VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

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Thursday, December 11, 2025

Tool Comparison

Addepar vs FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Addepar adds Wealth Management, Portfolio, Portfolio Accounting / Book of Record, Client & Investor Reporting, Alternatives / Capital Calls & Distributions, Householding & Multi-Entity, Client Portal & Mobile App, Fee Billing & Invoicing, Rebalancing & Trading, Model Portfolios & Sleeves, Tax Lots / Lot Optimization, and Broker Connectors coverage that FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) skips.

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) includes Calendar, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, GDP, Interest Rates, PMI / ISM, Housing & Construction, Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment, Yield Curves, Real Yields, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins categories that Addepar omits.

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) keeps a free entry point that Addepar lacks.

In depth comparison

Addepar

addepar.com

Enterprise multi-product wealth & investment management platform used by RIAs, family offices, private banks and institutions to aggregate multi-asset, multi-entity portfolios and deliver portfolio accounting, analytics, trading, reporting and client portal experiences on a single data model. Capabilities such as Addepar Trading, Navigator, Alts Data Management, and premium market/benchmark feeds are licensed as separate modules or data packages, and the open API is available only to firms with an active Addepar subscription. Included vs premium market data feeds (e.g., ICE Pricing vs Private Fund Benchmarks) are explicitly labeled in the Integration Center.[0,7,8,9,10,11]

Platforms

WebMobileAPI

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

Multi-product web and data platform for wealth managers, family offices, private banks and institutions, aggregating “every ownable asset” across 50+ markets worldwide into a single source of truth for even the most complex portfolios.
Comprehensive, customizable portfolio reporting and dashboards that can combine any asset class or currency, with drag-and-drop templates, firm-branded layouts and client-ready visualizations for different stakeholder audiences.[1,15]
Data aggregation from custodians such as Fidelity and Schwab plus leading market data providers, with the option to manually manage holdings so private investments like real estate and private equity can be viewed alongside publicly traded securities.
Broad multi-asset security model supporting stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, closed-end funds, currencies, real estate, private funds, hedge funds, options, futures, digital assets and generic custom assets via rich model types.
Integrated market-data feeds including ICE end-of-day pricing for global equities, mutual funds, ETFs and related security types, plus FX rates, reference data, benchmarks, constituents and other datasets—some included with Addepar and others licensed as premium feeds.[9,10]

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FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)

fred.stlouisfed.org

One of the most trusted sources of macroeconomic and market data worldwide. FRED offers free access to charts, releases, Excel add-ins, and a public API. An API key (free) is required, with standard rate limits. ALFRED, the companion service, provides vintage datasets so you can see what was known at any point in time.

Platforms

WebMobileAPI

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Access to over 840,000 time series from more than 100 official and third-party sources, all browsable and downloadable online.
Official REST API covering both FRED and ALFRED, with endpoints for categories, releases, series, and sources.
Flexible output formats including JSON, XML, Excel, and CSV for easy integration.
ALFRED (the archival database) provides point-in-time vintages, letting you track historical revisions exactly as they were published.
Maps API delivers regional datasets with GeoJSON shapefiles for states, counties, MSAs, and more.

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Where they differ

Addepar

Distinct strengths include:

Multi-product web and data platform for wealth managers, family offices, private banks and institutions, aggregating “every ownable asset” across 50+ markets worldwide into a single source of truth for even the most complex portfolios.
Comprehensive, customizable portfolio reporting and dashboards that can combine any asset class or currency, with drag-and-drop templates, firm-branded layouts and client-ready visualizations for different stakeholder audiences.[1,15]
Data aggregation from custodians such as Fidelity and Schwab plus leading market data providers, with the option to manually manage holdings so private investments like real estate and private equity can be viewed alongside publicly traded securities.
Broad multi-asset security model supporting stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, closed-end funds, currencies, real estate, private funds, hedge funds, options, futures, digital assets and generic custom assets via rich model types.

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)

Distinct strengths include:

Calendar Inflation Rates Unemployment Rates GDP Interest Rates PMI / ISM Housing & Construction Retail Sales

Access to over 840,000 time series from more than 100 official and third-party sources, all browsable and downloadable online.
Official REST API covering both FRED and ALFRED, with endpoints for categories, releases, series, and sources.
Flexible output formats including JSON, XML, Excel, and CSV for easy integration.
ALFRED (the archival database) provides point-in-time vintages, letting you track historical revisions exactly as they were published.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Addepar	FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Data Visualizations, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs Unique: Wealth Management, Portfolio, Portfolio Accounting / Book of Record, Client & Investor Reporting, Alternatives / Capital Calls & Distributions, Householding & Multi-Entity, Client Portal & Mobile App, Fee Billing & Invoicing, Rebalancing & Trading, Model Portfolios & Sleeves, Tax Lots / Lot Optimization, Broker Connectors	Shared: Data Visualizations, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs Unique: Calendar, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, GDP, Interest Rates, PMI / ISM, Housing & Construction, Retail Sales, Consumer Sentiment, Yield Curves, Real Yields, Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, Bonds, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds, Funds, Currencies, Private Funds, Real Estate, Options, Futures, Cryptos	Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Stocks, Other
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, Mobile, API	Web, Mobile, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Subscription	Free
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Multi-product web and data platform for wealth managers, family offices, private banks and institutions, aggregating “every ownable asset” across 50+ markets worldwide into a single source of truth for even the most complex portfolios. Comprehensive, customizable portfolio reporting and dashboards that can combine any asset class or currency, with drag-and-drop templates, firm-branded layouts and client-ready visualizations for different stakeholder audiences.[1,15] Data aggregation from custodians such as Fidelity and Schwab plus leading market data providers, with the option to manually manage holdings so private investments like real estate and private equity can be viewed alongside publicly traded securities. Broad multi-asset security model supporting stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, closed-end funds, currencies, real estate, private funds, hedge funds, options, futures, digital assets and generic custom assets via rich model types. Integrated market-data feeds including ICE end-of-day pricing for global equities, mutual funds, ETFs and related security types, plus FX rates, reference data, benchmarks, constituents and other datasets—some included with Addepar and others licensed as premium feeds.[9,10] Portfolio trading and rebalancing (Addepar Trading) uses aggregated Addepar data to align portfolios to target models and rebalance across accounts, households or entire books of business, with a drift-monitoring widget now available directly in dashboards for Trading clients.[0,13]	Unique Access to over 840,000 time series from more than 100 official and third-party sources, all browsable and downloadable online. Official REST API covering both FRED and ALFRED, with endpoints for categories, releases, series, and sources. Flexible output formats including JSON, XML, Excel, and CSV for easy integration. ALFRED (the archival database) provides point-in-time vintages, letting you track historical revisions exactly as they were published. Maps API delivers regional datasets with GeoJSON shapefiles for states, counties, MSAs, and more. Free Excel add-in enables direct downloads, refreshes, frequency conversions, and growth-rate calculations.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Addepar and FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) both support?

Both platforms cover Data Visualizations, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) offers a free entry point, while Addepar requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access Addepar and FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)?

Both Addepar and FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Addepar differentiates itself with Multi-product web and data platform for wealth managers, family offices, private banks and institutions, aggregating “every ownable asset” across 50+ markets worldwide into a single source of truth for even the most complex portfolios., Comprehensive, customizable portfolio reporting and dashboards that can combine any asset class or currency, with drag-and-drop templates, firm-branded layouts and client-ready visualizations for different stakeholder audiences.[1,15], and Data aggregation from custodians such as Fidelity and Schwab plus leading market data providers, with the option to manually manage holdings so private investments like real estate and private equity can be viewed alongside publicly traded securities., whereas FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) stands out for Access to over 840,000 time series from more than 100 official and third-party sources, all browsable and downloadable online., Official REST API covering both FRED and ALFRED, with endpoints for categories, releases, series, and sources., and Flexible output formats including JSON, XML, Excel, and CSV for easy integration..

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