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Monday, October 6, 2025

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & Statistics vs Semrush comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & Statistics adds Central Bank Watcher, Interest Rates, Yield Curves, Calendar, Housing & Construction, Inflation Rates, and Newsletters coverage that Semrush skips.

Semrush includes App & Website Traffic, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Blogs categories that Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & Statistics omits.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & Statistics highlights: Markets Data Dashboard: one stop for Desk operations and reference rates (repos/RRP, Treasury & Agency MBS operations, liquidity swaps, SOMA holdings, Primary Dealer Statistics)., Reference rates administered by NY Fed: EFFR, OBFR, SOFR (plus BGCR/TGCR/Tri‑party GC), with stated daily publication times., and SOFR Averages (30/90/180‑day) & SOFR Index (index = 1.00000000 on April 2, 2018) with methodology notes..

Semrush is known for: Traffic Analytics tools to examine any website’s visitors, sources, engagement metrics, and competitive benchmarks., Rich API suite: Analytics and Projects APIs (Business plan), Trends API, Listing Management, and Map Rank Tracker. Current versions support API key (v3) and OAuth 2.0 with JSON (v4)., and API consumption billed in ‘units’ per request or per line of data. Historical queries cost more; some APIs like Listing Management and Map Rank Tracker are excluded from unit billing..

Semrush offers mobile access, which Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & Statistics skips.

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & Statistics

newyorkfed.org

Official New York Fed hub for rates, markets operations data, and research indicators. Highlights: reference rates (EFFR, OBFR, SOFR & SOFR Averages/Index), Markets Data Dashboard, SOMA holdings & operations results, Primary Dealer Statistics, GSCPI, SCE microdata, and regional surveys (e.g., Empire State Manufacturing). Markets Data APIs and page-level export tools provide JSON/CSV/XML/Excel programmatic access. Publication times for key rates are stated (e.g., SOFR ~8:00 a.m. ET; EFFR ~9:00 a.m. ET).

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Markets Data Dashboard: one stop for Desk operations and reference rates (repos/RRP, Treasury & Agency MBS operations, liquidity swaps, SOMA holdings, Primary Dealer Statistics).
  • Reference rates administered by NY Fed: EFFR, OBFR, SOFR (plus BGCR/TGCR/Tri‑party GC), with stated daily publication times.
  • SOFR Averages (30/90/180‑day) & SOFR Index (index = 1.00000000 on April 2, 2018) with methodology notes.
  • Primary Dealer Statistics: weekly time series (positions, transactions, financing, fails) back to Jan 28, 1998; updated Thursdays ~4:15 p.m. ET; exportable for automated use.
  • SOMA holdings: ‘Data Export Builder’ with direct downloads and API construction guidance.

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Semrush

semrush.com

Comprehensive SEO, marketing, and web traffic analytics platform. API access for core Analytics and Projects requires a Business plan, with usage billed in API units. Some APIs—like Listing Management and Map Rank Tracker—don’t consume units. Enterprise security options include SAML SSO on Guru and Business tiers. A 7-day free trial is available for all paid plans.

Platforms

Web
Mobile
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Traffic Analytics tools to examine any website’s visitors, sources, engagement metrics, and competitive benchmarks.
  • Rich API suite: Analytics and Projects APIs (Business plan), Trends API, Listing Management, and Map Rank Tracker. Current versions support API key (v3) and OAuth 2.0 with JSON (v4).
  • API consumption billed in ‘units’ per request or per line of data. Historical queries cost more; some APIs like Listing Management and Map Rank Tracker are excluded from unit billing.
  • Flexible exports in CSV, Excel, and PDF across tools. Position Tracking and Site Audit modules generate PDF reports; Position Tracking also supports direct Google Sheets export.
  • Google Sheets integration through the App Center ‘AI Automated Data Connector’ for automated reporting pipelines.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

2 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs.

Where they differ

Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & Statistics

Distinct strengths include:

  • Markets Data Dashboard: one stop for Desk operations and reference rates (repos/RRP, Treasury & Agency MBS operations, liquidity swaps, SOMA holdings, Primary Dealer Statistics).
  • Reference rates administered by NY Fed: EFFR, OBFR, SOFR (plus BGCR/TGCR/Tri‑party GC), with stated daily publication times.
  • SOFR Averages (30/90/180‑day) & SOFR Index (index = 1.00000000 on April 2, 2018) with methodology notes.
  • Primary Dealer Statistics: weekly time series (positions, transactions, financing, fails) back to Jan 28, 1998; updated Thursdays ~4:15 p.m. ET; exportable for automated use.

Semrush

Distinct strengths include:

  • Traffic Analytics tools to examine any website’s visitors, sources, engagement metrics, and competitive benchmarks.
  • Rich API suite: Analytics and Projects APIs (Business plan), Trends API, Listing Management, and Map Rank Tracker. Current versions support API key (v3) and OAuth 2.0 with JSON (v4).
  • API consumption billed in ‘units’ per request or per line of data. Historical queries cost more; some APIs like Listing Management and Map Rank Tracker are excluded from unit billing.
  • Flexible exports in CSV, Excel, and PDF across tools. Position Tracking and Site Audit modules generate PDF reports; Position Tracking also supports direct Google Sheets export.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeFederal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & StatisticsSemrush
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs

Unique: Central Bank Watcher, Interest Rates, Yield Curves, Calendar, Housing & Construction, Inflation Rates, Newsletters

Shared: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs

Unique: App & Website Traffic, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Blogs

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Bonds, Currencies, Other

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, Mobile, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Markets Data Dashboard: one stop for Desk operations and reference rates (repos/RRP, Treasury & Agency MBS operations, liquidity swaps, SOMA holdings, Primary Dealer Statistics).
  • Reference rates administered by NY Fed: EFFR, OBFR, SOFR (plus BGCR/TGCR/Tri‑party GC), with stated daily publication times.
  • SOFR Averages (30/90/180‑day) & SOFR Index (index = 1.00000000 on April 2, 2018) with methodology notes.
  • Primary Dealer Statistics: weekly time series (positions, transactions, financing, fails) back to Jan 28, 1998; updated Thursdays ~4:15 p.m. ET; exportable for automated use.
  • SOMA holdings: ‘Data Export Builder’ with direct downloads and API construction guidance.
  • Regional + national indicators: Empire State Manufacturing Survey (monthly; 8:30 a.m. releases with CSV tables), Business Leaders Survey, Survey of Consumer Expectations (dashboards and public microdata), GSCPI, term premia & yield‑curve indicators.

Unique

  • Traffic Analytics tools to examine any website’s visitors, sources, engagement metrics, and competitive benchmarks.
  • Rich API suite: Analytics and Projects APIs (Business plan), Trends API, Listing Management, and Map Rank Tracker. Current versions support API key (v3) and OAuth 2.0 with JSON (v4).
  • API consumption billed in ‘units’ per request or per line of data. Historical queries cost more; some APIs like Listing Management and Map Rank Tracker are excluded from unit billing.
  • Flexible exports in CSV, Excel, and PDF across tools. Position Tracking and Site Audit modules generate PDF reports; Position Tracking also supports direct Google Sheets export.
  • Google Sheets integration through the App Center ‘AI Automated Data Connector’ for automated reporting pipelines.
  • Native integrations with Google Analytics and Google Search Console to combine marketing and search performance data.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & Statistics and Semrush both support?

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

Do Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & Statistics and Semrush require subscriptions?

Both Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & Statistics and Semrush keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Semrush ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & Statistics focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Data & Statistics differentiates itself with Markets Data Dashboard: one stop for Desk operations and reference rates (repos/RRP, Treasury & Agency MBS operations, liquidity swaps, SOMA holdings, Primary Dealer Statistics)., Reference rates administered by NY Fed: EFFR, OBFR, SOFR (plus BGCR/TGCR/Tri‑party GC), with stated daily publication times., and SOFR Averages (30/90/180‑day) & SOFR Index (index = 1.00000000 on April 2, 2018) with methodology notes., whereas Semrush stands out for Traffic Analytics tools to examine any website’s visitors, sources, engagement metrics, and competitive benchmarks., Rich API suite: Analytics and Projects APIs (Business plan), Trends API, Listing Management, and Map Rank Tracker. Current versions support API key (v3) and OAuth 2.0 with JSON (v4)., and API consumption billed in ‘units’ per request or per line of data. Historical queries cost more; some APIs like Listing Management and Map Rank Tracker are excluded from unit billing..

Curation & Accuracy

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