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Glacier21 vs Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic and five more. They all read the chain. We read the rest.

A blockchain tells you where the money went. It never tells you who moved it. That answer lives off-chain, in names, emails, phone numbers, handles, web pages and leaked records, and it is what Glacier21 is built on.

Before the table

The blockchain is the perfect witness. It just never says who.

Every transaction is public, permanent and traceable. Nobody can edit it, delete it or change their story. For an investigator it is the most cooperative ledger ever built, which is why every tool on this page can follow the money. Following the money was never the hard part. The hard part is the question the chain cannot answer: who operates that wallet? If your tool only reads the chain, that answer was never in your results. You just had no reason to know it was missing.

On-chain

Where the money went.

  • Public to anyone who looks
  • Permanent. Nobody can edit it, delete it or change their story
  • Traceable hop by hop, across chains and bridges

Table stakes. Every tool on this page reads the same ledger.

Off-chain

Who moved it.

  • Names in any language, emails, phone numbers and @handles
  • Pages across the general web that published a wallet next to an identity
  • Breach and leak records that tie a wallet to its owner, for teams with access
1.9B+

Off-chain tags

580K+

Unique sources

Glacier21 is #1 in off-chain. Full stop.

Four questions

What to ask any vendor before you sign.

Every vendor publishes a bigger chain count than the last one. These four questions tell you more about how a case will actually go.

01

Can it tell you who?

A case can start from a wallet, but it ends with a person. A tool that only reads the chain leaves the off-chain half of the case to you: the email, the phone number, the handle, the name.
02

Can your team work it together?

Ask whether two people can be on the same graph at the same time, and whether a prosecutor can read the case without a license.
03

Will it hold up later?

Sources on every label, hashed evidence, a log nobody can edit, and traces someone else can rerun and get the same answer.
04

Can you see the price?

If you need three calls to learn what a seat costs, you will need three more to add a fourth investigator.

Capability by capability

How the platforms compare.

Ten capabilities that change how a case gets worked.

Glacier21 compared with Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic, Arkham, Breadcrumbs, Crystal Intelligence, Merkle Science, Global Ledger
CAPABILITY
Glacier21
Chainalysis →
Reactor
TRM Labs
TRM Forensics
Elliptic
Investigator
Arkham
Arkham Enterprise
Breadcrumbs
Breadcrumbs
Crystal Intelligence
Crystal Expert
Merkle Science
Tracker
Global Ledger
GL Investigator
Start from an email, phone, @handle, name or wallet address
Yes
PartialWallet address only
PartialWallet address only
PartialWallet address only
PartialWallet address, or entity pages by name
PartialWallet address only
PartialWallet address only
PartialWallet address only
PartialWallet address only
Breach and leak exposure for a wallet's owner
Yes
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
Live multi-user trace canvas
Yes
NoShared graphs only
NoShared cases only
NoNo
NoShared cases only
NoNo
NoCross-graph links only
NoEncrypted sharing only
NoTeam sharing only
Shared case workspace
Yes
YesCase Workspace
YesCase Management
PartialNotes, statuses, case-system API
YesEnterprise Case Management
PartialCase collaboration via the Network
PartialCase reporting
YesCase building
YesCase Files
Free viewers and case guests
YesViewers free and unlimited
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
PartialExternal sharing
PartialPublic case links
Pricing published on the website
YesPer user, with team discounts
NoDemo request
NoDemo request
NoDemo request
NoPriced per team
YesYes
NoCustom contracts
NoDemo request
PartialScreening tiers only; tracing quoted
AI analyst on every search
Yes
PartialAI summaries in Rapid, a separate product
YesCo-Case Agent
PartialNatural-language data queries
NoNo
NoNo
PartialAsk Crystal, on transfers
NoNo
PartialAI on risk reports
Auto-trace to cash-out points
Yes
YesYes
YesYes
YesOne-click cross-chain tracing
PartialTracer, hop by hop
YesAutoTrace
PartialAutomatic path building
YesAuto-Tracing
YesAuto Tracing
Tamper-evident audit trail
YesHash chain with one-click verify
NoNo
PartialAudit log of agent actions
PartialAuditable activity capture
NoNo
NoNo
PartialOne verified decision record
NoNo
NoNo
In-house investigators and expert testimony
YesFormer FBI and DOJ
YesExpert services team
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
YesInvestigations and special services
NoNo
YesOn-demand investigators
YesDedicated investigators
Yes Partial No

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FAQ

Questions about this comparison.

What is the best crypto investigation software?

The one that tells you who is behind the wallet. Every major tool can trace funds on-chain, because the blockchain is public and permanent. The difference is off-chain: connecting a wallet to a name, an email, a phone number or a handle. Glacier21 starts from either side, a wallet or a person, and puts the whole team on one live case. The table on this page shows the differences capability by capability.

What is off-chain intelligence in crypto investigations?

Off-chain intelligence is everything about a wallet that is not written on the blockchain: who operates it, and the names, emails, phone numbers, handles, web pages and leaked records connected to it. The blockchain shows where funds moved. Off-chain data shows who moved them. Glacier21 draws on 1.9B+ off-chain tags from 580K+ unique sources.

Is Glacier21 an alternative to Chainalysis or TRM Labs?

Yes, for investigation work. Glacier21 covers search, address profiles, auto-trace to cash-out points and cases, and adds identity search, breach and web footprint intelligence and live multi-user trace boards. It can also run alongside a tool you already have.

Why don't you list competitor prices?

Most of these vendors do not publish them, and quoted prices vary by contract. We publish ours: Frost is $799 per user per month for 1 to 4 users, and Iceberg is $2,499 per user per month. See every plan and team discount on our pricing page →

How did you decide what goes in the table?

We used each vendor's own public product pages and documentation. For live collaboration, shared cases or shared graphs without real-time co-editing count as "No".

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