★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
Benzinga vs Tiingo
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Benzinga
From $37/mo · Web · Mobile · API
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- You care about alerts, news sentiment, and calendar, things Tiingo doesn't offer
- You trade often and need tooling built for speed
Pick Tiingo instead if
Tiingo
Free • From $30/mo · Web · API
- You'd rather start free and only pay if you outgrow it
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $30/mo instead of $37/mo
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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Our take
The bottom line
Benzinga and Tiingo cover a lot of the same ground (4 shared categories, including news, dividends, and splits), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. Benzinga simply does more: 20 categories to Tiingo's 4, including alerts, news sentiment, and calendar, plus a mobile app. Tiingo counters by letting you start free.
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Key differences at a glance
- Free plan
- Tiingo
- Cheaper paid plan
- Tiingo$30/mo vs $37/mo
- Free trial
- Benzinga14 days
- Broader coverage
- Benzinga20 vs 4 categories
- Mobile app
- Benzinga
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How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.ShowHide
How they stack up
The side-by-side table: pricing, platforms, data, and coverage at a glance.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | From $37/mo | Free • From $30/mo |
Free tier | No | Yes |
Free trial | 14 days | — |
Plan limits | Essential: annual billing equivalent usd: 166.42 | 3 limits: Power (Individual): annual price usd: 300, Business / Organization: annual price usd: 499 +1 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | Yes | No |
API access | Yes | Yes |
Broker sync | — | No |
Integrations | — | AmiBroker |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +5 more | — |
Categories covered | 20 | 4 |
Regions | — | North America, APAC |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | Latency: Real-time, Streaming, and 15-min Delayed and Granularity: Minute and EOD | 3 signals: Latency: Streaming, Real-time, and End of Day, Granularity: Tick and EOD +1 more |
Capabilities | Universe builder | — |
Security | Status page | Status page |
| Try it | Visit Benzinga | Visit Tiingo |
Where each one shines
What Benzinga and Tiingo each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What Benzinga and Tiingo each do best.What Benzinga does best
- Benzinga Pro for a fast newsfeed with filters, notifications, price sentiment, and Why Is It Moving explanations.
- Tools for creating alerts across news, signals, watchlists, and market events with browser, desktop, sound, and email delivery.
- Tracking event calendars for earnings, dividends, guidance, IPOs, M&A, SEC filings, secondary offerings, and stock splits.
- Signals for real-time price and volume events such as spikes, block trades, halt/resume, gaps, highs, and lows.
- Support for adding unusual options activity data when option-flow alerts and option-activity signals matter to the trading workflow.
What Tiingo does best
- End-of-day price APIs with proprietary error checking and broad historical coverage for U.S. stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, and supported international data.
- Access to corporate-actions data for dividends and splits, including historical and announced events where covered.
- Stream or request IEX real-time U.S. equity data through REST and WebSocket endpoints.
- Access to real-time and historical forex data for 140+ currency pairs.
- Crypto REST and WebSocket APIs that aggregate data from multiple exchanges.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Benzinga and Tiingo, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Benzinga and Tiingo, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksOptionsFuturesCryptos | StocksETFsMutual FundsCryptosCurrencies |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailDay TradersSwing TradersLong-term InvestorsQuants/DevelopersAlgo Traders | Not specified |
Regions | Not specified | North AmericaAPAC |
Coverage details | Identifiers: Ticker, ISIN, and CIK | Countries: US and CNIdentifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Real-timeStreaming15-min Delayed | StreamingReal-timeEnd of Day |
Data granularity | MinuteEOD | TickEOD |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | RESTWebSocket | RESTWebSocket |
API auth & delivery | Auth: APIKeySDKs: Python and TSWebhooksDocs | Auth: APIKeySDKs: Python |
Integrations | Not specified | AmiBroker |
Export formats | CSV | JSONCSV |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Status page | Status page |
Capability signals | Universe builder | Not specified |
Vendor & support | Accretive Capital LLC d.b.a. BenzingaCountry: United StatesSupport: Email, Chat, and Phone | Tiingo Inc.Country: USFounded 2014Support: Email |
Curation ratings | Not specified | Methodology 4/5Reliability 4/5UX 4/5 |
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What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.ShowHide
What you'll actually pay
Plans, billing, trials, and per-month pricing for both tools.| Tier | ||
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | — | Free“Starter” |
| Entry paid plan | $37/mo“Basic” | $30/mo“Power (Individual)”annual price usd: 300 |
| Tier 2 | $147/mo“Streamlined” | $50/mo“Business / Organization”annual price usd: 499 · commercial use: Internal business/organization use |
| Top plan | $197/mo“Essential”annual billing equivalent usd: 166.42 | — |
| Custom / enterprise | Contact sales“APIs & Licensing” | — |
| Free trial | 14 days | — |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between Benzinga and Tiingo?
Benzinga leans toward news, alerts, and news sentiment, while Tiingo puts more weight on APIs & data feeds, news, and dividends. They overlap in 4 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
Is Benzinga or Tiingo free to use?
Tiingo has a free tier, so you can get started without paying anything. Benzinga is paid-only. If budget matters, start with Tiingo and see how far it takes you before opening your wallet.
Can I use Benzinga or Tiingo on my phone?
Benzinga lists a dedicated mobile app, so it travels better. Tiingo doesn't list a dedicated mobile app; its documented access is web and API.
Do Benzinga and Tiingo have APIs?
Yes, both offer API access, so developers and quants can pull data programmatically or wire up their own integrations.
Should I choose Benzinga or Tiingo?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Benzinga if alerts and news sentiment matter to you; go with Tiingo if you prefer its overall approach. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Benzinga and Tiingo cover?
Both cover stocks and cryptos. Benzinga also handles options and futures. Tiingo adds ETFs, mutual funds, and currencies on top.
Do Benzinga and Tiingo offer real-time data?
Yes, both serve real-time market data, so either works when timing matters.
Can I export data from Benzinga and Tiingo?
Yes, both export to spreadsheets (CSV), which is handy if you like running your own numbers.
Is Benzinga or Tiingo better for day trading?
Benzinga is the one positioned more for active traders. Tiingo is the better fit if you care less about fast trading workflows and more about a calmer research process.
Which has a better stock screener: Benzinga or Tiingo?
Benzinga has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; Tiingo doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
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