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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Tool Comparison

Alpha Vantage vs Börsdata comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Alpha Vantage adds News Sentiment, Market Sentiment, IPO, Splits, Delisted, GDP, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Retail Sales, Yield Curves, Options & Derivatives, Options, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, Transcripts, and Education coverage that Börsdata skips.

Börsdata includes Screeners, Stock Ideas, Data Visualizations, Index Rebalancing, Watchlist, Investor Holdings, Short Interest, Buybacks & Authorizations, Valuation Models, and Improved Filings categories that Alpha Vantage omits.

In depth comparison

Alpha Vantage

alphavantage.co

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Exchange-licensed, API-first market data provider for global equities, ETFs, mutual funds, FX, crypto, options, commodities and macro indicators. Free key covers most datasets with 25 API calls/day; premium membership removes daily limits and unlocks premium endpoints such as realtime/15‑minute delayed US data, intraday history, and options, with separate commercial licensing for business use.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscriptionOther

Quick highlights

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.
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.
Alpha Intelligence™ endpoints for market news & sentiment, earnings call transcripts, top gainers/losers, insider transactions, and fixed/sliding-window analytics, built with in‑house AI and quantitative expertise.

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Börsdata

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Nordic‑first equity analytics and data platform with 20‑year fundamentals, advanced screener, TradingView technical analysis, ownership data and a REST API. Global companies and instruments are included on higher tiers. New REST JSON API access (including global data) is gated to Pro+ from Feb 2025; Excel and Google Sheets add‑ins reuse the same end‑of‑day data. Retail tiers are for private, non‑professional use only; professional users are directed to Enterprise.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

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.
Built-in quantitative strategies such as Magic Formula, Graham, Dividend, F-Score and Net-nets leveraging the historical ratio database for stock idea generation.
Holdings and Owner Flow modules showing top-20 shareholders, insider transactions, short selling and buybacks for Nordic companies; API exposes Holdings Insider/Shorts/Buyback endpoints for Pro+ users.

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Where they differ

Alpha Vantage

Distinct strengths include:

News Sentiment Market Sentiment IPO Splits Delisted GDP Inflation Rates Unemployment Rates

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.
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.

Börsdata

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners Stock Ideas Data Visualizations Index Rebalancing Watchlist Investor Holdings Short Interest Buybacks & Authorizations

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.
Built-in quantitative strategies such as Magic Formula, Graham, Dividend, F-Score and Net-nets leveraging the historical ratio database for stock idea generation.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Alpha Vantage	Börsdata
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Data APIs, News, Calendar, Dividends, Interest Rates, Financials, Insider Data, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins Unique: News Sentiment, Market Sentiment, IPO, Splits, Delisted, GDP, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Retail Sales, Yield Curves, Options & Derivatives, Options, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Fundamentals, Transcripts, Education	Shared: Data APIs, News, Calendar, Dividends, Interest Rates, Financials, Insider Data, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins Unique: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Data Visualizations, Index Rebalancing, Watchlist, Investor Holdings, Short Interest, Buybacks & Authorizations, Valuation Models, Improved Filings
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Options, Currencies, Cryptos, Commodities, Funds	Stocks, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Other
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, API	Web, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription, Other	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique 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. 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. Alpha Intelligence™ endpoints for market news & sentiment, earnings call transcripts, top gainers/losers, insider transactions, and fixed/sliding-window analytics, built with in‑house AI and quantitative expertise. FX and cryptocurrency APIs for exchange rates plus intraday/daily/weekly/monthly time series, alongside commodities (e.g., crude oil, natural gas, metals, agricultural products) and US economic indicators such as GDP, CPI, inflation, unemployment, nonfarm payrolls, retail sales, durable goods orders and Treasury yields.	Unique 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. Built-in quantitative strategies such as Magic Formula, Graham, Dividend, F-Score and Net-nets leveraging the historical ratio database for stock idea generation. Holdings and Owner Flow modules showing top-20 shareholders, insider transactions, short selling and buybacks for Nordic companies; API exposes Holdings Insider/Shorts/Buyback endpoints for Pro+ users. Real-time MFN press releases for Nordic companies, report and dividend calendars, and optional weekly watchlist summary emails.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Yes	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Alpha Vantage and Börsdata both support?

Both platforms cover Data APIs, News, Calendar, Dividends, Interest Rates, Financials, Insider Data, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Alpha Vantage and Börsdata require subscriptions?

Both Alpha Vantage and Börsdata keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Alpha Vantage and Börsdata?

Both Alpha Vantage and Börsdata prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Alpha Vantage differentiates itself with 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., whereas Börsdata stands out for 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..

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