NAUT checked 7 Tracxn alternatives for crypto funding round data on 13 November 2026, and 3 of them (Crunchbase, Dealroom and Messari) served a readable page to NAUT's fetch. NAUT tracks 8,675 crypto funding round records with the latest dated 6 November 2026, plus 14,318 live contacts, while Tracxn's own homepage states coverage of 8.4M+ companies across various industries.
How this test was run: NAUT published it, and NAUT is one of the sources compared, so read it with that in mind. Every site was scored on the same 3 criteria: did its public page load for a plain fetch, what coverage figure its own page states, and what free access its own pricing page states. NAUT fetched Tracxn and the 7 alternatives on 13 November 2026. 8 rival claims went to NAUT's source checker: 5 came back confirmed with the wording found on the page and are used below, 2 came back confirmed without the wording located (Tracxn's round and investor counts, Crunchbase's product menu) and 1 came back not found (the Messari plan that carries fundraising data), so those 3 are left out. Paid tiers, logins and rival round records were not tested. Every rival figure here is dated 13 November 2026; recheck it on the site's own page before you rely on it.
Which Tracxn alternatives did NAUT check, and what did each page show?
Tracxn and 3 of the 7 alternatives served a readable page on 13 November 2026; the other 4 are marked not tested. Read this as a crypto startup database check: each figure below is copied from that site's own page, as fetched that day.
| Site | Page | What its own pages showed |
|---|---|---|
| Tracxn | Loaded | 8.4M+ companies; Lite free, no card |
| Crunchbase | Pricing 403 | 39B market signals; free not tested |
| Dealroom | Loaded | No claim checked |
| Messari | Redirected | Plan not confirmed |
| PitchBook | HTTP 403 | Not tested |
 RootData |
Captcha | Not tested |
 CryptoRank |
HTTP 403 | Not tested |
| DefiLlama | HTTP 403 | Not tested |
| NAUT | Loaded | 8,675 rounds, 14,318 contacts; Free plan, $0 |
Tracxn's site states 8.4M+ companies ("Data as on Jul 01, 2026"). Its pricing page says Lite is free with no credit card, adds "Lite is subjected to usage limits!", and sends Premium buyers to a Contact Sales button. Crunchbase's homepage loaded and states "39B live private market signals", 30M+ verified updates a year and "84% of real-world funding rounds predicted". NAUT's fetch of messari.io/pricing was redirected to app.blockworks.com/pricing; the checker read a Fundraising Data row there but could not confirm which plan includes it, so no plan is named here. Dealroom's homepage loaded, and no claim from it went to the checker, so nothing from it is scored.
What does NAUT hold for crypto funding rounds?
NAUT's data, read 13 November 2026, holds 8,675 crypto funding round records, with the latest dated 6 November 2026.
- Recent deals: 384 round records announced in 2026, and 188 in the 90 days to 13 November 2026.
- Amounts and sources: 8,141 records carry a dollar amount and 8,537 carry a source link.
- Companies and backers: 6,974 project pages, 3,312 investor pages, 158 service providers and 58 launchpads; 1,277 distinct backers sit on NAUT's round records.
- People to reach: 14,318 live contacts, with LinkedIn on file for 9,278, an X handle for 8,972, Telegram for 7,158 and email for 713.
Tracxn's stated 8.4M+ companies span various industries, sectors and geographies. NAUT's set is crypto and Web3 only, so the 2 are sized for different jobs.
Which Tracxn alternatives have a free plan?
Of the 4 sites whose pages loaded for NAUT (Tracxn and 3 alternatives), Tracxn had a free plan confirmed on its own pricing page: Tracxn Lite, free with no card and usage limits. NAUT's own Free plan is $0 with no card, with full directory search and public profiles showing name, role, company and X. Crunchbase's pricing page returned a captcha to NAUT's fetch, and the Messari plan details were not confirmed, so neither is scored here. NAUT's paid plans start at Essential, $49 a month.
What this tells a BD team, a founder raising or an investor sourcing
- For coverage across every sector, Tracxn states 8.4M+ companies and Crunchbase states "39B live private market signals"; neither had its round records tested here.
- For crypto rounds with a person attached, NAUT's data shows 8,675 round records and 14,318 live contacts on the same pages.
- A founder raising can start from the 1,277 backers on NAUT's round records and check what each has backed before writing.
- Before paying for any funding round tracker, look up 3 rounds you already know and compare what each one shows.
- Start from recent roundsNAUT holds 188 round records announced in the 90 days to 13 November 2026, the latest dated 6 November 2026.
- Check who backed it1,277 distinct backers sit on NAUT's round records, across 3,312 investor pages.
- Find the personEach project page lists its team, drawn from 14,318 live contacts.
- Pick the channelLinkedIn is on file for 9,278 contacts, Telegram for 7,158 and email for 713.
Which sites could NAUT not test?
NAUT tried 8 sites in all (Tracxn and 7 alternatives) and read 4 of them; the other 4 are not tested here, which says nothing about their data:
- pitchbook.com returned HTTP 403 with a Cloudflare check to NAUT's fetch of its home and pricing pages.
- rootdata.com returned a 1.4 KB captcha shell with no values.
- cryptorank.io returned HTTP 403 with a Cloudflare check on its home, funding-rounds and price pages.
- defillama.com returned HTTP 403 on its /raises page.
Related reading on NAUT: Crunchbase alternatives: 3 tools, 33 rounds, 100 contacts and PitchBook alternatives for crypto: 4 tools, 50 funds tested.
Can you pull this data through the NAUT API?
Yes: GET https://api.naut.so/v1/investors?sort=recent&limit=100 with the header Authorization: Bearer $NAUT_KEY lists funds, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/investors/{slug} returns 1 fund with its portfolio, each row carrying company, roundType, amountUsd, announceDate and isLead, for 5 credits a call. The Essential plan at $49 a month carries 3,000 credits, and a key without enough credits gets clearly marked SAMPLE data so you can build first (docs, pricing). Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan: start a 7-day trial.
Tracxn alternatives FAQ
What are the best Tracxn alternatives for crypto funding data?
Of the 7 Tracxn alternatives NAUT checked on 13 November 2026, Crunchbase, Dealroom and Messari served a readable page, while PitchBook, RootData, CryptoRank and DefiLlama were not tested. NAUT, which published the check, tracks 8,675 crypto funding round records, 384 of them announced in 2026.
Is Tracxn free?
Tracxn's pricing page, read 13 November 2026, offers a Lite plan that is free with no credit card and subject to usage limits, and sends Premium buyers to Contact Sales.
Where can I find crypto founders and investors and their contact channels?
NAUT lists 14,318 live contacts across 6,974 project pages and 3,312 investor pages as of 13 November 2026, with LinkedIn on file for 9,278 and Telegram for 7,158, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/rootdata returns a company with its team. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan: start a 7-day trial.
Which Tracxn alternatives could NAUT not test?
PitchBook, CryptoRank and DefiLlama returned HTTP 403 to NAUT's fetch on 13 November 2026, and RootData returned a captcha shell with no values, so all 4 are not tested in this comparison.
Sources
- NAUT's data, read 13 November 2026: round records, project, investor, service and launchpad pages, and live contacts with the channels on file.
- Rival pages fetched 13 November 2026: Tracxn, Tracxn pricing, Crunchbase, Dealroom and Messari pricing.
- NAUT plan facts: naut.so/pricing and API docs.