Koinly vs CoinLedger: the South Africa numbers
CoinLedger covers more (1000 vs 900). Full Koinly vs CoinLedger breakdown for South Africa, verified against official pages on July 29, 2026.
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- 29 Jul 2026
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Koinly and CoinLedger both publish their terms — this page compares them line by line for South Africa. On the numbers both platforms publish, CoinLedger takes this one for most South Africa users: CoinLedger covers more (1000 vs 900). That verdict is mechanical — lower published entry-tier cost and broader published coverage win rows, and ties stay ties. Every figure was re-checked against official pages on July 29, 2026, and the row-level sources are one click away below.
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Open CoinLedgerKoinly and its counterpart are lined up on the same published rows below — entry-tier costs, verification, coverage, and local availability — with the winning cell decided by the published number alone, re-checked on July 29, 2026. Where a platform does not publish a figure, the row says so instead of guessing, because an unpublished number is a real answer about transparency too. Use the availability row first if you are signing up from South Africa: a cheaper venue that cannot legally take your registration is not cheaper.
| Brand | Published value | Source | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier: Free plan: $0 free forever with 10,000 transactions · Transaction capacity: Up to 100,000 transactions on regular accounts (extra transactions purchasable in-app above top plan) | Koinly official website | accepts South Africa | Open account | |
| Free tier: Free Portfolio Tracking plan ($0): unlimited transaction imports, portfolio tracking, capital gains overview; tax report download NOT included (paid plans only) · Transaction capacity: not published | CoinLedger official website | accepts South Africa | Open account |
Each check below names the platform whose published number wins that row outright, using the values re-verified on July 29, 2026. Koinly and its rival keep their source links in the last row, so any cell can be audited in one click before you commit funds — and if a provider stops publishing a value, the row flips to "not published" on the next re-check rather than staying frozen.
| Check | Koinly | CoinLedger |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Free plan: $0 free forever with 10,000 transactions | Free Portfolio Tracking plan ($0): unlimited transaction imports, portfolio tracking, capital gains overview; tax report download NOT included (paid plans only) |
| Transaction capacity | Up to 100,000 transactions on regular accounts (extra transactions purchasable in-app above top plan) | not published |
| Country / report coverage | Available in 20+ countries; supports all countries using Average Cost/FIFO/LIFO/HIFO; specialised reports for USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden; report types: 1099-DA, Form 8949, Schedule D, TurboTax/TaxACT export, international tax reports, comprehensive audit report | Country-specific pages: USA, Australia, Canada, UK, India, Ireland, Germany, New Zealand, Japan, Denmark, Spain, South Africa, Sweden; plus international tax reports for other countries |
| Exchange integrations | 900+ exchanges & wallets (homepage headline; a homepage FAQ elsewhere says 800+ — site-internal inconsistency) | 1,000+ exchange/wallet integrations; unlimited wallet & exchange syncs |
| Availability | accepts South Africa | accepts South Africa |
| Official source | Koinly official website | CoinLedger official website |
Using Koinly or CoinLedger from South Africa
Signing up from South Africa puts Koinly and CoinLedger under a local rulebook, and it is not what the fee table alone tells you. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) oversees retail crypto in South Africa; it licenses crypto asset service providers under the FAIS Act. The regime stems from the FSCA declaration of a crypto asset as a financial product under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (FSCA Communication of two-thousand-twenty-two). How money actually reaches the order book here: PayShap, the low-value real-time rapid payment platform driven by BankservAfrica and the Payments Association of South Africa, provides instant bank-to-bank payments across participating banks, alongside traditional EFT bank transfers. PayShap launched with the country's four largest retail banks — Absa, First National Bank, Standard Bank and Nedbank — with more banks joining in later phases. On tax treatment in this market: SARS applies normal income tax rules to crypto assets: gains are declared either as revenue (gross income) or, where capital in nature, under the capital gains tax paradigm. None of this market context changes the Koinly figures in the table above — it decides how you act on them.
- Which is better: Koinly or CoinLedger?
- For most South Africa users, CoinLedger — CoinLedger covers more (1000 vs 900). If your priority is different (coverage, track record, verification rules), the table above shows exactly where each one wins.
- How is crypto regulated in South Africa?
- The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) oversees retail crypto in South Africa; it licenses crypto asset service providers under the FAIS Act. — The regime stems from the FSCA declaration of a crypto asset as a financial product under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (FSCA Communication of two-thousand-twenty-two). (source: fsca.co.za).
- How does ChainCosts earn from this page?
- If you open an account through a link here, the provider may pay us a commission. It never changes the price you pay, and it has no input into which cell wins a row — the published numbers decide.
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