0xArchive comparison · Velo
Velo is a charting and analytics app for derivatives traders, with a market data API, SDKs and an MCP server. Its data comes in time buckets: candles, trade counts, open interest, funding, liquidations, basis, and book depth around the mid for selected markets, including Hyperliquid BTC, ETH, HYPE and some HIP-3 markets. 0xArchive is a market data archive for Hyperliquid and Lighter that keeps the full book and every trade, down to the single order. Pick Velo for bucketed cross-exchange charts and metrics. Pick 0xArchive for raw Hyperliquid and Lighter history.
Facts about Velo come from its documentation, checked on 24 October 2026. Velo's own site and pricing page load only in a browser, so the price below is from its docs.
Velo and 0xArchive side by side
| You need | Velo | 0xArchive |
|---|---|---|
| Data shape | Time buckets, delivered as CSV | Every row, as JSON or Parquet |
| Hyperliquid book | Depth around the mid for selected markets | 20 levels a side for every market, back to 15 Apr 2023 |
| Order-level book with wallets | Not stated | From 10 Mar 2026 |
| Hyperliquid history start | Not stated publicly | Book 15 Apr 2023, funding and OI 20 May 2023 |
| History on a monthly plan | 3 months, full history on yearly | Full archive on Build, monthly or yearly |
| Lighter, Spot, HIP-4 | Not stated | All three |
| Price | API $199 a month | Free tier, Build $49 a month |
Velo turns many exchanges into bucketed charts
Velo's API returns candles, trade counts, open interest, funding, liquidations, basis and options metrics per time bucket, across the exchanges in its app. For selected futures markets, Hyperliquid included, it also returns book depth at price levels around the mid. It ships TypeScript, Python and Node SDKs and an MCP server.
A monthly subscription includes three months of history and a yearly one the full history. Per-market start dates sit in a product catalog that needs an API key.
0xArchive keeps every Hyperliquid and Lighter row
0xArchive stores each Hyperliquid market's book from 15 April 2023 and its trades, funding, open interest and liquidations, and from 10 March 2026 every resting order with its wallet. You choose the bucket, because the rows come back unbucketed.
Lighter, Hyperliquid Spot, HIP-3 and HIP-4 markets each have their own routes. Build opens the whole archive on either billing term.
When to use Velo instead
1. You want charts and metrics across many exchanges. Velo's app and API cover them in one place.
2. You need basis and options metrics. Velo lists both, and 0xArchive does not.
3. You trade from the same screen. Velo's app trades on Bybit and Hyperliquid.
The dashboards and data vendors comparison covers the wider category.
Route references
Use the REST reference for order books, trades, funding and liquidations, the Hyperliquid L4 reference for order-level books with wallets, the Lighter L3 reference for Lighter's order-level book, and venue coverage for each market's start dates.
For current API availability and plan details, use the Hyperliquid data API, data catalog, pricing, and status.