--- title: "Tardis vs 0xArchive: Hyperliquid data" description: "Tardis vs 0xArchive for Hyperliquid and Lighter Data: history from 2024 vs 2023, 20-level books vs stored L4 with wallets, HIP-3, HIP-4, liquidations and price." canonical_url: "https://0xarchive.io/resources/comparisons/tardis-vs-0xarchive" markdown_url: "https://0xarchive.io/resources/comparisons/tardis-vs-0xarchive.md" route: "/resources/comparisons/tardis-vs-0xarchive" robots: "index, follow, max-image-preview:large" generated_from: "prerendered_html" --- # Tardis vs 0xArchive for Hyperliquid and Lighter data By [0xArchive Team](https://0xarchive.io/authors/0xarchive-team) Published October 25, 2026 5 min read - [Lighter](https://0xarchive.io/resources?topic=lighter) - [Order books](https://0xarchive.io/resources?topic=order-books) - [Historical data](https://0xarchive.io/resources?topic=historical-data) - [Hyperliquid](https://0xarchive.io/resources?topic=hyperliquid) *0xArchive comparison ยท Tardis.dev* [Tardis.dev](https://tardis.dev/) is a multi-exchange tick data archive: raw WebSocket messages from 50+ exchanges, replayed or downloaded as CSV, including Hyperliquid and Lighter. [0xArchive](https://0xarchive.io/) covers only Hyperliquid and Lighter, and goes further back and deeper into the book on both. Pick Tardis when Hyperliquid is one venue among many in your research. Pick 0xArchive for Hyperliquid book history before October 2024, order-level books with wallets, or HIP-3 and HIP-4 markets. Facts about Tardis come from [its Hyperliquid](https://docs.tardis.dev/historical-data-details/hyperliquid) and [Lighter](https://docs.tardis.dev/historical-data-details/lighter) documentation, its exchange API and its [billing FAQ](https://docs.tardis.dev/faq/billing-and-subscriptions), checked on 24 October 2026. ## Tardis and 0xArchive side by side | You need | Tardis.dev | 0xArchive | | --- | --- | --- | | Exchanges covered | 50+ | Hyperliquid and Lighter | | Hyperliquid history | From 29 Oct 2024 | Book from 15 Apr 2023 | | Hyperliquid book | 20 levels about every 5 s, 5 levels about every 0.5 s since Jun 2026 | 20 levels a side, plus every order since 10 Mar 2026 | | Order-level book with wallets | Not in its channel list | Hyperliquid L4, Lighter L3 | | Hyperliquid liquidations | No dataset listed | From 22 Dec 2025 | | HIP-3 builder perps | From 2 Dec 2025 | Trades from 13 Oct 2025 | | HIP-4 outcome markets | Not stated | From 2 May 2026 | | Lighter | From 17 Apr 2026 | Trades from 17 Jan 2025, book from 29 Jan 2026 | | Format | Raw exchange messages, CSV, local replay | Normalized JSON, Parquet, replay | | Price | Perpetuals plan from $350 a month | Free tier, Build $49 a month | ## Tardis keeps raw messages from 50+ exchanges Tardis records each venue's WebSocket feed as it arrives and lets you replay it locally through its own server, or download normalized CSVs. On Hyperliquid that means trades, the 20-level book, a faster 5-level book since June 2026, best bid and offer, and asset context messages carrying funding, open interest and the mark price. Its trades carry buyer and seller addresses from December 2024. The strength is one tool and one format across Binance, Bybit, Hyperliquid, Lighter and the rest. History depth follows your billing term: four months on monthly billing, a year on quarterly, four years on yearly. ## 0xArchive starts Hyperliquid 18 months earlier and stores every order 0xArchive's Hyperliquid book history begins on 15 April 2023, about 18 months before Tardis's first day. Since 10 March 2026 it also stores the order-level book (L4), with the order ID and wallet behind every resting order, served at any timestamp. On Lighter it stores the order-level book (L3) from March 2026. Funding and open interest go back to May 2023, liquidations to December 2025, and HIP-3 and HIP-4 markets have their own routes. Build opens the full archive for $49 a month on any billing term. Pull Hyperliquid history from 2023 Create a free key to try the last 30 days, then open the full archive on Build. [Create a free key](https://0xarchive.io/signup) [Compare plans](https://0xarchive.io/pricing) ## When to use Tardis instead **1. Your strategy compares many exchanges.** One Tardis subscription covers centralized venues and Hyperliquid in one format. **2. You want the raw message stream.** Tardis replays exactly what the exchange sent, with its own receive timestamps. **3. You need a faster top of book.** Its 5-level Hyperliquid book updates about twice a second since June 2026. The [Hyperliquid and Lighter providers comparison](https://0xarchive.io/resources/comparisons/hyperliquid-lighter-data-providers) puts Tardis next to seven other providers. ## Route references Use the [REST reference](https://docs.0xarchive.io/rest-api) for order books, trades, funding and liquidations, the [Hyperliquid L4 reference](https://docs.0xarchive.io/rest-api/order-books-l4) for order-level books with wallets, the [Lighter L3 reference](https://docs.0xarchive.io/rest-api/order-books-l3) for Lighter's order-level book, and [venue coverage](https://docs.0xarchive.io/venue-coverage) for each market's start dates. For current API availability and plan details, use the [Hyperliquid data API](https://0xarchive.io/hyperliquid), [data catalog](https://0xarchive.io/data/catalog), [pricing](https://0xarchive.io/pricing), and [status](https://0xarchive.io/status).