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Koinly vs CoinTracking: the South Africa numbers

Koinly covers more (900 vs 400). Full Koinly vs CoinTracking breakdown for South Africa, verified against official pages on July 29, 2026.

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On the numbers both platforms publish, Koinly takes this one for most South Africa users: the platform covers more (900 vs 400). 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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Koinly 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 Where a platform does not publish a figure, the row says so instead of guessing, because an unpublished number is a real answer about transparency too.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.

BrandPublished valueSourceAvailability
Koinly logoKoinlyTop pick for South AfricaFree 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 websiteaccepts South AfricaOpen account
CoinTracking logoCoinTrackingFree tier: Free plan $0 — portfolio view only; 7-day trial with unlimited imports; new imports and tax reports require a paid plan · Transaction capacity: not publishedCoinTracking official websiteaccepts South AfricaOpen 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.

Koinly vs CoinTracking, published values checked July 29, 2026.
CheckKoinlyCoinTracking
Free tierFree plan: $0 free forever with 10,000 transactionsFree plan $0 — portfolio view only; 7-day trial with unlimited imports; new imports and tax reports require a paid plan
Transaction capacityUp to 100,000 transactions on regular accounts (extra transactions purchasable in-app above top plan)not published
Country / report coverageAvailable 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 reportTax reports for 100+ countries; named formats include IRS Form 8949, Schedule D, HMRC, ATO; 11 tax methods
Exchange integrations900+ exchanges & wallets (homepage headline; a homepage FAQ elsewhere says 800+ — site-internal inconsistency)400+ exchange, wallet, and blockchain integrations via API or CSV
Foundednot publishedFounded 2012, built in Munich, Germany
Availabilityaccepts South Africaaccepts South Africa
Official sourceKoinly official websiteCoinTracking official website

Using Koinly or CoinTracking from South Africa

Signing up from South Africa puts Koinly and CoinTracking 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 CoinTracking?
For most South Africa users, Koinly — Koinly covers more (900 vs 400). 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).
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Verified 29 Jul 2026
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Valid until 01 Jan 2027Source: cointracking-official

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