Blockscout
A multichain blockchain explorer for searching and analyzing transaction data across EVM and non-EVM networks
- Also known as
- blockscout
Available worldwide
What is Blockscout?
An open-source block explorer that enables users to search transactions, token transfers, and smart contracts across multiple blockchain networks from a single interface. It supports both cloud and self-hosted deployment options.
Blockscout pricing
We don't have Blockscout's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Blockscout does
The capabilities that matter for blockchain dev tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Tooling type
- Block explorer
- Evm compatible only
- ✗
- Local dev network
- ✓
- Native fuzzing invariant testing
- -
- Mainnet forking
- -
- Contract verification integration
- ✓
- Trace debugger
- ✓
- Gas profiling
- -
- Archive node access
- -
- Graphql indexing
- -
- Static analysis security tool
- -
- Open source
- ✓
- Maintenance status
- Active
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Blockscout FAQ
Common questions about Blockscout, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Blockscout?
An open-source block explorer that allows users to search transactions, verify smart contracts, and access analytics across multiple EVM-compatible blockchains from a single interface, with support for hundreds of chains, rollups, L2s, and testnets. It is indexed under Blockchain Dev Tools.
Source: https://www.blockscout.com
What platforms does Blockscout support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to Blockscout. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.blockscout.com
Can Blockscout be self-hosted?
Yes. Blockscout can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.blockscout.com
Blockscout alternatives
Other blockchain dev tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
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- HardhatA professional-grade toolkit for building, testing, and deploying Ethereum smart contractsmedium · 59%
- FoundryA rapid Ethereum smart contract development toolkithigh · 75%
- AlchemyLow-cost blockchain infrastructure for web3 developershigh · 76%
- InfuraInfrastructure APIs for Ethereum and IPFS blockchains and distributed storage networkslow · 48%
- Reown (WalletConnect)Developer tools for integrating blockchain capabilities into applicationslow · 46%
Compare Blockscout
Side by side against other blockchain dev tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Blockscout, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 58 | 0.12 | 6.9 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 97 | 0.07 | 6.5 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 67 | 0.08 | 5.6 | ✓ |
| Stars | 69 | 0.03 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 68 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 3 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Open source: Yes · Tooling type: block-explorer · Trace debugger: Yes · Local dev network: Yes · Maintenance status: active · Evm compatible only: No | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Elixir | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 90% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerabilities | Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=ethereum-helm-charts%2Fblockscout&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 90% |
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