ForensicBlock vs Chainalysis

What Chainalysis is genuinely stronger at

The honest answer matters. If you need one of these things, Chainalysis may still be the right tool — and ForensicBlock is not trying to displace them on those dimensions.

• Largest publicly known attribution database in the industry.
• Deep court track record for evidentiary use by US federal agencies.
• Mature certification ecosystem (CRC, CISC) and an established law-enforcement training program.

Pricing (public-source citations)

• Chainalysis Reactor UK G-Cloud listing places the platform at ~£30K/year list price for the public-sector entry tier. [source]
  UK Crown Commercial G-Cloud public service catalogue (Chainalysis Reactor listing).
• Single-seat law-enforcement deployments reportedly run on the order of $40K/year in third-party comparisons. [source]
  Sacra research note: Chainalysis pricing and tier structure.
• Entry-seat licensing per Sacra's tier breakdown starts around $10K/seat for non-investigation product tiers. [source]
  Sacra research note: Chainalysis tier structure.

All pricing figures are from public sources or third-party comparisons as cited. Vendor pricing is quote-based and varies by deployment, seat count, and product mix; the citations above represent publicly visible reference points, not guaranteed quotes.

Scale & coverage claims

• Chainalysis investigative tooling has been the most widely cited industry tool in DOJ and IRS-CI public filings over the last several years. [source]
  Chainalysis public customer page.

Notable in 2026

• Chainalysis announced its own AI investigation agents in March 2026 — recognizing the same architectural shift the industry is moving toward. [source]
  Chainalysis March 2026 product announcement. (as of 2026-03)