Messari moves to Blockworks, renames plans Free/Pro and drops included APIs
What happened
Between the Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026 captures of Messari's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Messari moved to Blockworks: Basic/Enterprise renamed Free/Pro ($4,500/yr now shown as $375/mo billed annually, Annual/Quarterly toggle); new Blockworks Data and Monitoring contact-sales plans; Pro adds Analyst Hours (monthly market analysis calls); Included APIs removed from paid plan and FAQ now says API access is a custom package. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change, feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Pro at $375.
It lands 21 days after Messari's previous change, "Messari cuts Enterprise Individual plan price 10% to $4,500/year" (Sep 14, 2026). Messari has been tracked since 2026-05-15.
In the same window Placer.ai, Kurrent, Hotjar, Metabase and Matillion also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro, Blockworks Data · PackagingPackage change
Messari moved to Blockworks: Basic/Enterprise renamed Free/Pro ($4,500/yr now shown as $375/mo billed annually, Annual/Quarterly toggle); new Blockworks Data and Monitoring contact-sales plans.
- Pro · FeatureRemovedIncluded APIsNo Included APIs
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro, Blockworks Data | Packaging | Messari moved to Blockworks: Basic/Enterprise renamed Free/Pro ($4,500/yr now shown as $375/mo billed annually, Annual/Quarterly toggle); new Blockworks Data and Monitoring contact-sales plans. | Package change | |
| Pro | Feature | Included APIs | No Included APIs | Removed |
Values as written on Messari's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Messari's pricing page (messari.io) from Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the Included APIs no longer appears.
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Messari, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026improvedMessari Pro adds CSV chart downloads and API access, drops screening
- Oct 5, 2026packagingMessari moves to Blockworks, renames plans Free/Pro and drops included APIs · this change
- Sep 14, 2026decreaseMessari cuts Enterprise Individual plan price 10% to $4,500/year
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changes- Placer.aiOct 26Placer.ai drops free sign-up, funneling dashboard users to Contact Sales
- KurrentOct 26Kurrent free plan drops 5 seats, Micro deployment; now Apple silicon only
- HotjarOct 26Hotjar moves A/B testing from paid add-on to included Pro AI feature
- MetabaseOct 26Metabase adds MCP server and preferred-model AI, plus required 2FA on Pro
- MatillionOct 26Matillion adds API Allow List to Scale plan for IP-restricted access
Questions about this change
Did Messari raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change, feature added.
What changed on Messari's pricing page between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026?
Messari moved to Blockworks: Basic/Enterprise renamed Free/Pro ($4,500/yr now shown as $375/mo billed annually, Annual/Quarterly toggle); new Blockworks Data and Monitoring contact-sales plans; Pro feature: Included APIs → No Included APIs, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Messari change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Messari in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Messari cuts Enterprise Individual plan price 10% to $4,500/year" on Sep 14, 2026; Messari has been tracked since 2026-05-15.