Ranked alternatives · updated 2026-09-23
What are the alternatives to Skim?
Sato Hub lists 10 alternatives to Skim in the Data Tool category as of 2026-09-23; highest Sato Scores: Zerion (85), DefiLlama (75), Ogena token risk (59); 3 open source; 3 with an install Sato Hub reproduced. Ordered by how open, active and verifiable each one is — not by quality, and no winner is declared.
Rule · Every listing in Skim’s own category (Data Tool) that carries a Sato Score, ordered by score tier, observed liveness, deploy-spec and reproduced-install evidence, and chain overlap with Skim.
This page ranks peers on how open, active and verifiable each one is — the same evidence Sato Hub publishes everywhere else. It is not a quality, safety or performance ranking, it declares no winner, and it cannot tell you which of these fits your codebase. A Sato Score is not an audit: none of these has been security-reviewed by Sato Hub, and a listing with no earned verification is self-reported.
| # | Alternative | Sato Score | Liveness | Chains | Differs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zerion✓ reproduced Wallet and DeFi data provider offering portfolio, positions, transactions, PnL, and prices across many chains, with an agent-accessible API. npm install -g zerion-cli install reproduced by Sato Hub | High | Active · today | Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Multichain, Solana, Tron, Monad | Typed as tool/service; also on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon and 6 more; partly open source; deploys as npm, MCP server, API. |
| 2 | DefiLlama✓ reproduced Open DeFi analytics dashboard and free API tracking TVL, fees, revenue, volume, and yields across many chains and protocols. pip install defillama-sdk install reproduced by Sato Hub | High | Active · 7d ago | Ethereum, Base, Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Multichain | Typed as tool/service; also on Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism and 4 more; deploys as API. |
| 3 | Ogena token risk✓ probed Ogena token risk is a data service for agents on Solana, Base. no deploy spec on record | Medium | no signal | Solana, Base | Also on Solana; source availability undeclared. |
| 4 | Free, key-less crypto news and market-data API aggregating Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and DeFi. git clone https://github.com/nirholas/free-crypto-news && cd free-crypto-news && npm install && npm run dev install as documented by the project — not reproduced | High | Active · 8d ago | — | Typed as tool/service; does not list Base; deploys as API, Docker, MCP server. |
| 5 | Gloria MCP✓ registered MCP server for Gloria AI's curated crypto news feed — sentiment-tagged headlines, recaps, and search for agents. uv pip install -e . install as documented by the project — not reproduced | Medium | Recent · 1mo ago | Base | Partly open source. |
| 6 | An onchain data network providing structured, AI-ready blockchain data across many chains, with API, CLI, MCP, and x402 access. npx -y @agentkey/cli --auth-login install as documented by the project — not reproduced | Medium | no signal | Ethereum, Base, Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, BNB Chain, Multichain | Typed as tool/service; also on Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism and 3 more; partly open source. |
| 7 | US stock market data API (formerly Polygon.io); agents buy it per request over x402 at agent.massive.com with no account. no deploy spec on record | Medium | Quiet · 3mo ago | Base | Typed as tool/service; partly open source; deploys as Hosted/Remote. |
| 8 | graph-aave-mcp✓ reproduced MCP server querying Aave V2/V3/V4 lending and governance data across 7 chains via The Graph. claude mcp add graph-aave -- npx -y graph-aave-mcp install reproduced by Sato Hub | Medium | Active · 21d ago | Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, Optimism, Avalanche | Also on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, Optimism and 1 more. |
| 9 | Onchain analytics platform with wallet labeling and smart-money tracking, offering an API with key-based and x402 access. npm install -g nansen-cli install as documented by the project — not reproduced | Medium | Quiet · 4mo ago | Ethereum, Base, Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Multichain | Typed as tool/service; also on Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism and 2 more; closed source; deploys as API, MCP server, npm. |
| 10 | Pay-per-use MCP gateway aggregating Dune, DefiLlama, Zerion, CoinGecko, and Cielo for agent-facing crypto data. no deploy spec on record | Medium | Dormant · 1y ago | Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, BNB Chain | Also on Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Arbitrum and 4 more; partly open source. |
“Differs on” is derived from the records — type, chains, openness and deployment — and states a difference, never a preference. ✓ marks an earned state named as what was checked; none of them is a safety claim.
Questions about alternatives to Skim
- What are the alternatives to Skim?
- Zerion, DefiLlama, Ogena token risk, cryptocurrency.cv, Gloria MCP, Chainbase, Massive (formerly Polygon.io), graph-aave-mcp, Nansen, Kirha Crypto are listed in the same category as Skim (Data Tool), as of 2026-09-23. The order is Sato Score and observed evidence, not a quality judgment.
- Which alternatives to Skim are open source?
- 3 of 10: DefiLlama, cryptocurrency.cv, graph-aave-mcp. Openness is read from each project's own published license or repository.
- Which alternatives run on the same chains as Skim?
- 9: Zerion, DefiLlama, Ogena token risk, Gloria MCP, Chainbase, Massive (formerly Polygon.io), graph-aave-mcp, Nansen, Kirha Crypto. Chain support is self-declared by each project unless a named check says otherwise on its listing.
- Has Sato Hub verified any of these?
- Sato Hub reproduced the documented install for 3 of them: Zerion, DefiLlama, graph-aave-mcp. Reproducing an install means the documented setup was actually run — it is not a security review, and Sato Hub holds no security assessment of any of these.
- How is this list of alternatives built?
- It is a rule over live records, not a hand-written list: every listing in Skim's own category that carries a Sato Score, ordered by the same evidence the rest of the site ranks on — Sato Score tier, whether an endpoint answered our probe, whether a deploy spec exists and was reproduced, a sustained observed record, and chain overlap with Skim. It is rebuilt from the records, so it changes when they do.
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Sato Hub. "Alternatives to Skim." Sato Hub, updated 2026-09-23, accessed 2026-09-23. https://satohub.ai/alternatives/skimData last refreshed 2026-09-23; this page is rebuilt daily. Citations carry the date so a reader can tell which snapshot a claim came from. Catalog data is licensed CC-BY-4.0.