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BIS Data Portal Alternatives & Competitors

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Alternatives to BIS Data Portal

Curated replacements ranked by category overlap, pricing, and platform access. Use this list to stress-test BIS Data Portal against peers before committing to a long-term plan.

Looking for a BIS Data Portal replacement? We've profiled 20 alternatives ranked by category overlap, pricing flexibility, and platform access. Whether you need a free option to trial, mobile-ready workflows, or API integrations—this list has you covered. Dive in to find your next tool.

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Alternatives20Curated picks
Free Options20With free tiers
Avg. Overlap78%Category match
Mobile Ready6Native apps

Quick takeaways

MacroMicro is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Data APIs, Data Visualizations, and Calendar while adding ETF Screeners and ETF Comparison coverage and Global macro and market database with more than 40 million data points across 100+ countries and coverage of 48+ asset fundamentals. and ETF toolkit includes a screener, comparator, and reverse lookup to see which ETFs include a given stock. features (category overlap ~100%).

Free tiers remain available through MacroMicro, GuruFocus, FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), Trading Economics, ECB Data Portal, European Central Bank (ECB), Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Data & Statistics, Bank of Japan (BOJ), Alpha Vantage, Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), Börsdata, Multpl, MarketWatch, okama, CME FedWatch Tool, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Federal Reserve Board (FRB.gov), Bank of England, FinancialJuice, and TipRanks for side-by-side testing.

Need mobile access? GuruFocus, FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), and Trading Economics bring phone-ready workflows that BIS Data Portal lacks.

Round out your stack with new coverage areas like ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, Which ETF includes this Stock?, and GDP.

#1 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 1050Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

Data APIsData VisualizationsCalendarInterest RatesInflation Rates

Assets: Currencies and Bonds

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, and Which ETF includes this Stock? coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Global macro and market database with more than 40 million data points across 100+ countries and coverage of 48+ asset fundamentals., ETF toolkit includes a screener, comparator, and reverse lookup to see which ETFs include a given stock., and Toolbox features include 20 arithmetic operators, 8 analytical templates, correlation charts, and basic quantitative backtesting..

Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, Which ETF includes this Stock?, and GDP

Standout features: Global macro and market database with more than 40 million data points across 100+ countries and coverage of 48+ asset fundamentals., ETF toolkit includes a screener, comparator, and reverse lookup to see which ETFs include a given stock., Toolbox features include 20 arithmetic operators, 8 analytical templates, correlation charts, and basic quantitative backtesting., and Economic Calendar with Google/Apple Calendar sync (available to annual-plan subscribers).

#2 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1024Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

Data APIsData VisualizationsCalendarInterest RatesInflation Rates

Assets: Options

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • GuruFocus adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors., All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios., and Stock pages combine up to 30-year financial statements, valuation ratios, proprietary GF Score (quality, value, growth, momentum and GF value), dividend data, ownership, operating/segment metrics, filings, transcripts, PDF reports and downloadable charts/tables..

Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio

Standout features: Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors., All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios., Stock pages combine up to 30-year financial statements, valuation ratios, proprietary GF Score (quality, value, growth, momentum and GF value), dividend data, ownership, operating/segment metrics, filings, transcripts, PDF reports and downloadable charts/tables., and Guru and institutional tools track portfolios and trades of thousands of investors, including real-time guru picks, 13F and 13D/13G data for all institutional investors (PremiumPlus+), mutual fund holdings, sector/geographic trends, ETF and options holdings.

Similarity score 1002Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

Data APIsData VisualizationsCalendarInterest RatesInflation Rates

Assets: Other

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Unemployment Rates, GDP, and Alerts coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include 800,000+ economic data series from 100+ sources, covering topics such as GDP, prices/inflation, employment, exchange rates, and interest rates., Browse and track data via categories, releases, sources, and tags; series pages show metadata like units/frequency and “last updated / next release” fields., and Graphing and sharing options include embeddable graphs and graph-image links..

Adds coverage: Unemployment Rates, GDP, Alerts, and APIs & SDKs

Standout features: 800,000+ economic data series from 100+ sources, covering topics such as GDP, prices/inflation, employment, exchange rates, and interest rates., Browse and track data via categories, releases, sources, and tags; series pages show metadata like units/frequency and “last updated / next release” fields., Graphing and sharing options include embeddable graphs and graph-image links., and Economic release calendar with scheduled release dates/times (US Central Time) and a data-provider caveat for availability.

#4 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 982Category overlap: 80%

Shared coverage

Data APIsCalendarInterest RatesInflation Rates

Assets: Currencies, Bonds, and Other

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Trading Economics adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into GDP, Unemployment Rates, and Alerts coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Docs advertise indicators (>15,000 data series from official sources) and an economic calendar (~1600 events/month across 150+ countries)., REST API provides direct access to economic indicators plus markets data (FX, stock indexes, government bond yields, commodities) and company financials; includes subscriptions to market quotes and streaming updates (calendar + earnings)., and API supports JSON/CSV/XML output via the &f= parameter and API-key auth via query param (c=) or Authorization header..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: GDP, Unemployment Rates, Alerts, and News

Standout features: Docs advertise indicators (>15,000 data series from official sources) and an economic calendar (~1600 events/month across 150+ countries)., REST API provides direct access to economic indicators plus markets data (FX, stock indexes, government bond yields, commodities) and company financials; includes subscriptions to market quotes and streaming updates (calendar + earnings)., API supports JSON/CSV/XML output via the &f= parameter and API-key auth via query param (c=) or Authorization header., and API limits: general limit of 1 request/second; historical endpoints capped at 10,000 rows and economic calendar endpoints capped at 1,000 rows per call.

#5 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 962Category overlap: 80%

Shared coverage

Data APIsData VisualizationsInterest RatesInflation Rates

Assets: Currencies, Bonds, and Other

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into APIs & SDKs, GDP, and Unemployment Rates coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include ECB online delivery service with interactive charts/dashboards, powerful search & browsing, and access to publications/methodology; includes some national breakdowns and counterpart areas., ECB website states the ECB Data Portal “provides access to all official ECB statistics” and offers data downloads plus comprehensive dataset metadata., and Main-figures topics include ECB interest rates & euro exchange rates, inflation, macro indicators (e.g., GDP and employment/unemployment), and financial market data such as euro area yield curves..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Calendar.

Adds coverage: APIs & SDKs, GDP, Unemployment Rates, and Yield Curves

Standout features: ECB online delivery service with interactive charts/dashboards, powerful search & browsing, and access to publications/methodology; includes some national breakdowns and counterpart areas., ECB website states the ECB Data Portal “provides access to all official ECB statistics” and offers data downloads plus comprehensive dataset metadata., Main-figures topics include ECB interest rates & euro exchange rates, inflation, macro indicators (e.g., GDP and employment/unemployment), and financial market data such as euro area yield curves., and Data cart: temporarily store time series while browsing/searching; no account required; emptied after your browser session; max 500 series stored at once.

#6 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 962Category overlap: 80%

Shared coverage

Data APIsCalendarInterest RatesInflation Rates

Assets: Currencies, Bonds, and Other

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into News, Central Bank Watcher, and Yield Curves coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Public SDMX 2.1 REST API with access to the ECB Data Portal (data-api.ecb.europa.eu). Existing SDW endpoints continue to work with unchanged syntax., Flexible format support including SDMX-ML, SDMX-JSON, CSV, and pivot-table-optimized CSV. Supports HTTP compression for efficient transfers., and Excel integration via Power Query using CSV endpoints or the application/vnd.ecb.data+csv MIME type..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: News, Central Bank Watcher, Yield Curves, and GDP

Standout features: Public SDMX 2.1 REST API with access to the ECB Data Portal (data-api.ecb.europa.eu). Existing SDW endpoints continue to work with unchanged syntax., Flexible format support including SDMX-ML, SDMX-JSON, CSV, and pivot-table-optimized CSV. Supports HTTP compression for efficient transfers., Excel integration via Power Query using CSV endpoints or the application/vnd.ecb.data+csv MIME type., and Bulk dataset downloads available directly from dataset pages, including CSV and SDMX 2.1 exports.

Similarity score 962Category overlap: 80%

Shared coverage

Data APIsCalendarInterest RatesInflation Rates

Assets: Currencies, Bonds, and Other

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Central Bank Watcher, Yield Curves, and Housing & Construction coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Markets Data Dashboard: one stop for Desk operations and reference rates (repos/RRP, Treasury & Agency MBS operations, liquidity swaps, SOMA holdings, Primary Dealer Statistics)., Reference rates administered by NY Fed: EFFR, OBFR, SOFR (plus BGCR/TGCR/Tri‑party GC), with stated daily publication times., and SOFR Averages (30/90/180‑day) & SOFR Index (index = 1.00000000 on April 2, 2018) with methodology notes..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: Central Bank Watcher, Yield Curves, Housing & Construction, and Newsletters

Standout features: Markets Data Dashboard: one stop for Desk operations and reference rates (repos/RRP, Treasury & Agency MBS operations, liquidity swaps, SOMA holdings, Primary Dealer Statistics)., Reference rates administered by NY Fed: EFFR, OBFR, SOFR (plus BGCR/TGCR/Tri‑party GC), with stated daily publication times., SOFR Averages (30/90/180‑day) & SOFR Index (index = 1.00000000 on April 2, 2018) with methodology notes., and Primary Dealer Statistics: weekly time series (positions, transactions, financing, fails) back to Jan 28, 1998; updated Thursdays ~4:15 p.m. ET; exportable for automated use.

#8 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 922Category overlap: 80%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsCalendarInterest RatesInflation Rates

Assets: Currencies, Bonds, and Other

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Central Bank Watcher and Alerts coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Home page “What’s New” feed includes an RSS link and publishes downloadable releases (commonly PDF and XLSX)., BOJ Time-Series Data Search enables searching, downloading, and graph drawing for ~200,000 long-term BOJ time-series data items., and Time-Series Data Search supports finding series by statistics category, keyword/name of series, or exact series codes; selection can include up to 250 series; users can save the list of selected series codes..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Data APIs.

Adds coverage: Central Bank Watcher and Alerts

Standout features: Home page “What’s New” feed includes an RSS link and publishes downloadable releases (commonly PDF and XLSX)., BOJ Time-Series Data Search enables searching, downloading, and graph drawing for ~200,000 long-term BOJ time-series data items., Time-Series Data Search supports finding series by statistics category, keyword/name of series, or exact series codes; selection can include up to 250 series; users can save the list of selected series codes., and Time-Series Data Search includes “Key figures at a glance” graphs (e.g., Interest Rates, FX, Money Stock) and supports drawing graphs using time-series data from the site.

#9 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 910Category overlap: 80%

Shared coverage

Data APIsCalendarInterest RatesInflation Rates

Assets: Currencies and Options

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into News, News Sentiment, and Market Sentiment coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Cloud-native REST APIs for realtime and historical financial data across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, FX, cryptocurrencies, commodities, technical indicators and macroeconomic indicators in a single unified portfolio of endpoints., Global equity time series APIs (daily, weekly, monthly and intraday 1–60 minute bars) with 20+ years of history, optional split/dividend-adjusted prices, and support for extended trading hours where available., and US options data APIs providing realtime and historical option chains with 15+ years of history, full market/volume coverage, and optional Greeks and implied volatility fields in JSON or CSV..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: News, News Sentiment, Market Sentiment, and IPO

Standout features: Cloud-native REST APIs for realtime and historical financial data across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, FX, cryptocurrencies, commodities, technical indicators and macroeconomic indicators in a single unified portfolio of endpoints., Global equity time series APIs (daily, weekly, monthly and intraday 1–60 minute bars) with 20+ years of history, optional split/dividend-adjusted prices, and support for extended trading hours where available., US options data APIs providing realtime and historical option chains with 15+ years of history, full market/volume coverage, and optional Greeks and implied volatility fields in JSON or CSV., and Fundamental data suite covering company overview, income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, dividends, splits, shares outstanding, ETF profile & holdings, listing/delisting status, earnings history, earnings estimates, and earnings/IPO calendars.

#10 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 910Category overlap: 80%

Shared coverage

Data APIsCalendarInterest RatesInflation Rates

Assets: Currencies and Other

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, News, and Dividends coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Multi‑asset data coverage via a single API: equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indexes, forex, crypto, commodities, macroeconomic indicators, ESG and ownership datasets, organized into Market Data, Fundamental & Company Data, News & Calendar Data, Advanced Data, Ownership and Other Markets., Real‑time quotes plus intraday (1‑minute, 5‑minute, 30‑minute, 1‑hour) and end‑of‑day historical bars for stocks and other assets; Premium and Ultimate tiers add intraday chart endpoints, technical indicators and up to 30+ years of history, with Ultimate including 1‑minute intraday charting and full historical access., and Fundamental statement APIs with audited, standardized and as‑reported income statements, balance sheets and cash‑flow statements (annual, quarterly and TTM), plus key metrics, ratios, financial scores, enterprise values and product/geographic segment revenue breakdowns..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: Screeners, News, Dividends, and Splits

Standout features: Multi‑asset data coverage via a single API: equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indexes, forex, crypto, commodities, macroeconomic indicators, ESG and ownership datasets, organized into Market Data, Fundamental & Company Data, News & Calendar Data, Advanced Data, Ownership and Other Markets., Real‑time quotes plus intraday (1‑minute, 5‑minute, 30‑minute, 1‑hour) and end‑of‑day historical bars for stocks and other assets; Premium and Ultimate tiers add intraday chart endpoints, technical indicators and up to 30+ years of history, with Ultimate including 1‑minute intraday charting and full historical access., Fundamental statement APIs with audited, standardized and as‑reported income statements, balance sheets and cash‑flow statements (annual, quarterly and TTM), plus key metrics, ratios, financial scores, enterprise values and product/geographic segment revenue breakdowns., and Built‑in valuation and advanced metrics including DCF models, owner earnings and other formula‑based indicators documented in the Financial Formulas section, with a Custom DCF Calculator and Advanced Market Metrics (e.g., sector performance, technical indicators) available on higher‑tier plans.

#11 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 902Category overlap: 80%

Shared coverage

Data APIsData VisualizationsCalendarInterest Rates

Assets: Currencies and Other

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Index Rebalancing coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Web-based analytics terminal for equity investors with company data for ~1 700 Nordic and 16 000+ global companies, 20 years of history, thousands of ratios, technical analysis, strategies, screener, MFN news and API/Excel plug-in., Complete financials (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) with long annual, quarterly and rolling 12‑month history and visual comparison against sector peers., and Advanced stock screener with several thousand KPIs, mini charts, saved filters and watchlists, plus intraday price‑performance KPIs for multiple short-term horizons in the UI..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Inflation Rates.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Index Rebalancing, and Watchlist

Standout features: Web-based analytics terminal for equity investors with company data for ~1 700 Nordic and 16 000+ global companies, 20 years of history, thousands of ratios, technical analysis, strategies, screener, MFN news and API/Excel plug-in., Complete financials (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) with long annual, quarterly and rolling 12‑month history and visual comparison against sector peers., Advanced stock screener with several thousand KPIs, mini charts, saved filters and watchlists, plus intraday price‑performance KPIs for multiple short-term horizons in the UI., and Built-in quantitative strategies such as Magic Formula, Graham, Dividend, F-Score and Net-nets leveraging the historical ratio database for stock idea generation.

#12 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 868Category overlap: 80%

Shared coverage

Data APIsData VisualizationsInterest RatesInflation Rates

Assets: Bonds and Other

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into GDP, Real Yields, and Financials coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Clean charts + tabular views with ‘By month’ / ‘By year’ toggles for each series., S&P 500 valuation dashboards: PE, Shiller CAPE (with FAQ), price‑to‑sales, price‑to‑book, earnings yield., and Macro breadth: CPI & inflation rate; GDP (real & nominal), growth rates, real GDP per‑capita; US Treasury tenors (1M–30Y) and real yields..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Calendar.

Adds coverage: GDP, Real Yields, and Financials

Standout features: Clean charts + tabular views with ‘By month’ / ‘By year’ toggles for each series., S&P 500 valuation dashboards: PE, Shiller CAPE (with FAQ), price‑to‑sales, price‑to‑book, earnings yield., Macro breadth: CPI & inflation rate; GDP (real & nominal), growth rates, real GDP per‑capita; US Treasury tenors (1M–30Y) and real yields., and On‑page source disclosure and methodology notes (e.g., monthly averages for S&P price series; CAPE construction).

#13 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 866Category overlap: 60%

Shared coverage

Data VisualizationsCalendarInterest Rates

Assets: Currencies, Bonds, and Options

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • MarketWatch adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into News, Alerts, and Screeners coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools., Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts., and Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Data APIs and Inflation Rates.

Adds coverage: News, Alerts, Screeners, and Watchlist

Standout features: Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools., Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts., Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates., and BigCharts advanced charting platform with multiple timeframes (intraday to monthly) and technical overlays; intraday data typically delayed 15 minutes.

#14 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 850Category overlap: 80%

Shared coverage

Data APIsData VisualizationsInterest RatesInflation Rates

Assets: Currencies

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Quant, Portfolio, and Correlation coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Interactive Efficient Frontier (mean–variance) widget for quick visualization., Compare-assets widget covering returns, drawdowns, CVaR, and correlations., and Portfolio widget built on adjusted monthly data for risk/return analysis..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Calendar.

Adds coverage: Quant, Portfolio, Correlation, and Backtesting

Standout features: Interactive Efficient Frontier (mean–variance) widget for quick visualization., Compare-assets widget covering returns, drawdowns, CVaR, and correlations., Portfolio widget built on adjusted monthly data for risk/return analysis., and Python library supports mean–variance optimization, rebalancing scenarios, backtesting, and advanced risk metrics such as VaR, CVaR, semideviation, and drawdowns.

#15 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 830Category overlap: 80%

Shared coverage

Data APIsData VisualizationsCalendarInterest Rates

Assets: Futures

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Central Bank Watcher and APIs & SDKs coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Meeting‑by‑meeting probabilities of FOMC target‑rate outcomes implied by Fed Funds futures., Compare view (current vs 1‑day/1‑week/1‑month ago) and Historical panel., and Fed ‘Dot Plot’ chart plus table view..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Inflation Rates.

Adds coverage: Central Bank Watcher and APIs & SDKs

Standout features: Meeting‑by‑meeting probabilities of FOMC target‑rate outcomes implied by Fed Funds futures., Compare view (current vs 1‑day/1‑week/1‑month ago) and Historical panel., Fed ‘Dot Plot’ chart plus table view., and One‑click PDF generation of the current page and Excel downloads for historical probabilities.

Similarity score 830Category overlap: 80%

Shared coverage

Data APIsData VisualizationsCalendarInflation Rates

Assets: Other

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into GDP and APIs & SDKs coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Interactive Data Application for national, international, regional, and industry statistics; supports customized charts plus downloads as CSV, spreadsheets, or PDF., Open Data hub with a public data listing file (JSON) and downloadable datasets in CSV, XLS, and/or ZIP formats., and BEA Data API provides programmatic access to published economic statistics and related metadata; requests are made via HTTPS to a single endpoint using HTTP GET + querystring parameters..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Interest Rates.

Adds coverage: GDP and APIs & SDKs

Standout features: Interactive Data Application for national, international, regional, and industry statistics; supports customized charts plus downloads as CSV, spreadsheets, or PDF., Open Data hub with a public data listing file (JSON) and downloadable datasets in CSV, XLS, and/or ZIP formats., BEA Data API provides programmatic access to published economic statistics and related metadata; requests are made via HTTPS to a single endpoint using HTTP GET + querystring parameters., and API returns results in JSON (default) or XML via the ResultFormat parameter; includes CORS headers for browser use and supports optional JSONP for legacy browsers.

#17 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 816Category overlap: 60%

Shared coverage

Data APIsCalendarInterest Rates

Assets: Currencies, Bonds, and Other

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into News, Central Bank Watcher, and Yield Curves coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Data Download Program (DDP) with custom or preformatted packages, available in Excel, CSV, or XML., H.15 Selected Interest Rates, including daily Treasury constant-maturity yields., and H.4.1 Factors Affecting Reserve Balances (the Fed balance sheet), updated weekly every Thursday at 4:30 p.m..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations and Inflation Rates.

Adds coverage: News, Central Bank Watcher, and Yield Curves

Standout features: Data Download Program (DDP) with custom or preformatted packages, available in Excel, CSV, or XML., H.15 Selected Interest Rates, including daily Treasury constant-maturity yields., H.4.1 Factors Affecting Reserve Balances (the Fed balance sheet), updated weekly every Thursday at 4:30 p.m., and H.8 Assets & Liabilities of Commercial Banks, with detailed weekly data and customizable downloads.

#18 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 808Category overlap: 60%

Shared coverage

Data APIsCalendarInterest Rates

Assets: Currencies, Bonds, and Other

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Central Bank Watcher, Yield Curves, and APIs & SDKs coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Bank Rate hub with the current Bank Rate, explanation of the latest decision, and the next scheduled decision date., MPC announcements calendar with upcoming meeting dates and links to MPC summaries/minutes and quarterly Monetary Policy Reports., and Bank of England Database to browse, visualise and export Bank-published time-series (incl. interest & exchange rates and Bank Rate history)..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations and Inflation Rates.

Adds coverage: Central Bank Watcher, Yield Curves, and APIs & SDKs

Standout features: Bank Rate hub with the current Bank Rate, explanation of the latest decision, and the next scheduled decision date., MPC announcements calendar with upcoming meeting dates and links to MPC summaries/minutes and quarterly Monetary Policy Reports., Bank of England Database to browse, visualise and export Bank-published time-series (incl. interest & exchange rates and Bank Rate history)., and Programmatic series downloads from the Database using documented URL parameters (date range + SeriesCodes) with Excel, CSV and XML outputs (no API key mentioned).

#19 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 798Category overlap: 60%

Shared coverage

CalendarInterest RatesInflation Rates

Assets: Currencies, Bonds, and Futures

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • FinancialJuice adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into News, Alerts, and Unemployment Rates coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Live voice squawk + real‑time text headlines (market‑moving news)., Real‑time economic calendar with global data/events., and Event triggers & newsroom chat (Pro/Elite)..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Data APIs and Data Visualizations.

Adds coverage: News, Alerts, Unemployment Rates, and GDP

Standout features: Live voice squawk + real‑time text headlines (market‑moving news)., Real‑time economic calendar with global data/events., Event triggers & newsroom chat (Pro/Elite)., and Customisable regional filters (20+ countries) for calendars.

#20 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 788Category overlap: 60%

Shared coverage

Data APIsCalendarInflation Rates

Assets: Currencies and Options

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • TipRanks adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Stock Ideas, Top Analysts, and Screeners coverage beyond what BIS Data Portal offers.
  • Standout features include Tracks and measures performance of financial experts (analysts, bloggers, hedge funds, and corporate insiders) to help investors evaluate who to trust., Smart Score: proprietary quantitative stock score (1–10) based on 8 factors (analyst ratings, insider transactions, blogger opinions, individual investor sentiment, hedge fund activity, news sentiment, technicals, fundamentals)., and AI Stock Analysis: automated report that analyzes financial statements, earnings call transcripts, SEC 8‑K filings, technical indicators and market sentiment to generate an AI score and price target; includes strengths/risks, peer comparison, and corporate-event summaries..
  • Pair it with BIS Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations and Interest Rates.

Adds coverage: Stock Ideas, Top Analysts, Screeners, and ETF Screeners

Standout features: Tracks and measures performance of financial experts (analysts, bloggers, hedge funds, and corporate insiders) to help investors evaluate who to trust., Smart Score: proprietary quantitative stock score (1–10) based on 8 factors (analyst ratings, insider transactions, blogger opinions, individual investor sentiment, hedge fund activity, news sentiment, technicals, fundamentals)., AI Stock Analysis: automated report that analyzes financial statements, earnings call transcripts, SEC 8‑K filings, technical indicators and market sentiment to generate an AI score and price target; includes strengths/risks, peer comparison, and corporate-event summaries., and Stock/ETF research workflow includes analyst forecasts/consensus & price targets plus pages/tabs for news/insights, dividends, earnings, ownership, financials, and technical analysis (example: AAPL).

Coverage Snapshot

Where alternatives already align

Most shared categories across the top matches.

Interest Rates×18Calendar×17Data APIs×17Inflation Rates×15Data Visualizations×11

New angles introduced

Categories the alternatives add beyond BIS Data Portal.

APIs & SDKs+11GDP+11News+10Unemployment Rates+9Financials+8Yield Curves+8Alerts+7Central Bank Watcher+7

Access & Pricing

Free options

20/20

20 of 20 alternatives keep a free tier for trials.

Mobile ready

6/20

6 alternatives bring native mobile access.

API availability

16/20

16 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.

Quality checks

2 starred / 8 tested

2 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 8 have been hands-on tested.

Avg. coverage overlap

78%

Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best alternatives to BIS Data Portal?

BIS Data Portal users most often consider MacroMicro, GuruFocus, and FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) as their go-to alternatives.

Which alternatives keep a free tier?

MacroMicro, GuruFocus, FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), Trading Economics, ECB Data Portal, European Central Bank (ECB), Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Data & Statistics, Bank of Japan (BOJ), Alpha Vantage, Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), Börsdata, Multpl, MarketWatch, okama, CME FedWatch Tool, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Federal Reserve Board (FRB.gov), Bank of England, FinancialJuice, and TipRanks offer a free plan or trial option, making them easy to test before committing to a paid subscription.

Which workflows do the top BIS Data Portal alternatives cover?

Expect deep coverage across Calendar, Data APIs, Data Visualizations, Inflation Rates, and Interest Rates, so you can port most BIS Data Portal workflows without much friction.

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Starred Tools

These are my top picks. Tools I've tested thoroughly and found to be excellent. They do their job really well, and I use them a lot. If you're not already familiar with them, I highly recommend checking them out.

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These are tools I've tried and found to be solid, but not standout. Think of them as passing an initial quality screen: worth exploring, though not all will be exceptional.

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