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Best rug checkers and token scanners (2026)

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1. RugCheck

   Solana · web

   RugCheck is a free Solana token risk scanner. It scores a token from on-chain signals such as mint/freeze authority, LP locks, holder concentration and insider networks, and links each score to a full report. Its API is sold through FluxRPC, and token projects can pay for verified badges and creator messages.

   • Free to use, and RugCheck says it applies the same algorithm to every token.
   • RugCheck has no token of its own.

   Watch out: Solana only.

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2. Bubblemaps

   Ethereum · BNB Chain · Solana · Base · Tron · TON · Sonic · Monad · Polygon · Avalanche · Aptos · Arbitrum · HyperEVM · Robinhood Chain · Arc · web

   Bubblemaps is a visual on-chain analytics tool that draws a token's top holders as bubbles and links wallets that have transacted with each other, exposing clusters, insiders and supply concentration. It also offers an in-map swap, a crowdsourced investigations hub (Intel Desk) and B2B iFrame/API products.

   • Free to view maps, including Magic Nodes, Time Travel and real-time data.
   • Supports 15 chains, including Solana, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and Tron.

   Watch out: The in-map swap's 0.5% platform fee is on top of DEX and network costs.

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3. DEXTools

   Solana · Ethereum · BNB Chain · Base · Arbitrum · Polygon · Pulsechain · Starknet · web, ios, android

   DEXTools, run by Stradext Defi Solutions SL of Spain, is a DEX charting and pair-explorer app covering 120+ blockchains, free to use with premium features unlocked by holding or paying in its DEXT token. It earns from token projects (paid token-info updates, NITRO trending boosts, ads) and from a paid data API.

   • Free tier includes pair explorer, new pairs, big-swap explorer, multichart and 10 hot pairs.
   • Data API covers 120+ blockchains, 10,000+ DEX protocols and 20M+ tokens and pools.

   Watch out: Ad-free browsing and extra features need DEXT: 1,000 held (or $19.90/month in DEXT) for Standard, 100,000 held for Premium.

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4. Axiom

   Solana · BNB Chain · Robinhood Chain · web · 2% round trip

   Axiom is a Y Combinator-backed web trading terminal for onchain memecoins, with Hyperliquid perps, wallet and X/Twitter tracking, and yield. It charges a 1% base fee per trade with volume-based cashback.

   • Fee tiers are published: 1% base falling to a 0.75% net fee at the top cashback tier.
   • Referred users get a documented 10% fee discount.

   Watch out: In February 2026 ZachXBT alleged employees used internal tools to view private user wallet data.

   Open Axiom — 10% off fees · Full Axiom sheet

5. GeckoTerminal

   Ethereum · BNB Chain · Solana · Base · Arbitrum · Polygon · Avalanche · Optimism · TON · Tron · Sui · Aptos · Hyperliquid · HyperEVM · Sonic · Monad · Megaeth · Robinhood Chain · Near · Xrpl · Cardano · Pulsechain · Linea · Zksync · Mantle · Blast · Berachain · Unichain · Abstract · Ink · Worldchain · Starknet · Injective · Stacks · Plasma · Stable · Fogo · Arc · web

   GeckoTerminal is a DEX tracker built by CoinGecko and publicly launched in March 2023 that shows raw, unmoderated price and pool data for millions of tokens across 225 networks. Listing is free; token projects can pay $199 per request for a Fast Pass review of token-info updates, and DEXes can pay from $10,000 for Express Listing.

   • Built by CoinGecko; listing is free and tokens on supported DEXes appear automatically.
   • Its public API returns 225 networks.

   Watch out: Data is raw and unmoderated, so scam tokens appear next to legitimate ones.

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How we ranked

Filtered to live venues that fit the job, then ordered by how directly each one does this job (fewest steps, no separate wallet needed first). Fees are shown for every pick. Fee data comes from each venue's own fee page, checked 2026-10-16. Venues that are suspended or merged are excluded.