When you check an address balance or a transaction status online, which block explorer do you use ? If you run a service depending on a third party API, which block explorer's API you rely upon ?
Update: I'm listing out the outcome of this thread here...
1. https://blockchain.info/
2. https://blockr.io/
3. https://blockexplorer.com/
4. https://www.biteasy.com/
5. https://chain.so/btc
6. https://helloblock.io/
7. http://bitcoinchain.com/block_explorer
8. https://bkchain.org/btc
9. http://bitinfocharts.com/bitcoin/
10. http://www.blocktrail.com
11. http://explorer.chain.com/
Update: I'm listing out the outcome of this thread here...
1. https://blockchain.info/
2. https://blockr.io/
3. https://blockexplorer.com/
4. https://www.biteasy.com/
5. https://chain.so/btc
6. https://helloblock.io/
7. http://bitcoinchain.com/block_explorer
8. https://bkchain.org/btc
9. http://bitinfocharts.com/bitcoin/
10. http://www.blocktrail.com
11. http://explorer.chain.com/
A few more (they all seem to work well):
-BlockCypher: https://live.blockcypher.com/
-BitPay: https://insight.bitpay.com/
-blockinfo: http://blockinfo.org/
-Coinprism: https://www.coinprism.info/
Some comments on the ones that are currently listed (did some testing):
3. Blockexplorer: Clunky, slow, unreliable. It often fails to display updated transactions, sometimes it won't even be able to load an address at all. I respect that they were pretty much the first block explorer (or the first?), but there are much better alternatives out there.
That's it, enjoy! I'd love to hear some feedback about my list as well if anyone has any.
Now, as blockchain.info is down, I'd like to add http://blockmeta.com to the list.
I'd recommend this to be added as well...
http://chainflyer.bitflyer.jp