VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

PRICE: 5 CENTS

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Head-to-head

Alpha Vantage vs Tiingo comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Alpha Vantage adds News Sentiment, Calendar, IPO, Delisted, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, GDP, Interest Rates, Options & Derivatives, ETF Holdings, Transcripts, Insider Data, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins coverage that Tiingo skips.

Alpha Vantage highlights: Equity time series for global stocks (intraday down to 1-minute, plus daily/weekly/monthly) with 20+ years of history, including pre- and post-market support and adjustment toggles for splits and dividends., US options coverage with real-time and historical data spanning over 15 years, including optional greeks and implied volatility outputs in JSON or CSV., and Fundamentals and corporate actions such as company overviews, financials, dividends, splits, plus ETF profiles and holdings..

Tiingo is known for: End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage., Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history., and Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events..

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Alpha Vantage

alphavantage.co

Hands-on review

REST APIs delivering global market data in JSON and CSV. The free tier allows 25 requests per day, while premium plans remove limits and unlock real-time and 15-minute delayed US equities plus real-time US options. Entitlements and account management are handled through the Alpha X Terminal.

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Equity time series for global stocks (intraday down to 1-minute, plus daily/weekly/monthly) with 20+ years of history, including pre- and post-market support and adjustment toggles for splits and dividends.
  • US options coverage with real-time and historical data spanning over 15 years, including optional greeks and implied volatility outputs in JSON or CSV.
  • Fundamentals and corporate actions such as company overviews, financials, dividends, splits, plus ETF profiles and holdings.
  • Corporate calendars: earnings announcements, IPO schedules, listings, and delisting status.
  • Alpha Intelligence datasets with market news and sentiment, earnings call transcripts, insider transactions, and daily gainers/losers.

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Tiingo

tiingo.com

Flat-rate market data platform with simple, transparent plans. Tiingo provides end-of-day and real-time APIs for equities, mutual funds, ETFs, forex, and crypto, alongside corporate actions, fundamentals, and news. Plans range from a free Starter tier to affordable paid subscriptions, with usage limits and data history varying by plan. Enterprise or commercial use is supported via higher tiers.

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage.
  • Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history.
  • Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events.
  • IEX real-time equity feed with tick-level data via REST and WebSocket.
  • Forex API with real-time and historical data for 140+ currency pairs.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

5 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Data APIs, News, and Dividends plus 2 more areas.

Where they differ

Alpha Vantage

Distinct strengths include:

  • Equity time series for global stocks (intraday down to 1-minute, plus daily/weekly/monthly) with 20+ years of history, including pre- and post-market support and adjustment toggles for splits and dividends.
  • US options coverage with real-time and historical data spanning over 15 years, including optional greeks and implied volatility outputs in JSON or CSV.
  • Fundamentals and corporate actions such as company overviews, financials, dividends, splits, plus ETF profiles and holdings.
  • Corporate calendars: earnings announcements, IPO schedules, listings, and delisting status.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeAlpha VantageTiingo
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data APIs, News, Dividends, Splits, APIs & SDKs

Unique: News Sentiment, Calendar, IPO, Delisted, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, GDP, Interest Rates, Options & Derivatives, ETF Holdings, Transcripts, Insider Data, Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Shared: Data APIs, News, Dividends, Splits, APIs & SDKs

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

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

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Cryptos, Currencies

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

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Equity time series for global stocks (intraday down to 1-minute, plus daily/weekly/monthly) with 20+ years of history, including pre- and post-market support and adjustment toggles for splits and dividends.
  • US options coverage with real-time and historical data spanning over 15 years, including optional greeks and implied volatility outputs in JSON or CSV.
  • Fundamentals and corporate actions such as company overviews, financials, dividends, splits, plus ETF profiles and holdings.
  • Corporate calendars: earnings announcements, IPO schedules, listings, and delisting status.
  • Alpha Intelligence datasets with market news and sentiment, earnings call transcripts, insider transactions, and daily gainers/losers.
  • Coverage across FX and crypto exchange rates (including intraday), commodities (oil, metals, agriculture), and US macro indicators like GDP, CPI, interest rates, and unemployment.

Unique

  • End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage.
  • Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history.
  • Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events.
  • IEX real-time equity feed with tick-level data via REST and WebSocket.
  • Forex API with real-time and historical data for 140+ currency pairs.
  • Crypto API aggregating data from multiple exchanges, with REST and WebSocket endpoints.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Alpha Vantage and Tiingo both support?

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

Do Alpha Vantage and Tiingo require subscriptions?

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

How can you access Alpha Vantage and Tiingo?

Both Alpha Vantage and Tiingo 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 Equity time series for global stocks (intraday down to 1-minute, plus daily/weekly/monthly) with 20+ years of history, including pre- and post-market support and adjustment toggles for splits and dividends., US options coverage with real-time and historical data spanning over 15 years, including optional greeks and implied volatility outputs in JSON or CSV., and Fundamentals and corporate actions such as company overviews, financials, dividends, splits, plus ETF profiles and holdings., whereas Tiingo stands out for End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage., Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history., and Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events..

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