FXMacroData is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Data Visualizations while adding Central Bank Watcher coverage and REST API for macro indicators by currency (e.g., `/api/usd/inflation`) returning JSON time-series with `start`/`end` query parameters; indicator docs show an API-key parameter. and Indicator catalog includes GDP gr, inflation, trade balance, unemployment/employment metrics, policy & interbank rates, and government bond yields (by currency). features (category overlap ~100%).
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Free Alternatives to ECB Data Portal
Zero-cost replacements ranked by category overlap, pricing, and platform access. Use this list to test ECB Data Portal before paying for another subscription.
Switching from ECB Data Portal doesn't have to cost a thing. We've curated 20 free-tier alternatives that cover similar workflows, from Data APIs to Interest Rates and beyond. Each pick below is ranked by how closely it matches ECB Data Portal's category footprint—so you can trial replacements without opening your wallet.
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Every pick keeps a free tier; start with FXMacroData, European Central Bank (ECB) — Statistics & Data, and Alpha Vantage to road-test ECB Data Portal workflows without paying up front.
Need mobile access? FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), Trading Economics, and GuruFocus bring phone-ready workflows that ECB Data Portal lacks.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Central Bank Watcher, Calendar, Alerts, and Blogs.
Shared coverage
Assets: Bonds and Currencies
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Central Bank Watcher coverage beyond what ECB Data Portal offers.
- Standout features include REST API for macro indicators by currency (e.g., `/api/usd/inflation`) returning JSON time-series with `start`/`end` query parameters; indicator docs show an API-key parameter., Indicator catalog includes GDP gr, inflation, trade balance, unemployment/employment metrics, policy & interbank rates, and government bond yields (by currency)., and Point-in-time release handling: homepage claims datasets include the actual announcement timestamp for each economic release to avoid lookahead bias in backtests..
Adds coverage: Central Bank Watcher
Standout features: REST API for macro indicators by currency (e.g., `/api/usd/inflation`) returning JSON time-series with `start`/`end` query parameters; indicator docs show an API-key parameter., Indicator catalog includes GDP gr, inflation, trade balance, unemployment/employment metrics, policy & interbank rates, and government bond yields (by currency)., Point-in-time release handling: homepage claims datasets include the actual announcement timestamp for each economic release to avoid lookahead bias in backtests., and Web dashboards for currency pairs (e.g., EUR/USD) with macro vs FX overlays (carry/interest-rate differentials, yield curve metrics/spreads, inflation comparisons) and a "Recent Economic Announcements & FX Impact" table; charts expose Download/Embed/Share actions.
Shared coverage
Assets: Bonds and Currencies
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Central Bank Watcher, Calendar, and Alerts coverage beyond what ECB Data Portal offers.
- Standout features include ECB Data Portal is the ECB’s primary delivery service for official ECB statistics, with data, metadata, publications and dashboards., Free access and free reuse policy for publicly released ECB statistics; optional free ECB Data Portal account enables favourites, saved dashboards and email notifications on updates., and Macro “Main figures” coverage includes inflation (HICP), GDP, and labour market indicators such as unemployment rates (euro area and constituent countries)..
- Pair it with ECB Data Portal if you still need APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Central Bank Watcher, Calendar, Alerts, and Blogs
Standout features: ECB Data Portal is the ECB’s primary delivery service for official ECB statistics, with data, metadata, publications and dashboards., Free access and free reuse policy for publicly released ECB statistics; optional free ECB Data Portal account enables favourites, saved dashboards and email notifications on updates., Macro “Main figures” coverage includes inflation (HICP), GDP, and labour market indicators such as unemployment rates (euro area and constituent countries)., and Euro foreign exchange reference rates page provides downloadable files (PDF, CSV, XML, RSS) and time-series downloads.
Shared coverage
Assets: Currencies
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into News, News Sentiment, and Market Sentiment coverage beyond what ECB 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 ECB Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations.
Adds coverage: News, News Sentiment, Market Sentiment, and Calendar
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, 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 Calendar, Alerts, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins coverage beyond what ECB 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..
- Pair it with ECB Data Portal if you still need Yield Curves.
Adds coverage: Calendar, Alerts, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Bonds, Currencies, and Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Trading Economics adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Calendar, Alerts, and News coverage beyond what ECB 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 ECB Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations and Yield Curves.
Adds coverage: Calendar, Alerts, News, and Credit Ratings & Outlooks
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.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, 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 ECB 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..
- Pair it with ECB Data Portal if you still need APIs & SDKs.
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Currencies and Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, News, and Calendar coverage beyond what ECB 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 ECB Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations and Yield Curves.
Adds coverage: Screeners, News, Calendar, and Dividends
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Bonds, Currencies, and Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Central Bank Watcher, Calendar, and Housing & Construction coverage beyond what ECB 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 ECB Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations, GDP, and Unemployment Rates.
Adds coverage: Central Bank Watcher, Calendar, 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.
Shared coverage
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Quant, and Stock Ideas coverage beyond what ECB Data Portal offers.
- Standout features include Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias., Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems., and Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues..
- Pair it with ECB Data Portal if you still need Inflation Rates and Yield Curves.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Quant, Stock Ideas, and Portfolio
Standout features: Web‑based quant research terminal for building multifactor ranking systems, stock/ETF screens, and complete rules‑based strategies with no programming, powered by point‑in‑time FactSet data and marketed as free of survivorship and look‑ahead bias., Supports realistic simulations and backtests over roughly 20 years of history for US, Canadian, and European equities, with custom universes, separate buy/sell rules, position sizing, hedging, and “Book of Strategies” to combine and analyze correlated systems., Stock & ETF coverage uses fundamentals, estimates, corporate actions, plus industry/sector classification, with “over 15,000 current US, Canadian, and European stocks” and many more historical issues., and AI Factor lets users train machine‑learning factors and plug them into ranking systems and strategies alongside traditional factors, with supporting API endpoints.
Shared coverage
Assets: Bonds and Currencies
Experience: Beginner, 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 ECB 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..
- Pair it with ECB Data Portal if you still need APIs & SDKs, Unemployment Rates, and Yield Curves.
Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, Which ETF includes this Stock?, and Calendar
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).
Shared coverage
Assets: Bonds and Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Real Yields and Financials coverage beyond what ECB 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 ECB Data Portal if you still need APIs & SDKs, Unemployment Rates, and Yield Curves.
Adds coverage: 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).
Shared coverage
Assets: Bonds
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Scores, Market Sentiment, and Fund Holdings coverage beyond what ECB Data Portal offers.
- Standout features include Short‑term Funding Monitor (STFM): curated repo/CP/CD/FF market charts plus **open REST API** (JSON, HTTPS) with series search, metadata, and spread endpoints; no tokens required., U.S. Money Market Fund Monitor: interactive holdings transparency by asset type, counterparty, country; per‑chart **CSV download**., and Hedge Fund Monitor (HFM): aggregated Form PF and related series via an **open REST API** (JSON) organized by datasets and mnemonics..
- Pair it with ECB Data Portal if you still need Inflation Rates, GDP, and Unemployment Rates.
Adds coverage: Scores, Market Sentiment, Fund Holdings, and Blogs
Standout features: Short‑term Funding Monitor (STFM): curated repo/CP/CD/FF market charts plus **open REST API** (JSON, HTTPS) with series search, metadata, and spread endpoints; no tokens required., U.S. Money Market Fund Monitor: interactive holdings transparency by asset type, counterparty, country; per‑chart **CSV download**., Hedge Fund Monitor (HFM): aggregated Form PF and related series via an **open REST API** (JSON) organized by datasets and mnemonics., and OFR Financial Stress Index (FSI): **daily** global market‑based stress index built from 33 variables; FSI values publish with a ~**two‑business‑day** lag.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Standout features include Programmatic access to nearly 16,000 time-series indicators across 45+ databases, with many series spanning over 50 years., Indicators API requires no key and supports both JSON and XML responses with flexible query styles., and Query capacity includes up to 60 indicators per call, subject to URL length limits..
- Pair it with ECB Data Portal if you still need APIs & SDKs, Data Visualizations, and Yield Curves.
Standout features: Programmatic access to nearly 16,000 time-series indicators across 45+ databases, with many series spanning over 50 years., Indicators API requires no key and supports both JSON and XML responses with flexible query styles., Query capacity includes up to 60 indicators per call, subject to URL length limits., and DataBank offers one-click downloads in Excel, CSV, TXT, and SDMX, along with embeddable charts, maps, and tables.
Shared coverage
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Calendar coverage beyond what ECB 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 ECB Data Portal if you still need Interest Rates, Unemployment Rates, and Yield Curves.
Adds coverage: Calendar
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Bonds, Currencies, and Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Central Bank Watcher and Calendar coverage beyond what ECB 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 ECB Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations, Inflation Rates, and GDP.
Adds coverage: Central Bank Watcher and Calendar
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).
Shared coverage
Assets: Bonds, Currencies, and Other
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Calendar coverage beyond what ECB Data Portal offers.
- Standout features include Global BIS macro‑financial time series across topics such as international banking, debt securities, credit, global liquidity, derivatives, property prices, consumer prices, exchange rates, central bank statistics and payment statistics., Search time series across all topics, refine with filters, and explore data sets by country/topic/key characteristics., and Chart and table exploration: list/table/chart views, custom interactive charts, and display of time series breaks where present..
- Pair it with ECB Data Portal if you still need APIs & SDKs, GDP, and Unemployment Rates.
Adds coverage: Calendar
Standout features: Global BIS macro‑financial time series across topics such as international banking, debt securities, credit, global liquidity, derivatives, property prices, consumer prices, exchange rates, central bank statistics and payment statistics., Search time series across all topics, refine with filters, and explore data sets by country/topic/key characteristics., Chart and table exploration: list/table/chart views, custom interactive charts, and display of time series breaks where present., and Export selected time series as Excel or CSV (up to 4,500 series per export) and generate code snippets (Matlab/Python/R) to fetch data via the BIS SDMX RESTful API.
Shared coverage
Assets: Currencies and Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Index Rebalancing coverage beyond what ECB 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 ECB Data Portal if you still need Inflation Rates, GDP, and Unemployment 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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Bonds and Currencies
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- FinancialJuice adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into News, Alerts, and Calendar coverage beyond what ECB 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 ECB Data Portal if you still need Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Data Visualizations.
Adds coverage: News, Alerts, Calendar, and Central Bank Watcher
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.
Shared coverage
Assets: Currencies
Experience: Beginner, 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 ECB 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 ECB Data Portal if you still need Data Visualizations, Interest Rates, and GDP.
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).
Shared coverage
Assets: Bonds and Currencies
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- OpenBB adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Custom Dashboards, and AI coverage beyond what ECB Data Portal offers.
- Standout features include Open Data Platform (ODP): open-source (AGPL) unified financial & economic data access; runs locally., ODP supports multiple interfaces, including Python and REST API (plus Notebook/Workspace/Excel listed by OpenBB)., and OpenBB does not host or serve data; it provides provider connectors that fetch data from third parties (often using your API keys)..
- Pair it with ECB Data Portal if you still need Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, and GDP.
Adds coverage: Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Custom Dashboards, AI, and AI Chat
Standout features: Open Data Platform (ODP): open-source (AGPL) unified financial & economic data access; runs locally., ODP supports multiple interfaces, including Python and REST API (plus Notebook/Workspace/Excel listed by OpenBB)., OpenBB does not host or serve data; it provides provider connectors that fetch data from third parties (often using your API keys)., and OpenBB Workspace: secure app combining customizable UI components, unified data integration, and AI capabilities.
Coverage Snapshot
Where alternatives already align
Most shared categories across the top matches.
New angles introduced
Categories the alternatives add beyond ECB Data Portal.
Free Access & Pricing
Free options
All 20
20 vetted picks keep a permanent free tier so you can validate workflows before upgrading.
Mobile ready
6/20
6 alternatives bring native mobile access.
API availability
18/20
18 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.
Quality checks
3 starred / 6 tested
3 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 6 have been hands-on tested.
Avg. coverage overlap
73%
Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.
Free Alternatives FAQ
What are the best free alternatives to ECB Data Portal?
Start with FXMacroData, European Central Bank (ECB) — Statistics & Data, and Alpha Vantage to replicate ECB Data Portal workflows without paying for a subscription.
Do these picks stay permanently free?
Yes. Each platform listed keeps a standing free tier with no credit card required -- though export limits or seat caps may apply if you scale usage.
Which ECB Data Portal workflows stay covered on the free plan?
Expect solid overlap across Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Data Visualizations, Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, GDP, Unemployment Rates, and Yield Curves, so core ECB Data Portal workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.
What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?
Central Bank Watcher, Calendar, Alerts, Blogs, News, News Sentiment, Market Sentiment, IPO, Dividends, Splits, Delisted, Retail Sales, Options & Derivatives, Options, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, Financials, Insider Data, Transcripts, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Education, Credit Ratings & Outlooks, Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, Investor Holdings, US Government Trades, Backtesting, Special Situations, Spin-offs, Acquisitions, Commitment of Traders (COT), Scores, Valuation Models, Institutional Data, Short Interest, 13F, 13D/13G, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, AI, AI Chat, Videos, Forums, Newsletters, Stock Handbook, ESG Ratings, Housing & Construction, Quant, Watchlist, Correlation, Consumer Sentiment, Broker Connectors, ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, Which ETF includes this Stock?, PMI / ISM, AI Earnings Summary, Real Yields, Fund Holdings, Index Rebalancing, Buybacks & Authorizations, Improved Filings, Top Analysts, Bulls Say Bear Say, AI Report, Options P&L, Compounding Calculator, Retirement Calculator, and Custom Dashboards show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.
Where might I still rely on ECB Data Portal?
APIs & SDKs, Data Visualizations, Yield Curves, GDP, Unemployment Rates, Inflation Rates, Interest Rates, and Data APIs remain strengths for ECB Data Portal. Keep it handy for those tasks or plan for a paid upgrade if they matter.
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