Birdeye vs Rug.Tools
Same checks, side by side: price, what each scanner verifies, chains and features, from their official pages.
See the 14 differences
| Line | Birdeye | Rug.Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free account · paid packagesA free account gives you an API key, and usage is then metered in compute units with paid packages and overage billing; the published price list starts at $39 a month for the Data API Lite plan. | Free · no signupFree scans with no account and no wallet connection, stated on the Solana bundle checker page; the site's sitemaps list no pricing page. A $RUG token is announced but not launched: the homepage collects a waitlist for presale news and says no token purchase is collected there. It also shows a RUGPAD launchpad in private preview. |
| Checks | 5 of 8 checks | Edge7 of 8 checks |
| Mint / freeze authority or contract ownership | Yes | Yes |
| Liquidity and LP lock | Yes | Yes |
| Top-holder concentration | Yes | Yes |
| Snipers, bundlers and insiders | Yes | Yes |
| Creator history | Not documented | Yes |
| Honeypot and tax simulation | Yes | Not documented |
| Linked-wallet map | Not documented | Yes |
| Overall risk score | Not documented | Yes |
| New-user perk | Edge15% off a paid subscription on the Elite referrer tier, 20% on the Professional tier, when you sign up through a referral link or code. | None documented |
| What it needs from you | Free account to generate an API key; the key goes in an X-API-KEY header. Nothing to sign on chain. | No account and no wallet: paste a Solana mint or an EVM contract. The Chrome extension scans the page you are already on. |
| Where it runs | Web | Web, Extension |
| Chains | EdgeSolana · EVM · Sui · Aptos · FogoSolana, Ethereum, BSC, Base, Robinhood Chain, Sui, Mantle, HyperEVM, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, zkSync, Monad, Aptos, Fogo, MegaETH | Solana · EVMSolana, Ethereum, BSC, Base, Monad, Robinhood Chain, Arc |
| Documented features | Edge5 of 8 | 3 of 8 |
| New pairs feed | Yes | Yes |
| Price charts | Yes | Yes |
| Alerts | Yes | Not documented |
| API | Yes | Not documented |
| Browser extension | Not documented | Yes |
| Telegram bot | Not documented | Not documented |
| Mobile app | Yes | Not documented |
| Trade from the tool | Not documented | No |
Which one should you pick?
Pick Birdeye if
You want to build or feed a dashboard with prices, holders and liquidity, and you might as well get paid for referring it.
A data platform rather than a scanner, and the only tool in this series with a documented referral program: free account, key in hand, real-time prices, OHLCV, holder analytics and liquidity across 17 chains, Solana first. Contract risk is documented too, through the Birdeye Data API: mint and freeze authority flags on Solana, an isHoneypot flag on EVM (Solana has no honeypot flag) and holder tags for bundlers, snipers, insiders and devs, but no risk score.
Read the Birdeye reviewbirdeye.so
Pick Rug.Tools if
You want a free second opinion before buying, especially on bundled Solana launches.
The most complete free report of the series: nine documented steps from contract rules and liquidity quality to creator launch history, bundle detection and wallet relationships, ending in one of five verdicts, across Solana and six EVM chains. It is a young product with no public API and no launched token, so treat the verdict as a reading aid, not a certificate.
Read the Rug.Tools reviewrug.tools
