DeFi Orbit vs Zerion API Zerion covers wallets broadly across many chains. DeFi Orbit goes deep on LP and lending positions with fees, PnL and risk. Canonical: https://defiorbit.xyz/compare/zerion --- [Compare Solutions](/compare)/Portfolio APIs # DeFi Orbit vs. Zerion API Zerion API is a broad wallet data API: tokens, NFTs, transactions and DeFi positions across many chains and protocols. DeFi Orbit gives you broad position coverage too, and goes deeper on each liquidity and lending position, in Portfolio and through the API. Many teams will want both. This page shows where the two differ. Last reviewed October 13, 2026 Zerion API is a good fit when You are building a wallet or app that shows a full portfolio You need tokens, NFTs and transaction history across many chains You want a free plan to start building on Use DeFi Orbit when Liquidity and lending positions are the core of what you report You need fees, PnL and impermanent loss per position, with history You need health factor and liquidation data on lending positions 01 / Side by side ## What you get from each Topic Zerion API ![DeFi Orbit](/assets/logo-white.png) Built for Wallets and apps that show everything an address holds Teams that monitor and report on liquidity and lending positions Coverage 42 chains and 4.5k+ DeFi protocols, as stated on zerion.io/api Balances and positions across 500+ protocols on 10 chains, in Portfolio. In depth, with fees, PnL and impermanent loss per position: Uniswap V3, Aerodrome, Orca, DeFi Tuna, Aave, Morpho, Kamino, vFat and Revert in Portfolio, and Uniswap V3, Aerodrome, Orca, Aave, Morpho and Kamino in the API Shape of an LP position One position per token. Tokens in the same pool share a group ID that you group on One object per position, with both tokens together Price range and in-range status Not listed in the positions reference Returned on the position Uncollected fees Not listed in the positions reference Returned on the position PnL Per wallet, using FIFO, described in terms of fungible assets. No per-position PnL is listed Per position, with impermanent loss and documented methods Performance over time A 1-day change on each position, plus a wallet-level chart Event history and daily snapshots for every position Freshness Each position carries an updated-at time and block. The reference says updates typically occur immediately after an event changes the position; no refresh interval is stated. Real time on every request Lending positions Deposit and loan positions with quantity and value. Health factor is not listed Health factor and liquidation data included Protocol positions on Solana Not supported for Solana addresses yet, per the positions reference Orca and Kamino covered in the same API Pricing model Monthly plans: free at 2K requests a day (3 requests per second), $149 for 250K a month (10 per second), $499 for 1M a month (25 per second). DeFi positions, portfolio chart and PnL calls are limited to 25% of the plan quota and are not covered by overages. Prepaid credits, 1 to 30 per call, from $10. Purchased credits do not expire while the account is active AI agent access Pay-per-request access for agents, as stated on zerion.io/api DeFi Orbit AI: a hosted MCP server with 54 read-only tools 02 / Breadth and depth ## What you still build if you need position-level reporting A broad positions endpoint tells you what a wallet holds and what it is worth today. If you report on how each position performed, this is the work that remains on your side. 1. 01 Rebuild the position Group the per-token rows back into one LP position using the group ID. 2. 02 Read the range on-chain Tick range, liquidity and in-range status come from the protocol contracts, using the NFT token ID. 3. 03 Read uncollected fees Another set of contract calls, with different maths for each protocol. 4. 04 Collect the position history Every deposit, withdrawal and fee collection for that position, in order. 5. 05 Price each event A USD value for each token at the time of each event. 6. 06 Write the calculations PnL against holding, impermanent loss and APR, with rules you decide and document. 7. 07 Add lending risk Health factor and liquidation thresholds, read from each lending protocol. 03 / From their documentation ## Six things to know if LP and lending data is your core need Each point comes from Zerion’s API reference or pricing page. These are design choices for a broad wallet API, not faults. ### Coverage is wide by design Thousands of protocols under one schema means each position carries the fields they all share: quantity, value and price. ### An LP position arrives as separate rows The reference describes one position per token, linked by a group ID. Treating the pair as one position is left to you. ### The performance field is a 1-day change The position object lists absolute and percentage change over one day. Longer history is at wallet level. Zerion’s site describes the data as real time with under 100 ms latency; that is speed of response, not depth of history. ### Wallet PnL is not position PnL The PnL endpoint returns one result per wallet, with a per-asset breakdown on request. It does not describe PnL for an LP position. ### Solana protocol positions are not there yet The positions reference states that protocol positions are not supported for Solana addresses yet. ### DeFi positions have a smaller quota The pricing page limits DeFi positions, wallet chart and wallet PnL calls to 25% of each plan’s requests. 04 / When we are not the fit ## When Zerion API is the better choice Zerion does several things we do not. If one of these is your case, use it. ### You need NFTs Zerion returns the NFTs a wallet holds, with metadata and collection data. We cover tokens and positions, not NFTs. ### You need chains we don’t cover Zerion covers 42 chains. We cover ten, with depth on each. If your users are spread across the long tail of networks, Zerion is the broader net. ### You need transactions and webhooks Decoded transaction history and wallet activity webhooks are part of Zerion API. We don’t offer either; our data starts at the position. 05 / FAQ ## Questions teams ask before deciding Can we use both? Yes. Some teams use Zerion API for tokens, NFTs and transaction history across many chains, and DeFi Orbit for the liquidity and lending positions they report on in detail. The two answer different questions, so running both is common rather than a compromise. We already use Zerion API. What would DeFi Orbit add? The numbers that turn a position into a report: price range and in-range status, uncollected fees, PnL and impermanent loss per position, and history from the position’s first event. On lending, you get health factor and liquidation data for each position rather than a balance. Do you cover as many protocols? We show balances and positions across 500+ protocols on 10 chains in Portfolio. On nine of them, Uniswap V3, Aerodrome, Orca, DeFi Tuna, Aave, Morpho, Kamino, vFat and Revert, we go further with fees, PnL, impermanent loss and history for each position. Six of those, Uniswap V3, Aerodrome, Orca, Aave, Morpho and Kamino, are also in the API, and we add more in-depth protocols as scoped Custom Data projects. How do we check your numbers? Run the API on wallets you already track and compare position by position. The methods for PnL, impermanent loss, fees and APR are documented, so where a figure differs you can see which rule explains it, and we’ll walk through any gap with you. What does it cost? Each endpoint has a fixed cost of 1 to 30 credits per call, and packs start at 500 credits for $10. Failed requests are free and purchased credits don’t expire while your account is active, so there’s no monthly plan to size and no separate quota for position data. Do you need access to our keys or funds? No. Everything is read-only and works from public wallet addresses. There’s nothing to connect and nothing we could move. [See all comparisons](/compare) Sources 1. [Zerion API reference, Get wallet positions ↗](https://developers.zerion.io/reference/listwalletpositions) 2. [Zerion API reference, Get wallet PnL ↗](https://developers.zerion.io/reference/getwalletpnl) 3. [Zerion API overview and pricing (read October 13, 2026) ↗](https://zerion.io/api/) 4. [Zerion blog, How to Track Lending, Staking, LP, and Vault Positions (August 14, 2026) ↗](https://zerion.io/blog/how-to-track-lending-staking-lp-and-vault-positions/) Statements about Zerion API are linked to Zerion’s API reference and pricing page and were last checked on October 13, 2026. 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