Overview
Dune is a blockchain analytics platform that lets users query, extract, and visualize public on-chain data through customizable dashboards. It offers a freemium model, with free access to community-created dashboards and paid tiers for private queries and API access. Dune became the default place to explore and publish on-chain analytics.
How It Works
Dune maintains a decodable index of blockchain data and exposes it through a SQL interface. Users write queries against tables of transactions, logs, and token transfers, then build charts and dashboards that can be shared publicly. Teams across DeFi, research, and media use Dune to track protocol metrics and market trends without running their own indexers.
Why It Matters
Dune democratized on-chain analysis, making sophisticated data exploration accessible to anyone with SQL skills and turning data visualization into a community activity. Its dashboards are widely cited in research and reporting. Its reliance on centralized infrastructure, however, means its data availability depends on the platform's upkeep.
Related Concepts
Dune is an Analytics platform for on-chain data, related to The Graph for indexing and DefiLlama for TVL. Its queries underpin much of the research and reporting about DeFi and blockchain activity.