Chaingateway vs Crypto APIs: Pricing, Networks and Webhooks Compared
Crypto APIs sells data, transactions and AML screening on credits with a 14-day trial. Chaingateway is a payments API with flat monthly plans. Both compared on pricing, networks, webhooks and wallet keys — every Crypto APIs fact sourced.
If you are weighing Crypto APIs against Chaingateway, this page compares them on the points that decide a payments integration: billing model, entry price, free trial, network coverage, webhooks and who signs transactions. Crypto APIs clearly wins some rows — network count, trial length and AML screening — and Chaingateway wins others. Every statement about Crypto APIs is taken from its own website and linked below.
Two products, two positionings
One API key for three products: Blockchain API (data and transactions), AML API (address and transaction screening) and NodeGrid RPC, which its site lists as coming soon.
One REST API to send tokens, detect deposits and trigger webhooks for on-chain events — built for production teams. Aimed at solo developers, bootstrappers and small payment teams.
Crypto APIs vs Chaingateway side by side
Competitor details as listed on their websites on 5 Nov 2026: cryptoapis.io/pricing and cryptoapis.io. Prices, limits and plans change, so check the source before you decide. Chaingateway details come from our pricing page and the API reference.
| Feature | Crypto APIs | Chaingateway |
|---|---|---|
| Positioning | Data, wallets and transactions on 35+ networks, plus AML screening, under one API key ("The crypto API for 35+ networks"). | Unified REST API for crypto payments and webhooks: create addresses, send tokens, detect deposits. |
| Pricing model | Credit-based monthly subscription, billed on the 1st; yearly billing available. Prepaid credit packs top up when credits run out (pay-as-you-go). | Four flat monthly plans (Plus, Pro, Premium, Enterprise) with fixed limits for transactions, wallets, webhooks and requests. Past a limit the API returns an error asking you to upgrade. |
| Entry price | Starter $49/month ($40/month billed yearly at $490), 30,000,000 credits/month, 700 requests/s. Scale $299/month, Pro $799/month. | €49/month (Plus), or €490/year, which is two months free. Higher plans: €99, €249 and €499/month. |
| Free option | Yes, a trial: one 14-day free trial per product, $0, 100,000 credits, mainnet and test networks, every feature except AML checks, no payment method needed. | No permanent free plan. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial — no card, no KYC to begin. |
| Chains | 35+ networks including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, Solana, BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, XRP Ledger and Litecoin, plus main testnets. | 7: Bitcoin, Ethereum, TRON, Solana, BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum. The same API on every plan. |
| Webhooks | Yes: "Webhooks for deposits and confirmations". Webhooks are included in the trial. | On six chains (Bitcoin, Ethereum, TRON, BSC, Polygon, Arbitrum), not on Solana. Failed notifications can be retried on demand through the API. |
| Wallet keys | Non-custodial: you derive addresses from an xPub, they prepare unsigned transactions, you sign on your own servers, they broadcast. | Described as non-custodial. Two wallet modes: password-protected (the key is stored encrypted, the password is never stored) or unsecured (the API hands you the private key). |
| Paying the subscription | Stripe; invoice for custom subscriptions. | Subscription billing supports a crypto payment method (for example USDT on TRON). |
| Beyond payments | AML API (address and transaction screening); NodeGrid RPC is listed as coming soon. | Focused on payments: addresses and wallets, token transfers, deposit webhooks, plus per-chain block and transaction lookups. |
Where a cell says a detail is not stated, it was not on the pages we read on 5 Nov 2026 — it does not mean Crypto APIs lacks it.
Choose Crypto APIs or Chaingateway?
- You need more networks than Chaingateway's seven — Crypto APIs lists 35+.
- You want AML screening of addresses and transactions under the same API key.
- You want a longer trial: 14 days with 100,000 credits, mainnet included, no payment method.
- You are happy to prepare and sign transactions on your own servers from an xPub, and want pay-as-you-go credit packs for peaks.
- You want fixed monthly limits in transactions, wallets, webhooks and requests instead of a credit balance.
- You want to pay your subscription in crypto.
- You want the API to sign for you: a password-protected wallet lets you send without handling the raw private key yourself.
- You want a 7-day trial with no card and no KYC, and the same API on every plan.
FAQ: Chaingateway vs Crypto APIs
Test Chaingateway against your own volume
Create an account and run your own payment flow on testnet — 7-day trial, no card, no KYC. Compare the limits on the pricing page, or see the multi-chain blockchain API for all seven chains.
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