If you are looking for a RootData alternative to source deals from, the question that matters is whether the total raised on the page is the same number the next tool shows, and whether the page then gives you a person to contact. NAUT read its own pages and DropsTab's own dated fundraising pages for the same 25 crypto teams on 27 October 2026: 6 of the 25 totals matched exactly, NAUT was higher on 11 and DropsTab was higher on 8.
NAUT published this test and wrote this page, so read it as the house view with the working shown. The criteria were fixed on 27 October 2026 before any page was opened, every DropsTab figure below is quoted as that tool's own fundraising page displays it and each row links to the page it came from. RootData is marked not tested: every fetch of rootdata.com on 27 October 2026 returned a captcha page carrying no project data, including the Aptos project page. Anything behind a login or a paid plan on either tool is also marked not tested. 1 team was dropped before scoring: NAUT's page for RICE AI logs a round at $750.0M where the public record shows a $750K token sale, so that total is a data defect on NAUT's side, queued for correction rather than compared. Retest date: 27 November 2026.
How was this RootData alternative test scored?
4 criteria plus a paywall check, written down first, each one a thing a deal maker does on a company page before sending a message.
| Criterion | NAUT | DropsTab |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised | shown for 25 of 25 | shown for 25 of 25 |
| Rounds behind it | 138 across the 25 | not tested |
| Named backers | 316 links across the 25 | not tested |
| Team members | 327 pages across the 25 | not tested |
| Login or paywall | none on the pages read | not tested |
Every row marked not tested was left unscored for DropsTab, because the test read 1 page per team, its public fundraising page, and that page was read for the total. Scoring a tool on a page you did not open would be guesswork. The wider run behind this piece covers 50 crypto and Web3 teams on NAUT, 282 rounds, $30.47B of tracked raised, 565 backer links and 553 current team members, with all 50 teams carrying a live NAUT page.
Which RootData alternative lists more funding history?
Each row compares 1 number: the total raised NAUT shows for the team, against the total the team's DropsTab fundraising page displayed on 27 October 2026. Both columns are total raised in USD. NAUT totals are the sum of the rounds its own page lists, to 0.1M, and each DropsTab figure links to the page it was read from.
| Team | NAUT | DropsTab |
|---|---|---|
 Pump.fun |
$1,937.6M | $1.32 B |
 Kalshi |
$1,400.2M | $3.02 B |
 0G |
$1,077.9M | $357.24 M |
 Polymarket |
$1,074.0M | $3.88 B |
 World Liberty Financial |
$905.1M | $715.00 M |
 Flow |
$743.5M | $43.10 M |
 BitDAO |
$623.3M | $630.00 M |
 Monad |
$619.0M | $431.50 M |
 Immutable X |
$594.4M | $298.56 M |
 Tempo |
$500.0M | $500.00 M |
 World |
$476.5M | $541.50 M |
 ZkSync |
$458.0M | $458.00 M |
 TON |
$440.0M | $58.00 M |
 Wormhole |
$412.5M | $225.00 M |
 Canton Network |
$397.2M | $782.20 M |
 Helium |
$364.8M | $364.80 M |
 Aptos |
$350.0M | $350.00 M |
 Aztec Network |
$347.7M | $178.23 M |
 Sui |
$336.0M | $405.37 M |
 Polkadot |
$327.1M | $247.76 M |
 Starknet |
$273.0M | $282.50 M |
 Phantom |
$259.9M | $268.00 M |
 5ire |
$222.7M | $141.96 M |
 Berachain |
$211.0M | $211.00 M |
 1inch |
$189.8M | $189.80 M |
6 teams matched exactly on both tools: Tempo at $500.00 M, ZkSync at $458.00 M, Helium at $364.80 M, Aptos at $350.00 M, Berachain at $211.00 M and 1inch at $189.80 M. The widest gaps go in both directions: NAUT shows $1,077.9M for 0G against $357.24 M on DropsTab and $743.5M for Flow against $43.10 M, and DropsTab shows $3.88 B for Polymarket and $3.02 B for Kalshi against NAUT's $1,074.0M and $1,400.2M. A gap that size is usually scope, so take the number from the tool whose page lists the rounds you can read, and check both before you put a figure in a deck.
Which RootData alternative shows who to contact?
A crypto deal intelligence tool earns its tab when the page names a person you can write to, so this criterion matters more than the money column. The 25 teams here carry 316 named backer links and 327 current team members on NAUT, every one of them a page with the person's or firm's own name on it, which is the step that turns a funding row into a meeting.
Monad leads the 25 with 46 named backer links, ahead of Starknet on 36 and Berachain on 30, so a founder raising an L1 round has 112 investor pages to read across those 3 teams alone. Team depth sits elsewhere: Aptos lists 27 current people, Phantom 24, Polymarket 23 and TON 22.
What this means for a BD team
- Open the team page, then the person page. 327 of the people behind these 25 teams have their own NAUT page, with the title that says whether they can sign.
- Treat any raise total as a claim until 2 pages agree on it. Only 6 of the 25 totals here matched exactly.
- Work the backer list when the team has no inbound door. Monad has 46 named backers on NAUT, Starknet 36, Berachain 30.
- Quote a figure both tools carry when it goes in writing: Tempo, ZkSync, Helium, Aptos, Berachain and 1inch.
- Pick by backer depthStart with Monad on 46 named backers, Starknet on 36 and Berachain on 30.
- Find the decision makerAptos lists 27 current people, Phantom 24, Polymarket 23.
- Check the money twice19 of the 25 totals differed between the 2 tools, so read the rounds, not just the headline figure.
- Ask through a backerEach of the 316 backer links on these 25 teams is a page with a firm and its people.
What this means for a founder raising
- Build the target list from the backer pages of teams like yours. The 25 teams here carry 316 backer links, 46 of them on Monad alone.
- Check what a tool says about your own raise before an investor reads it. 19 of these 25 teams carry 2 different totals in public.
- Use round counts as the signal of a page worth reading: Aztec Network shows 14 rounds, 0G and Immutable X and 5ire 11 each.
- Watch the gap on a prediction market: Polymarket and Kalshi both show over $3B on DropsTab and over $1B on NAUT.
- List the backers of 3 peersBerachain 30, Aztec Network 20, Sui 16 named backer links.
- Read the round historyAztec Network shows 14 rounds, 0G 11, 5ire 11.
- Fix your own rowIf a tool shows the wrong total, say so to the tool before an investor quotes it back to you.
- Ask for the warm introEach backer page names the firm's own people, which is the shortest route in.
RootData alternative FAQ
What is the best RootData alternative for crypto funding data?
Any crypto funding database can be judged the way it was judged here, by reading 1 team page and asking what a deal maker can do next with what is on it. RootData could not be scored on 27 October 2026, because rootdata.com answered every fetch with a captcha page and no project data, so it is marked not tested here. Of the 2 tools that were read, NAUT showed a total raised, the rounds behind it, 316 named backer links and 327 current team members across the 25 teams, and DropsTab's public fundraising page showed a total raised for all 25.
How often did NAUT and DropsTab agree on total raised?
6 of 25 teams matched exactly on 27 October 2026: Tempo, ZkSync, Helium, Aptos, Berachain and 1inch. NAUT showed the higher total for 11 teams and DropsTab showed the higher total for 8.
Where were the biggest gaps between the 2 tools?
The widest gap on the NAUT side was 0G, at $1,077.9M on NAUT against $357.24 M on DropsTab, followed by Flow at $743.5M against $43.10 M. The widest on the DropsTab side were Polymarket at $3.88 B against $1,074.0M, and Kalshi at $3.02 B against $1,400.2M.
Does a RootData alternative need to show the people as well as the rounds?
A deal maker's next action after reading a round is to message someone, so the people column decides whether the page is useful. Across these 25 crypto teams NAUT lists 327 current team members with their own pages, led by Aptos on 27, Phantom on 24 and Polymarket on 23.
When will this comparison be retested?
NAUT will rerun these 4 criteria on 27 November 2026, on the same 25 teams, and will include RootData if its project pages serve data to a plain fetch by then.
Sources
- NAUT figures: the NAUT database, read on 27 October 2026, with the per-team pages linked in the table above.
- Rival figures: each team's own public fundraising page on DropsTab, read on 27 October 2026 and linked per row.
- Not tested: rootdata.com, blocked by a captcha on every fetch on 27 October 2026; DropsTab's round lists, backer lists and team lists, which this test did not open; any data on either tool behind a login or a paid plan.