Orb vs ICM Analytics

Overview

Orb Orb is a free, open-source Solana block explorer built by Helius that emphasizes speed and readability. It uses the Enhanced Transactions API to parse Solana transaction details into human-readable fo... ICM Analytics ICM Analytics is a fundamentals-focused crypto analytics platform positioning itself as the intelligence layer for Internet Capital Markets. Instead of hype-based trading, it tracks fundamental and ad...

Community Ratings

ICM Analytics is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 1 review, compared to 4.5/5 for Orb (2 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

Orb uses a free model, while ICM Analytics is freemium. Orb has the edge for users who want a no-cost solution, though ICM Analytics's paid features may justify the investment for power users.

Key Features

Orb offers 7 features including AI-powered transaction summaries, Human-readable transaction parsing, Time machine for historical transaction search, and 4 more. ICM Analytics counters with 6 features including Fundamental token metrics: revenue, P/E-style ratios, DAU, app-store ratings, holder counts, Live dashboards with holder tracking, limit-order and DCA monitoring, AI Feed tracking calls from monitored AI agents, and 3 more. The right choice depends on which specific features matter for your use case — check the individual review pages for full breakdowns.

Reliability & Health

We monitor both tools around the clock for uptime, SSL validity, and response times. Orb currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. ICM Analytics is rated healthy with 94.1% uptime. For any tool you trust with your funds, trades, or yield, uptime and speed are non-negotiable.

Strengths

Orb's key strengths include completely free with no rate limits for basic use, ai explanations make complex transactions understandable, fastest archival data access on solana. ICM Analytics stands out for fundamentals-and-adoption angle is differentiated from typical chart/price-only tools, aggregates on-chain, social, and web2 adoption data (app ratings, dau) in one place, free entry tier lowers the barrier to evaluate the data.