TrueHold vs CoinTracker: an honest side-by-side
CoinTracker is tax software first: forms, TurboTax filing, 500+ integrations. TrueHold is the daily tracker, with a tax-ready CSV export.
CoinTracker exists to file your crypto taxes: it connects 500+ exchanges, wallets and blockchains, categorizes DeFi and NFT activity, and generates the forms or files them into TurboTax and H&R Block. The portfolio tracker is real and free, but it is the on-ramp to the tax product. TrueHold is the opposite shape: a tracker for every day, with perp DEXes, DeFi decoded and prediction markets counted, and a tax-ready CSV export for the accountant or the tax tool rather than forms of its own.
If April is the problem, CoinTracker solves April. If the other eleven months are the problem, TrueHold is built for them, and its export feeds whatever solves April.
Side by side
What it is
CoinTracker
“Best Crypto Tax Software”, an official Coinbase partner, with a “free crypto tracker & portfolio manager” attached.
TrueHold
An AI-native financial and DeFi platform for modern capital. Live today in private beta: the portfolio tracker for wallets, exchanges, DeFi, perps, prediction markets and NFTs in one total, with an AI agent grounded in your own data.
Custody and trading
CoinTracker
Read-only access to wallets and exchanges; does not hold assets.
TrueHold
Never holds or moves assets. No trading, no swaps, no staking from the app: read-only API keys and public addresses only.
Exchanges
CoinTracker
Among “500+ exchanges, wallets, and blockchains” plus CSV uploads.
TrueHold
Binance, OKX, Bybit, Kraken, Coinbase, Bitget, Gate, MEXC, BingX, Backpack and 500+ more through API keys. Futures, margin and earn balances included.
Wallets and chains
CoinTracker
Public addresses across the same 500+ set; “50k+ smart contracts, 600+ dapps” for categorization.
TrueHold
Any public address on 180+ chains: EVM family, Solana, Tron, TON, Bitcoin and the UTXO set. Hardware wallets by address, never connected.
Perp DEXes
CoinTracker
Its site has a Hyperliquid integration page, built for tax import.
TrueHold
Hyperliquid read by address, Lighter through a read-only token: positions, funding and PnL. Exchange futures through the same key as spot.
DeFi positions
CoinTracker
Auto-categorizes DeFi transactions for tax and removes spam.
TrueHold
LP shares, lending balances, staked and restaked positions decoded by protocol across 70+ chains and counted into the total.
Prediction markets
CoinTracker
Not mentioned on the pages we checked.
TrueHold
Polymarket by address and Kalshi by API key, counted as the positions they are.
NFTs
CoinTracker
NFT taxes calculated.
TrueHold
Tracked next to tokens, valued at floor and marked as floor.
Taxes
CoinTracker
The core product: calculates crypto, NFT and DeFi taxes, generates forms, files with TurboTax, H&R Block or a CPA. Form downloads need a paid plan.
TrueHold
Tax-ready CSV exports (cost basis, realized PnL, transfers, DeFi events) in Premium. No tax forms; the CSV goes to your accountant or tax tool.
AI
CoinTracker
An AI assistant answering questions about balances, gains, taxable activity and DeFi positions from live read-only data.
TrueHold
An agent that reads your own portfolio: what changed, why PnL moved, what a position is. Grounded in your data, not the open web.
Platforms
CoinTracker
Web, with mobile apps.
TrueHold
Web app.
Free tier
CoinTracker
Free plan includes portfolio tracking, imports and a tax summary; tax form downloads are paid.
TrueHold
Tracking is free: every connection, balance, history and PnL. Premium adds the exports.
| What matters | CoinTracker | TrueHold |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | “Best Crypto Tax Software”, an official Coinbase partner, with a “free crypto tracker & portfolio manager” attached. | An AI-native financial and DeFi platform for modern capital. Live today in private beta: the portfolio tracker for wallets, exchanges, DeFi, perps, prediction markets and NFTs in one total, with an AI agent grounded in your own data. |
| Custody and trading | Read-only access to wallets and exchanges; does not hold assets. | Never holds or moves assets. No trading, no swaps, no staking from the app: read-only API keys and public addresses only. |
| Exchanges | Among “500+ exchanges, wallets, and blockchains” plus CSV uploads. | Binance, OKX, Bybit, Kraken, Coinbase, Bitget, Gate, MEXC, BingX, Backpack and 500+ more through API keys. Futures, margin and earn balances included. |
| Wallets and chains | Public addresses across the same 500+ set; “50k+ smart contracts, 600+ dapps” for categorization. | Any public address on 180+ chains: EVM family, Solana, Tron, TON, Bitcoin and the UTXO set. Hardware wallets by address, never connected. |
| Perp DEXes | Its site has a Hyperliquid integration page, built for tax import. | Hyperliquid read by address, Lighter through a read-only token: positions, funding and PnL. Exchange futures through the same key as spot. |
| DeFi positions | Auto-categorizes DeFi transactions for tax and removes spam. | LP shares, lending balances, staked and restaked positions decoded by protocol across 70+ chains and counted into the total. |
| Prediction markets | Not mentioned on the pages we checked. | Polymarket by address and Kalshi by API key, counted as the positions they are. |
| NFTs | NFT taxes calculated. | Tracked next to tokens, valued at floor and marked as floor. |
| Taxes | The core product: calculates crypto, NFT and DeFi taxes, generates forms, files with TurboTax, H&R Block or a CPA. Form downloads need a paid plan. | Tax-ready CSV exports (cost basis, realized PnL, transfers, DeFi events) in Premium. No tax forms; the CSV goes to your accountant or tax tool. |
| AI | An AI assistant answering questions about balances, gains, taxable activity and DeFi positions from live read-only data. | An agent that reads your own portfolio: what changed, why PnL moved, what a position is. Grounded in your data, not the open web. |
| Platforms | Web, with mobile apps. | Web app. |
| Free tier | Free plan includes portfolio tracking, imports and a tax summary; tax form downloads are paid. | Tracking is free: every connection, balance, history and PnL. Premium adds the exports. |
Where CoinTracker wins
- It files your taxes: Forms generated and filed into TurboTax or H&R Block. TrueHold exports a CSV and stops there.
- Tax-grade categorization: DeFi and NFT activity categorized for tax treatment across 50k+ smart contracts.
- Coinbase partnership: An official Coinbase partner, which matters if Coinbase is your main venue.
- Tax-loss harvesting: Built for the tax decision, not only the reporting.
Where TrueHold wins
- A tracker for the other eleven months: Live positions and PnL across wallets and exchanges, built for daily use rather than filing season.
- Perp DEXes: Open Hyperliquid positions read by address and Lighter positions through a read-only token, with funding and PnL, shown live next to exchange futures.
- DeFi as positions, not transactions: LP shares, lending and staking decoded and priced into one total, rather than categorized events.
- Prediction markets: Polymarket and Kalshi counted in the portfolio.
The question that decides it
Ask which problem you actually have. If you need forms filed, CoinTracker is a tax product with a tracker attached and it does the tax part properly. If you need to see your whole portfolio every day, including open perp and prediction market positions, TrueHold is the tracker and its CSV export is how the tax tool gets its data.
The pairing works: track with TrueHold, export at year end, file with whatever your accountant prefers.
Frequently asked questions
Does TrueHold generate tax forms?
No. TrueHold exports a tax-ready CSV with cost basis, realized PnL, transfers and DeFi events. Forms come from your accountant or a tax tool such as CoinTracker.
Does CoinTracker track Hyperliquid?
CoinTracker’s site has a Hyperliquid integration page; check it for what it imports. TrueHold reads Hyperliquid by address and Lighter through a read-only token.
Is CoinTracker free?
Its free plan includes portfolio tracking, imports and a tax summary; downloading tax forms requires a paid plan.
Can I use both?
Yes. Both use read-only access, so a separate key per tool on each exchange is all it takes.
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