VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Tool Comparison

Alpha Vantage vs Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) comparison

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

Alpha Vantage logo

Alpha Vantage

alphavantage.co

PricingFree, Subscription, Other
PlatformsWeb, API
Hands-on review
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) logo

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)

hkex.com.hk

PricingFree, Subscription
PlatformsWeb, Mobile

Comparison highlights

  • Tool score: the chart below shows community vote sentiment over the last 8 weeks. Use it as a signal, not a verdict.
  • Overlap: both cover News, Calendar, and IPO and 2 other categories.
  • Coverage tilt: Alpha Vantage has 21 categories you won't get in Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX); Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has 3 unique categories.
  • Pricing: Alpha Vantage is Free, Subscription, Other; Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is Free, Subscription.

Category leaders

  • News: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.

Vote sentiment comparison

Cumulative positive vote share. Loading fresh totals...

Alpha VantageHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)

Side-by-side metrics

AttributeAlpha VantageHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX)
Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Options, Currencies, Cryptos, Commodities, Funds

Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Options, Futures

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription, Other

Free, Subscription

Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Yes

Not yet

Editor pick

Featured inside curated shortlists

Standard listing

Standard listing

Coverage overlap

Shared categories

Categories where both tools offer overlapping coverage.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) strengths

Categories covered by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) but not Alpha Vantage.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Alpha Vantage and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) both support?

Both platforms cover News, Calendar, IPO, Dividends, and Splits workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Alpha Vantage and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) require subscriptions?

Both Alpha Vantage and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Alpha Vantage focuses on web or desktop access.

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 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) stands out for HKEXnews: centralized hub for listed company announcements and regulatory filings with keyword and category search., Custom email and mobile alerts for issuer announcements and Disclosure of Interests notices., and Short Selling Turnover reports (intra-day and daily) for both Main Board and GEM listings..

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