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Replacement verdicts
Curated replacements grouped by fit, tradeoffs, pricing flexibility, and platform access. Use this list to decide which Marketstack competitor is worth testing first.
Looking for a Marketstack replacement? We've profiled 8 alternatives by workflow fit, pricing flexibility, caveats, and platform access. Whether you need a free option to trial, mobile-ready workflows, or API integrations, this list helps you choose what to test first.
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Best for: Developers and quants needing market data APIs across equities, ETFs, funds, forex, crypto, and options.
Watch for: Free API quota is very limited: 20 API calls per day on the Free plan.
Best for: Developers and analysts needing REST/WebSocket market data, fundamentals, calendars, transcripts, ownership, ESG, and macro datasets.
Watch for: Free sandbox is limited: The Basic plan is capped at 250 API calls per day, end-of-day timeframe, and around 5 years of history.
Best for: Developers who want prices, fundamentals, statements, options, funds, ESG, calendars, ownership data, and news from one API.
Watch for: Serious use is paid: The free tier is useful for testing but is capped at 300 requests/day and excludes many higher-value datasets and MCP access.
Best for: Developers and students looking for a simple API key for market, fundamentals, macro, FX, crypto, commodity, and options data.
Watch for: Free quota is small: A standard free limit of 25 API requests per day.
Our ranked order by workflow overlap and quality.
Bottom line: Developers and quants needing market data APIs across equities, ETFs, funds, forex, crypto, and options.
$19.99/moto go paid
$10/mo more than Marketstack
Bottom line: Developers and analysts needing REST/WebSocket market data, fundamentals, calendars, transcripts, ownership, ESG, and macro datasets.
$22/moto go paid, billed yearly
$12.01/mo more than Marketstack
Bottom line: Developers who want prices, fundamentals, statements, options, funds, ESG, calendars, ownership data, and news from one API.
$29/moto go paid
$19.01/mo more than Marketstack
Bottom line: Developers and students looking for a simple API key for market, fundamentals, macro, FX, crypto, commodity, and options data.
$49.99/moto go paid
$40/mo more than Marketstack
Bottom line: Developers and quants who need flat-rate APIs for prices, fundamentals, news, forex, crypto, or corporate actions.
$30/moto go paid
$20.01/mo more than Marketstack
Bottom line: Developers and data teams that need licensed market, fundamentals, ETF, mutual-fund, options, and news data through APIs, WebSockets, files, Snowflake, or S3.
$150/moto go paid
$140.01/mo more than Marketstack
Bottom line: Developers building agents, screeners, research products, and portfolio tools with a REST API or hosted MCP server.
$200/moto go paid
$190.01/mo more than Marketstack
Bottom line: Developers and quants needing normalized exchange data from bars through full-depth order books.
$199/moto go paid
$189.01/mo more than Marketstack
EODHD is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in APIs & Data Feeds, Dividends, and Splits while adding Calendar and News coverage and Monthly personal-use prices are Free, $19.99 for EOD All World, $29.99 for EOD plus Intraday All World Extended, $59.99 for Fundamentals, and $99.99 for All In One. and Annual personal-use prices are $199, $299.90, $599.90, and $999.90 respectively. features (workflow overlap ~60%).
Free tiers remain available through EODHD, Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), FinancialData.Net, Alpha Vantage, and Tiingo for side-by-side testing.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Calendar, News, News Sentiment, and Corporate Actions & Special Situations.
Most shared categories across the top matches.
Categories the alternatives add beyond Marketstack.
Free to start
5/8
5 of 8 start free, same as Marketstack.
Paid plans from
$19.99/mo
EODHD is the cheapest paid upgrade. Marketstack starts at $9.99/mo.
Mobile app
0 of 8
0 add a mobile app that Marketstack lacks.
API access
8 of 8
8 expose an API or data feed, usually on a paid plan.
Hands-on tested
3 of 8
3 tested hands-on. 1 are analyst picks.
Coverage overlap
70%
Average share of Marketstack categories each alternative covers.
EODHD, Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), and FinancialData.Net share the most workflows with Marketstack, in that order. Start with the one whose Keep list matches what you use daily.
EODHD, Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), FinancialData.Net, Alpha Vantage, and Tiingo start free, so you can test them before paying. Check each card for signup and usage limits on the free plan.
Between them the top matches cover Analyst Ratings & Price Targets, APIs & Data Feeds, Dividends, ETF Analysis, and Splits. Marketstack workflows in those areas move over as they are. The Lose column on each card names what does not.
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This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).
Details change. Pricing, features, and availability may be incomplete or out of date. Treat listings as a starting point and verify on the provider’s site before making decisions. If you spot an error or a gap, send a quick note and I’ll adjust.