VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Monday, October 6, 2025

Head-to-head

EODHD (EOD Historical Data) vs Visible Alpha comparison

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

Quick takeaways

EODHD (EOD Historical Data) adds News, News Sentiment, Dividends, Splits, Delisted, Ticker Changes, Options, and Insider Data coverage that Visible Alpha skips.

Visible Alpha includes Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Blogs, and Playbooks & Case Studies categories that EODHD (EOD Historical Data) omits.

EODHD (EOD Historical Data) highlights: End-of-day OHLCV data via API with daily, weekly, and monthly series, fully adjusted for splits and dividends. JSON and CSV supported., Intraday historical prices available at 1-minute, 5-minute, and 1-hour intervals., and Delayed live quotes: 15–20 minute delay for stocks, 1-minute delay for FX; supports multi-ticker queries..

Visible Alpha is known for: Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered., VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series., and Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app..

EODHD (EOD Historical Data) has a free tier, while Visible Alpha requires a paid plan.

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EODHD (EOD Historical Data)

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Global market-data API provider offering both REST and WebSocket access. The free tier includes delayed quotes (15–20 minutes), while premium plans unlock real-time streaming for US equities, forex, and crypto (up to 50 tickers). Intraday, tick-level, and certain specialized datasets are available as add-ons. Rate limits scale up to 1,000 requests per minute, with daily caps depending on plan tier.

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • End-of-day OHLCV data via API with daily, weekly, and monthly series, fully adjusted for splits and dividends. JSON and CSV supported.
  • Intraday historical prices available at 1-minute, 5-minute, and 1-hour intervals.
  • Delayed live quotes: 15–20 minute delay for stocks, 1-minute delay for FX; supports multi-ticker queries.
  • Real-time WebSocket streaming (<50 ms latency) for US equities, forex, and crypto, with up to 50 simultaneous tickers and pre/post-market support.
  • Fundamentals data for stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and indices, with identifiers including ISIN, CUSIP, CIK, and OpenFIGI.

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Visible Alpha

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Granular, line‑item consensus from full sell‑side models (7,000+ companies; 250+ contributing brokers) with VA Actuals historicals, Excel add‑in, and enterprise delivery via API/Data Feed/Snowflake. Now part of S&P Global Market Intelligence and available as an add‑on within S&P Capital IQ Pro. Includes modules like Target Price & Ratings and a Line Item Monitor for alerts and revision analysis.

Platforms

Web
Desktop
API

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered.
  • VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series.
  • Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app.
  • Target Price & Ratings: consensus rating distributions, target prices and valuation context with an ‘Open Entitlements’ contributor‑visibility framework.
  • Company & Line Item Monitor: alerting on threshold changes, dispersion, trend and revision analysis at the metric level.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

7 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Data APIs, Analyst Forecasts, and Financials plus 4 more areas.

Where they differ

EODHD (EOD Historical Data)

Distinct strengths include:

  • End-of-day OHLCV data via API with daily, weekly, and monthly series, fully adjusted for splits and dividends. JSON and CSV supported.
  • Intraday historical prices available at 1-minute, 5-minute, and 1-hour intervals.
  • Delayed live quotes: 15–20 minute delay for stocks, 1-minute delay for FX; supports multi-ticker queries.
  • Real-time WebSocket streaming (<50 ms latency) for US equities, forex, and crypto, with up to 50 simultaneous tickers and pre/post-market support.

Visible Alpha

Distinct strengths include:

  • Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered.
  • VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series.
  • Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app.
  • Target Price & Ratings: consensus rating distributions, target prices and valuation context with an ‘Open Entitlements’ contributor‑visibility framework.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeEODHD (EOD Historical Data)Visible Alpha
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data APIs, Analyst Forecasts, Financials, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Unique: News, News Sentiment, Dividends, Splits, Delisted, Ticker Changes, Options, Insider Data

Shared: Data APIs, Analyst Forecasts, Financials, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Unique: Data Visualizations, Stock Comparison, Blogs, Playbooks & Case Studies

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

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

Stocks

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web, Desktop, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • End-of-day OHLCV data via API with daily, weekly, and monthly series, fully adjusted for splits and dividends. JSON and CSV supported.
  • Intraday historical prices available at 1-minute, 5-minute, and 1-hour intervals.
  • Delayed live quotes: 15–20 minute delay for stocks, 1-minute delay for FX; supports multi-ticker queries.
  • Real-time WebSocket streaming (<50 ms latency) for US equities, forex, and crypto, with up to 50 simultaneous tickers and pre/post-market support.
  • Fundamentals data for stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and indices, with identifiers including ISIN, CUSIP, CIK, and OpenFIGI.
  • Options datasets include US equity options with end-of-day data, greeks, and implied volatility (available as an add-on).

Unique

  • Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered.
  • VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series.
  • Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app.
  • Target Price & Ratings: consensus rating distributions, target prices and valuation context with an ‘Open Entitlements’ contributor‑visibility framework.
  • Company & Line Item Monitor: alerting on threshold changes, dispersion, trend and revision analysis at the metric level.
  • Enterprise data delivery: REST API for ad‑hoc queries, file‑based data feeds (S3/SFTP), and Snowflake data shares; feeds/cloud updated throughout the day.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do EODHD (EOD Historical Data) and Visible Alpha both support?

Both platforms cover Data APIs, Analyst Forecasts, Financials, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, 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.

Which tool offers a free plan?

EODHD (EOD Historical Data) offers a free entry point, while Visible Alpha requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access EODHD (EOD Historical Data) and Visible Alpha?

Both EODHD (EOD Historical Data) and Visible Alpha 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?

EODHD (EOD Historical Data) differentiates itself with End-of-day OHLCV data via API with daily, weekly, and monthly series, fully adjusted for splits and dividends. JSON and CSV supported., Intraday historical prices available at 1-minute, 5-minute, and 1-hour intervals., and Delayed live quotes: 15–20 minute delay for stocks, 1-minute delay for FX; supports multi-ticker queries., whereas Visible Alpha stands out for Deep, line‑item consensus built from full working sell‑side models; 7,000+ companies, 250+ contributing brokers, 1M+ consensus line items; 170+ industries covered., VA Actuals: stitched historical fundamentals not always disclosed in filings, integrated with forward estimates for seamless time series., and Excel Add‑in with real‑time updating of figures, pre‑built templates, and one‑click tear‑sheets/export from the web app..

Curation & Accuracy

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