TrueHold vs Rotki: an honest side-by-side
Rotki is open source and keeps your data on your machine. TrueHold is hosted, with perp DEXes and an agent on your data.
Rotki makes the strongest privacy argument in the category: it is open source, it runs on your own computer, and your data stays there. Exchanges connect by API key, EVM, Bitcoin and Solana accounts by address, and it produces profit and loss and tax reports from history it keeps locally. TrueHold is hosted, which Rotki users will count against it, and in exchange it reads other venues: Hyperliquid perps by address and Lighter through a read-only token, Tron and TON, prediction markets, DeFi across 70+ chains, with an agent that answers from your data.
If the data must never leave your machine, Rotki is the answer and TrueHold is not. If you want a broad read-only view with nothing to install, the trade goes the other way.
Side by side
What it is
Rotki
An “open source, self-hosted portfolio manager, accounting and analytics tool” that runs on your machine.
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
Rotki
Self-custodial and local: “Own your data”, no email needed. It can also send on-chain transactions from its own interface.
TrueHold
Never holds or moves assets. No trading, no swaps, no staking from the app: read-only API keys and public addresses only.
Exchanges
Rotki
“Connect to a big number of centralized exchanges” through API keys.
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
Rotki
EVM, Bitcoin and Solana accounts by address, ENS supported.
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
Rotki
Its Hyperliquid page covers HyperEVM balances and says the perpetuals DEX is not currently decoded.
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
Rotki
DeFi historical accounting and PnL, liquidity pool balances, Ethereum staking overviews (Premium).
TrueHold
LP shares, lending balances, staked and restaked positions decoded by protocol across 70+ chains and counted into the total.
Prediction markets
Rotki
Not mentioned on the pages we checked.
TrueHold
Polymarket by address and Kalshi by API key, counted as the positions they are.
NFTs
Rotki
Not mentioned on the pages we checked.
TrueHold
Tracked next to tokens, valued at floor and marked as floor.
Taxes
Rotki
Profit and loss reports for all history and tax reports, with DeFi and DEX accounting in Premium.
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
Rotki
Not mentioned on the pages we checked.
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
Rotki
Desktop application you install and run locally.
TrueHold
Web app.
Free tier
Rotki
Free with limits, for example two weeks of net worth history; Premium removes limits and adds analytics.
TrueHold
Tracking is free: every connection, balance, history and PnL. Premium adds the exports.
| What matters | Rotki | TrueHold |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An “open source, self-hosted portfolio manager, accounting and analytics tool” that runs on your machine. | 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 | Self-custodial and local: “Own your data”, no email needed. It can also send on-chain transactions from its own interface. | Never holds or moves assets. No trading, no swaps, no staking from the app: read-only API keys and public addresses only. |
| Exchanges | “Connect to a big number of centralized exchanges” through API keys. | 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 | EVM, Bitcoin and Solana accounts by address, ENS supported. | 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 Hyperliquid page covers HyperEVM balances and says the perpetuals DEX is not currently decoded. | Hyperliquid read by address, Lighter through a read-only token: positions, funding and PnL. Exchange futures through the same key as spot. |
| DeFi positions | DeFi historical accounting and PnL, liquidity pool balances, Ethereum staking overviews (Premium). | 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 | Not mentioned on the pages we checked. | Tracked next to tokens, valued at floor and marked as floor. |
| Taxes | Profit and loss reports for all history and tax reports, with DeFi and DEX accounting in Premium. | 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 | Not mentioned on the pages we checked. | 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 | Desktop application you install and run locally. | Web app. |
| Free tier | Free with limits, for example two weeks of net worth history; Premium removes limits and adds analytics. | Tracking is free: every connection, balance, history and PnL. Premium adds the exports. |
Where Rotki wins
- Data never leaves your machine: Local-first by design, open source, auditable. TrueHold is hosted.
- Open source: You can read the code that reads your money. That is a real advantage for the people who want it.
- Accounting depth: Profit and loss and tax reports computed from full local history, DeFi accounting included.
- No account at all: No email, no signup, nothing on a server.
Where TrueHold wins
- Nothing to install or maintain: Paste an address, add a read-only key, done. No local database to back up or upgrade.
- Tron, TON and prediction markets: Tron and TON by address, Polymarket and Kalshi as positions, 180+ chains.
- Perp DEXes: Hyperliquid positions by address and Lighter through a read-only token, with funding and PnL, next to exchange futures.
- An agent on your data: Questions answered from your own portfolio. Rotki’s site does not mention an equivalent.
The question that decides it
Decide how much the locality of your data is worth to you. If it is worth running and maintaining software yourself, Rotki delivers something TrueHold cannot: a tracker that no third party operates. If convenience and reach matter more, TrueHold reads perp DEXes, prediction markets and exchanges with nothing to install, and connects through a read-only key or an address.
Both refuse the same thing that matters most: neither needs your private keys to show you your portfolio.
Frequently asked questions
Is Rotki really private?
It runs locally and is open source, so the data stays on your machine by design. TrueHold is hosted and reads through read-only keys and public addresses.
Does Rotki track Solana or perp DEXes?
Its site has a Solana page (SOL, SPL tokens, staking) and a Hyperliquid page that covers HyperEVM and says the perpetuals DEX is not currently decoded. TrueHold reads Solana, Tron, TON and Hyperliquid by address, and Lighter through a read-only token.
Is Rotki free?
Free with limits such as two weeks of net worth history; Premium removes them.
Can I use both?
Yes. Both accept read-only exchange keys; use a separate key per tool.
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