# Tatum API alternative: Crypto APIs vs Tatum Crypto APIs is a Tatum alternative for teams that sign their own transactions and screen wallets for AML risk. Tatum's free plan gives 100K lifetime credits; ours is a 14-day trial with mainnet and every feature, no card. Over your plan, Tatum moves you up a tier; we add a prepaid pack and calls keep working. - **Pick Crypto APIs** for prepaid packs above your subscription (calls keep working), non-custodial prepare and broadcast, and a built-in AML API. - **Pick Tatum** for the longest RPC chain list (130+ claimed), MPC wallets, a free plan with no time limit and multi-year discounts. - **Price** Tatum: $49 to $2,799 a month. Crypto APIs: Starter $49, Scale $299, Pro $799 a month, plus Custom. ## How does Crypto APIs compare to Tatum? Built only from each vendor's own public pages, checked 3 Nov 2026. Where they are ahead, we say so. | | Tatum | Crypto APIs | Edge | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Positioning | RPC nodes and router, Data API, notifications and MPC wallets | Blockchain API (REST and webhooks) and AML API under one key; NodeGrid RPC coming soon | Similar | | Sign-up | Email, Google or GitHub | Email, Google or GitHub | Similar | | Free option | Free plan with no time limit: 100K lifetime credits, 3 requests a second | 14-day free trial: mainnet and every feature, no card | Similar | | Paid plans | Starter, Pro and Scale: $49 to $2,799 a month | Starter $49, Scale $299, Pro $799 a month, plus Custom | Similar | | When you go over your plan | Auto-upgrade to the next tier (24-hour cooldown); with it off, keys stop until the reset | With pay-as-you-go on, a prepaid pack (from $25) at your subscription's rate; calls keep working | Crypto APIs | | Credits roll over | No | No; pack credits are valid until the 1st | Similar | | Sending transactions | Transfer and broadcast APIs, own signing supported; MPC smart-wallet SDK | Non-custodial: derive from an xPub, prepare unsigned, sign on your own server, broadcast | Similar | | AML and wallet screening | A malicious-address check on five chains; no AML screening product | AML API: address and transaction screening, sanctions and exposure | Crypto APIs | | RPC | RPC nodes and an RPC router with failover, including other vendors' endpoints | JSON-RPC calls in the Blockchain API today; NodeGrid RPC with automatic failover | Tatum | | Networks | 130+ blockchains for RPC | 35+ networks | Tatum | | Annual discounts | Yearly and two-year plans; 50% off on two years | Yearly billing at a lower monthly price | Tatum | | Security | SOC 2 and ISO 27001 | ISO 27001 | Tatum | Sources: [tatum.io/llms.txt](https://tatum.io/llms.txt), [dashboard.tatum.io/signup](https://dashboard.tatum.io/signup), [tatum.io/pricing](https://tatum.io/pricing), [docs.tatum.io/docs/stablecoin-transactions](https://docs.tatum.io/docs/stablecoin-transactions), [docs.tatum.io/docs/security-malicious-address.md](https://docs.tatum.io/docs/security-malicious-address.md), [tatum.io/gateway](https://tatum.io/gateway), [tatum.io](https://tatum.io/), [tatum.io/products/wallets](https://tatum.io/products/wallets). Tell us if anything here is out of date and we will fix it. ## What happens when you use more than your plan? ### You are moved up a tier - Auto-upgrade to the next tier when credits run out - A 24-hour cooldown between upgrades - With auto-upgrade off, keys stop until the next reset - Unused credits do not roll over ### You keep your subscription and keep running - Turn on pay-as-you-go, and a prepaid pack is added when your credits run out - Pack credits cost your subscription's own rate and are valid until the 1st - Larger subscriptions have larger packs - Calls keep working, with no forced move to a bigger subscription ## When should you choose Tatum? Tatum is a good product. It is the better pick if one of these matters most to you: - You need RPC on a very long chain list (130+ claimed) - You want MPC wallets with gas sponsorship from one SDK - You want to route RPC across several vendors, including other vendors' endpoints - You want dedicated keys with guaranteed throughput that use no plan credits - You can prepay two years for a large discount - You want a free plan with no time limit (100K lifetime credits) ## When is Crypto APIs the better fit? Pick Crypto APIs if you are building custody-free wallets, exchanges or payment flows: - You want to test every feature on mainnet, free for 14 days - Your bill grows in small prepaid packs, not tier jumps - You sign every transaction yourself: xPub, prepare, sign, broadcast - You screen wallets for AML risk with the same key - You want published prices for every subscription and every endpoint - You want a US company (Delaware) with ISO 27001, serving customers since 2018 ## How do I migrate from Tatum to Crypto APIs? ### List your Tatum calls Export the endpoints and notifications you use, then map each one to a Blockchain API endpoint. ### Start a free trial Sign up, no card. The 14-day trial includes mainnet, so you can compare real results. ### Swap the base URL and header Point requests at rest.cryptoapis.io with the X-API-Key header. ### Move notifications to webhooks Recreate address and confirmation subscriptions as Crypto APIs webhooks. ### Shift traffic gradually Send a share of mainnet traffic, compare the results, then switch fully. ## What you get with one key ### Blockchain API Data, xPub, prepare, broadcast and webhooks. ### AML API Screen addresses and transactions for risk and sanctions. ### NodeGrid RPC One RPC endpoint per chain, with automatic failover. Coming soon. ## Tatum vs Crypto APIs questions ### What is the best Tatum alternative? Crypto APIs is a strong Tatum alternative if you want small prepaid packs above your subscription instead of tier upgrades, non-custodial transaction building and built-in AML screening. If you need the longest chain list, MPC wallets or a free plan with no time limit, Tatum may fit better. ### How does Tatum pricing work? Tatum sells credit tiers, Starter, Pro and Scale, from $49 to $2,799 a month, with cheaper one- and two-year terms. When credits run out it moves you to the next tier; with auto-upgrade off, your keys stop until the next reset. Facts from tatum.io/pricing, checked 3 Nov 2026. ### Does Crypto APIs have a free plan like Tatum? Crypto APIs has a 14-day free trial instead: mainnet and every feature, no card. After the trial you pick a subscription. Tatum's free plan has no time limit and 100K lifetime credits. ### What happens when I go over my Crypto APIs subscription? With pay-as-you-go on, a prepaid pack is added at your subscription's own rate and your calls keep working. Pack credits are valid until the 1st. You are never moved to a bigger subscription automatically. ### Does Crypto APIs have RPC like Tatum? JSON-RPC calls are part of the Blockchain API today. NodeGrid RPC, one endpoint per chain with automatic failover between node providers, is coming soon; request access to hear when it is live. ### Can I migrate from Tatum without downtime? Yes. Keep Tatum running, start the free trial, move a share of your traffic, compare the results, then switch fully. We can help you map your Tatum calls. ## Try Crypto APIs next to Tatum 14-day free trial with mainnet, no card. Keep Tatum while you test.