Nansen Alternative: Forensics and Compliance, Not Just Trading Signals
Nansen excels at smart money tracking and DeFi portfolio analytics for traders, charging $150 to $2,500 per month. But if you need risk scoring, AML compliance, cross-chain fund tracing, or court-ready evidence, Nansen was not built for that. OnChainRisk is the forensics-first alternative at a third of the price.
Nansen vs OnChainRisk: Feature Comparison
| Feature | OnChainRisk | Nansen |
|---|---|---|
| Smart money / whale tracking | ||
| Entity labeling & wallet profiling | ||
| Interactive transaction graph | ||
| Address risk scoring (0-100) | ||
| AML/sanctions screening | ||
| Cross-chain bridge tracing | ||
| Exportable PDF reports | ||
| Peel chain & mixer detection | ||
| Exchange deposit clustering | ||
| AI-assisted investigation workflows | ||
| MEV & sandwich attack analysis | ||
| Honeypot & token security scan | ||
| Free tier (10 checks per 24 hours) | ||
| Crypto payments (no KYC) | ||
| Starting price | $0/mo (free tier) | $150-2,500/mo |
Why Teams Switch from Nansen to OnChainRisk
Forensics, Not Just Analytics
Nansen shows you where money flows for trading alpha. OnChainRisk traces stolen funds across chains, detects mixing patterns, identifies exchange deposit endpoints, and builds evidence for recovery or prosecution.
Compliance-Ready Output
Generate court-ready PDFs with full transaction timelines, risk scores, sanctions matches, and entity attribution. Nansen has no AML screening, no compliance reports, and no risk quantification.
A Third of the Price
Nansen starts at $150/month for basic features and goes up to $2,500/month for full access. OnChainRisk Pro costs $49/month with full forensics, AI agent, API, and 23 network coverage included.
Pricing
Free
- 10 checks per 24 hours
- All 23 networks
- Basic risk scoring
Pro
- 1,000 analyses/month
- Full reports & PDF export
- API access (10 req/s)
- AI-assisted investigation workflows
Business
- 5,000 analyses/month
- Bulk CSV upload
- API access (50 req/s)
- Webhook alerts
Move Beyond Trading Analytics to Real Investigation Tools
Risk scoring, AML compliance, cross-chain tracing, and court-ready reports. Everything Nansen does not offer, at a lower price.
Prefer an API?
OnChainRisk offers wallet risk scoring via a REST API with a free sandbox key — sandbox-first: test your integration, then upgrade for production. See the blockchain analytics API.