."Pricing page (https://cointracking.info/pricing/, fetched 29 September 2026), 1-year billing: "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 $259 €219 /year" (MOST POPULAR) — "20K transactions", "50K transactions", "100K transactions" (the page's price data for the larger Expert options: "price":"$349","priceEur":"€289" and "price":"$459","priceEur":"€389"); "Unlimited $899 €769 /year" — "Unlimited transactions". Free excludes Backups, Tax Reports, Tax Options, Auto-Sync and API Access; Starter also excludes Auto-Sync and API Access. FAQ: "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." "14-day money-back guarantee", "Cancel anytime". 2-year and lifetime billing are offered on the same page. Corporate: "Base Price $1,799 €1,599 /year".
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From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
Rotki
82#1 of 7
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Rotki if API key blast radius matters most — it scores 9/10 to CoinTracking's 7/10 there (weight 30).
Strength
Sync fidelity and gap honesty — 10/10
Tradeoff
The free tier's 1,000-event ceiling bites fast for an active trader — real history and PnL effectively cost 25 EUR/mo (Basic), since the 9 EUR Supporter tier keeps the 3K-event cap but withholds graphs and event analysis — and self-hosting means you install, update and troubleshoot the app yourself; margin and futures trades don't sync at all.
CoinTracking
71#3 of 7
Pick it when
CoinTracking leads Rotki on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
Strength
Data monetization truth — 8/10
Tradeoff
The 'free portfolio tracker' no longer tracks for free: after the 7-day trial the free plan is 'Portfolio view only' — no new imports at all — and even the $49/yr Starter tier lacks Auto-Sync, so the buyer who came to connect exchange APIs to one continuously-synced dashboard is really buying Pro at $169/€129 per year, more than most rivals' paid tiers.
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
RotkiLeads
Choose Rotki if API key blast radius matters most
API key blast radius: 9/10 against 7/10 for CoinTracking (weight 30)
Data monetization truth: 9/10 against 8/10 for CoinTracking (weight 25)
Sync fidelity and gap honesty: 10/10 against 8/10 for CoinTracking (weight 25)
RotkiScore 82Open-source (AGPL-3.0), self-hosted portfolio tracker and accounting tool: exchange API keys and all portfolio data live in a SQLCipher-encrypted database on the buyer's own machine, with paid premium tiers (9-45 EUR/mo) as the entire revenue story.Strength: Sync fidelity and gap honesty — 10/10Watch-out: The free tier's 1,000-event ceiling bites fast for an active trader — real history and PnL effectively cost 25 EUR/mo (Basic), since the 9 EUR Supporter tier keeps the 3K-event cap but withholds graphs and event analysis — and self-hosting means you install, update and troubleshoot the app yourself; margin and futures trades don't sync at all.
CoinTracking
CoinTracking leads Rotki on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
CoinTrackingScore 71The 14-year Munich-based exchange-API tracker (CoinTracking GmbH, since 2012): ISO 27001-certified, German-only servers, read-only-keys-only policy, and per-exchange import pages that name what does not sync — but the free tier has shrunk to 'Portfolio view only'.Strength: Data monetization truth — 8/10Watch-out: The 'free portfolio tracker' no longer tracks for free: after the 7-day trial the free plan is 'Portfolio view only' — no new imports at all — and even the $49/yr Starter tier lacks Auto-Sync, so the buyer who came to connect exchange APIs to one continuously-synced dashboard is really buying Pro at $169/€129 per year, more than most rivals' paid tiers.
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
API key blast radius
by 2 of 10weight 7.2 of 86Rotki leads
Rotki9/10 out of 10
CoinTracking7/10 out of 10
Data monetization truth
by 1 of 10weight 6 of 86Rotki leads
Rotki9/10 out of 10
CoinTracking8/10 out of 10
Sync fidelity and gap honesty
by 2 of 10weight 6 of 86Rotki leads
Rotki10/10 out of 10
CoinTracking8/10 out of 10
Tier truth and continuity
by 2 of 10weight 4.8 of 86Rotki leads
Rotki9/10 out of 10
CoinTracking7/10 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
Rotki14/20CoinTracking14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Rotki22.2/30CoinTracking18/30
Rotki leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Rotki2.7/10CoinTracking2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Rotki3.2/8CoinTracking3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Rotki8.3/18CoinTracking8.3/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Rotki unless the term CoinTracking leads on is the one you are buying.
CoinTracking leads Rotki on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
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How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
Custody failure: whoever holds the assets loses or withholds them.
Scored by If my API keys leak, can someone trade or withdraw with them — and has that already happened here? · 30% (Rotki 9/10, CoinTracking 7/10)
Exit failure: you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
Scored by What does the free tier quietly stop tracking, and will this app outlive my history? · 20% (Rotki 9/10, CoinTracking 7/10)
Information failure: the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.
Scored by The dashboard is free — so who is paying, and what of mine are they buying? · 25% (Rotki 9/10, CoinTracking 8/10)
Scored by When the app and my exchange disagree on a balance, will I ever find out which one is wrong? · 25% (Rotki 10/10, CoinTracking 8/10)
Every failure family that applies to this category is scored.
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Rotki scores 11 points above CoinTracking, led by API key blast radius, sync fidelity and gap honesty, and data monetization truth. Published scores, out of 100: Rotki 82 (rank 1 of 7 portfolio tracking), CoinTracking 71 (rank 3 of 7).
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