specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: CryptoCompare
providerId: cryptocompare
created: '2026-05-30'
modified: '2026-05-30'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Cryptocurrency
  - Market Data
  - Reference Rates
  - News
description: >-
  CryptoCompare (now CoinDesk Data / CCData) operates a metered API access
  model based on monthly call credits. The Free tier issues a personal API key
  with 100,000 monthly call credits and limited endpoint coverage. Commercial
  tiers (Starter / Professional / Enterprise) escalate credit budgets, expand
  endpoint access (news, social, blockchain, top lists, order book L1, full
  WebSocket streamer), and unlock longer history depths. Enterprise tiers add
  custom limits, raw trade data, derivatives, AI / ML feeds, on-demand exports,
  and dedicated SLA-backed support. Pricing on commercial tiers is published
  case-by-case; the figures below reflect representative public guidance
  pre-acquisition and the migration to CoinDesk Data branding.
sources:
  - https://developers.coindesk.com/pricing/
  - https://www.cryptocompare.com/coins/guides/api-pricing-plans/
  - https://www.cryptocompare.com/press-release/cryptocompare-adds-commercial-api/
plans:
  - id: cryptocompare-free
    name: Free
    type: subscription
    description: >-
      Free developer tier with personal API key. Covers Price, Historical OHLCV
      (7 days minute history, full hour/day history), Top Lists, Coin List,
      Exchange general info, and limited news. Requires application attribution.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly call credits
        name: monthly_credits_free
        type: included
        metric: call_credit
        limit: 100000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Minute OHLCV history depth
        name: minute_history_free
        type: included
        metric: days_history
        limit: 7
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0'
    elements:
      - name: Price endpoints (single, multi, multi-full, historical)
      - name: Historical OHLCV (minute / hour / day)
      - name: Top lists by volume and market cap
      - name: News article list (limited)
      - name: Coin list, exchange general info
      - name: Personal API key (1)
      - name: Application attribution required
  - id: cryptocompare-starter
    name: Commercial Starter
    type: subscription
    description: >-
      Entry-level commercial tier for indie products and small teams. Removes
      attribution requirement, expands monthly credits, enables news/social,
      adds order book L1 top, and unlocks 30 days of minute history.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly call credits
        name: monthly_credits_starter
        type: metered
        metric: call_credit
        limit: 5000000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: contact_sales
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Minute OHLCV history depth
        name: minute_history_starter
        type: included
        metric: days_history
        limit: 30
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
    elements:
      - name: Everything in Free
      - name: News with all sources and categories
      - name: Social statistics (latest + hourly history)
      - name: Order book L1 top across all exchanges
      - name: Multiple API keys
      - name: WebSocket streamer (basic channels)
      - name: Email support
  - id: cryptocompare-professional
    name: Commercial Professional
    type: subscription
    description: >-
      Professional tier for trading platforms, dashboards, and analytics
      products. Includes the full streaming surface, full minute and tick
      history (up to 1 year on minute), on-chain blockchain data, and the
      modern CoinDesk Data API (Spot, Index, Asset, News, On-Chain).
    entries:
      - label: Monthly call credits
        name: monthly_credits_pro
        type: metered
        metric: call_credit
        limit: 25000000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: contact_sales
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Minute OHLCV history depth
        name: minute_history_pro
        type: included
        metric: days_history
        limit: 365
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
    elements:
      - name: Everything in Starter
      - name: Full minute history (up to 1 year)
      - name: On-chain blockchain data (latest, daily history, balance distribution)
      - name: CoinDesk Data API (Spot, Index CADLI / CCIX, Asset, News)
      - name: Top Tier Full Volume channel
      - name: OHLC candles WebSocket channel
      - name: Priority email support
  - id: cryptocompare-enterprise
    name: Enterprise
    type: contract
    description: >-
      Enterprise / institutional tier with custom credit budgets, raw trade
      tick history, derivatives (futures, options), on-demand bulk exports
      (CSV, parquet), AI / ML curated feeds, and SLA-backed support.
      Reference-rate licensing (CADLI, CCIX) is sold separately and may be
      bundled.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly call credits
        name: monthly_credits_enterprise
        type: metered
        metric: call_credit
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: contact_sales
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Tick history depth
        name: tick_history_enterprise
        type: included
        metric: years_history
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
    elements:
      - name: Everything in Professional
      - name: Raw trade tick history (full depth)
      - name: Futures and options market data
      - name: On-demand bulk exports (CSV, parquet)
      - name: AI / ML curated feeds
      - name: Custom rate limits and dedicated infrastructure
      - name: SLA-backed support
      - name: Reference-rate licensing (CADLI, CCIX) available
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com