FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in GDP, Inflation Rates, and Calendar while adding Unemployment Rates and Interest Rates coverage and 800,000+ economic data series from 100+ sources, covering topics such as GDP, prices/inflation, employment, exchange rates, and interest rates. and Browse and track data via categories, releases, sources, and tags; series pages show metadata like units/frequency and “last updated / next release” fields. features (category overlap ~100%).
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Free Alternatives to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Zero-cost replacements ranked by category overlap, pricing, and platform access. Use this list to test U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) before paying for another subscription.
Switching from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) doesn't have to cost a thing. We've curated 20 free-tier alternatives that cover similar workflows, from Data APIs to APIs & SDKs and beyond. Each pick below is ranked by how closely it matches U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)'s category footprint—so you can trial replacements without opening your wallet.
View all alternativesAlternatives20Curated picks
Free Options20With free tiers
Avg. Overlap73%Category match
Mobile Ready5Native apps
Quick takeaways
Every pick keeps a free tier; start with FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), Trading Economics, and Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) to road-test U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) workflows without paying up front.
Need mobile access? FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), Trading Economics, and GuruFocus bring phone-ready workflows that U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) lacks.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Unemployment Rates, Interest Rates, Alerts, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins.
Similarity score 1182Category overlap: 100%
Shared coverage
GDPInflation RatesCalendarData APIsAPIs & SDKsData Visualizations
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 Unemployment Rates, Interest Rates, and Alerts coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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, Interest Rates, 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.
Similarity score 1043Category overlap: 83%
Shared coverage
GDPInflation RatesCalendarData APIsAPIs & SDKs
Assets: 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 Unemployment Rates, Interest Rates, and Alerts coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need Data Visualizations.
Adds coverage: Unemployment Rates, Interest 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.
Similarity score 1031Category overlap: 83%
Shared coverage
GDPInflation RatesCalendarData APIsAPIs & SDKs
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, News, and Dividends coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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.
Similarity score 1017Category overlap: 83%
Shared coverage
GDPInflation RatesData APIsAPIs & SDKsData Visualizations
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Interest Rates, Unemployment Rates, and Yield Curves coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need Calendar.
Adds coverage: Interest Rates, 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.
Similarity score 997Category overlap: 83%
Shared coverage
GDPInflation RatesCalendarData APIsData Visualizations
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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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.
Similarity score 971Category overlap: 83%
Shared coverage
GDPInflation RatesCalendarData APIsAPIs & SDKs
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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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.
Similarity score 963Category overlap: 83%
Shared coverage
GDPInflation RatesCalendarData APIsData Visualizations
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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, Which ETF includes this Stock?, and Interest Rates
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).
Similarity score 877Category overlap: 67%
Shared coverage
CalendarData APIsAPIs & SDKsData Visualizations
Assets: 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need GDP and 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.
Similarity score 877Category overlap: 67%
Shared coverage
GDPInflation RatesCalendarData APIs
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into News, Central Bank Watcher, and Interest Rates coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need APIs & SDKs and Data Visualizations.
Adds coverage: News, Central Bank Watcher, Interest Rates, and Yield Curves
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 877Category overlap: 67%
Shared coverage
Inflation RatesCalendarData APIsAPIs & SDKs
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Central Bank Watcher, Interest Rates, and Yield Curves coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need GDP and Data Visualizations.
Adds coverage: Central Bank Watcher, Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Housing & Construction
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.
Similarity score 851Category overlap: 67%
Shared coverage
Inflation RatesCalendarData APIsAPIs & SDKs
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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need GDP and Data Visualizations.
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).
Similarity score 843Category overlap: 67%
Shared coverage
GDPInflation RatesData APIsData Visualizations
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Interest Rates, Real Yields, and Financials coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need Calendar and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Interest Rates, 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).
Similarity score 839Category overlap: 67%
Shared coverage
CalendarData APIsAPIs & SDKsData Visualizations
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) offers.
- Standout features include Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio stats, and fundamental charting for 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, and funds., Deep fundamental coverage: 10–20+ years of annual and 6–40+ quarters of quarterly financials by plan, with ratios, common-size statements, and adjusted metrics., and Rich segment & KPI database across ~2,300 large-cap names, including company-specific business KPIs that are hard to aggregate manually..
- Pair it with U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need GDP and Inflation Rates.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, and Watchlist
Standout features: Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio stats, and fundamental charting for 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, and funds., Deep fundamental coverage: 10–20+ years of annual and 6–40+ quarters of quarterly financials by plan, with ratios, common-size statements, and adjusted metrics., Rich segment & KPI database across ~2,300 large-cap names, including company-specific business KPIs that are hard to aggregate manually., and AI Copilot for conversational research, capable of summarizing earnings, screening for ideas, comparing peers, and explaining drivers with citations back to sources.
Similarity score 839Category overlap: 67%
Shared coverage
GDPData APIsAPIs & SDKsData Visualizations
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Screeners, Quant, and Stock Ideas coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need Inflation Rates and Calendar.
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.
Similarity score 824Category overlap: 80%
Shared coverage
Inflation RatesCalendarData APIsData Visualizations
Assets: Other
Experience: Intermediate and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Interest Rates coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need GDP and APIs & SDKs.
Adds coverage: Interest Rates
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.
Similarity score 817Category overlap: 67%
Shared coverage
CalendarData APIsAPIs & SDKsData Visualizations
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Alerts, Dividends, and Stock Ideas coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) offers.
- Standout features include 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders., Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met., and AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate..
- Pair it with U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need GDP and Inflation Rates.
Adds coverage: Alerts, Dividends, Stock Ideas, and Screeners
Standout features: 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders., Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met., AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate., and Intelligent watchlist that runs daily AI screens on tracked symbols and refreshes alert signals automatically.
Similarity score 734Category overlap: 60%
Shared coverage
Data APIsAPIs & SDKsData Visualizations
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- FlightAware adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
- Expands into Alerts and Satellite / Geospatial coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) offers.
- Standout features include Live flight tracking and flight-status pages with dedicated views for cancellations and delays, plus the signature MiseryMap® for U.S. air traffic disruptions., Premium subscriptions unlock unlimited flight alerts and access to three, five, or eight months of historical flight data., and AeroAPI (v4) provides RESTful access to current and historical flight data with JSON responses and API key authentication..
- Pair it with U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need GDP, Inflation Rates, and Calendar.
Adds coverage: Alerts and Satellite / Geospatial
Standout features: Live flight tracking and flight-status pages with dedicated views for cancellations and delays, plus the signature MiseryMap® for U.S. air traffic disruptions., Premium subscriptions unlock unlimited flight alerts and access to three, five, or eight months of historical flight data., AeroAPI (v4) provides RESTful access to current and historical flight data with JSON responses and API key authentication., and FlightAware Firehose delivers a continuous enterprise-grade feed of real-time, historical, and predictive flight data over secure TCP/SSL connections.
Similarity score 730Category overlap: 60%
Shared coverage
Data APIsAPIs & SDKsData Visualizations
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into App & Website Traffic and Sheets / Excel Add-ins coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) offers.
- Standout features include Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool., APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports., and Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly..
- Pair it with U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need GDP, Inflation Rates, and Calendar.
Adds coverage: App & Website Traffic and Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Standout features: Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool., APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports., Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly., and Data Exporter for no-code bulk exports, including scheduled email delivery and CSV downloads.
Similarity score 724Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
CalendarData APIsAPIs & SDKs
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Central Bank Watcher, Interest Rates, and Yield Curves coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need GDP, Inflation Rates, and Data Visualizations.
Adds coverage: Central Bank Watcher, Interest Rates, and Yield Curves
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).
Similarity score 722Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
Data APIsAPIs & SDKsData Visualizations
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- Expands into Regulatory Filings Monitoring coverage beyond what U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) offers.
- Standout features include Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives., Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX., and Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published..
- Pair it with U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) if you still need GDP, Inflation Rates, and Calendar.
Adds coverage: Regulatory Filings Monitoring
Standout features: Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives., Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX., Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published., and Detailed fields: product/sub‑product, issue/sub‑issue, company, dates (received/sent to company), state/ZIP (privacy rules), submission channel, tags (e.g., Servicemember, Older American), company public response, response category, timeliness, and (if consented) complaint narrative.
Coverage Snapshot
Where alternatives already align
Most shared categories across the top matches.
Data APIs×20APIs & SDKs×15Calendar×14Data Visualizations×13Inflation Rates×12GDP×10
New angles introduced
Categories the alternatives add beyond U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
Interest Rates+14Financials+9Unemployment Rates+9Dividends+8News+8Alerts+7Screeners+7Insider Data+6
Free Access & Pricing
Free options
All 20
20 vetted picks keep a permanent free tier so you can validate workflows before upgrading.
Mobile ready
5/20
5 alternatives bring native mobile access.
API availability
19/20
19 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.
Quality checks
4 starred / 8 tested
4 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 8 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)?
Start with FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), Trading Economics, and Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) to replicate U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) workflows stay covered on the free plan?
Expect solid overlap across GDP, Inflation Rates, Calendar, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Data Visualizations, so core U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.
What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?
Unemployment Rates, Interest Rates, Alerts, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, News, Credit Ratings & Outlooks, Dividends, IPO, Splits, Financials, Screeners, Commitment of Traders (COT), Scores, ESG Ratings, Valuation Models, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Transcripts, 13F, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Yield Curves, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, Investor Holdings, US Government Trades, Backtesting, Special Situations, Spin-offs, Acquisitions, Delisted, Short Interest, 13D/13G, AI, AI Chat, Education, Videos, Blogs, Forums, Newsletters, Stock Handbook, News Sentiment, Market Sentiment, Retail Sales, Options & Derivatives, Options, ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, Which ETF includes this Stock?, PMI / ISM, Consumer Sentiment, Watchlist, Correlation, AI Earnings Summary, Index Rebalancing, Buybacks & Authorizations, Improved Filings, Central Bank Watcher, Housing & Construction, Top Analysts, Bulls Say Bear Say, AI Report, Options P&L, Compounding Calculator, Retirement Calculator, Real Yields, ETF Performance, ETF Valuation, Webhooks, AI Business Summary, AI Filings Summary, Quant, Broker Connectors, Playbooks & Case Studies, Satellite / Geospatial, App & Website Traffic, and Regulatory Filings Monitoring show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.
Where might I still rely on U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)?
Data Visualizations, Calendar, APIs & SDKs, GDP, and Inflation Rates remain strengths for U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Keep it handy for those tasks or plan for a paid upgrade if they matter.
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