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Tool Comparison
Financial Datasets vs Fiscal.ai
Pick Financial Datasets instead if
Financial Datasets
From $200/mo · Web · API
- You care about macro data, something Fiscal.ai doesn't offer
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Fiscal.ai
Free • From $39/mo · Web · API
- You'd rather start free and only pay if you outgrow it
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $39/mo instead of $200/mo
- You care about stock ideas, stock comparison, and data visualizations, things Financial Datasets doesn't offer
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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Our take
The bottom line
Financial Datasets and Fiscal.ai cover a lot of the same ground (8 shared categories, including APIs & data feeds, financials, and screeners), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. Fiscal.ai simply does more: 29 categories to Financial Datasets's 9, including stock ideas, stock comparison, and data visualizations. Financial Datasets counters by keeping things simpler.
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Key differences at a glance
- Free plan
- Fiscal.ai
- Cheaper paid plan
- Fiscal.ai$39/mo vs $200/mo
- Free trial
- Fiscal.ai7 days
- Broader coverage
- Fiscal.ai29 vs 9 categories
- Global coverage
- Fiscal.ai
- Beginner friendly
- Fiscal.ai
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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 $200/mo | Free • From $39/mo |
Free tier | No | Yes |
Free trial | — | 7 days |
Plan limits | 9 limits: Credits: included requests: 1,000, Credits: l1 coverage: 1 year +7 more | 37 limits: Terminal - Free: financials history (annual): 10, Terminal - Free: financials history (quarterly): 6 +35 more |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | No | No |
API access | Yes | Yes |
Broker sync | No | No |
Integrations | Claude, Cursor +4 more | MCP, Claude Connector +7 more |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Quants/Developers, Algo Traders +1 more | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +11 more |
Categories covered | 9 | 29 |
Regions | North America | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | 3 signals: Latency: Real-time and End of Day, Granularity: Minute and EOD +1 more | 3 signals: Latency: Real-time, 15-min Delayed, and End of Day, Granularity: EOD +1 more |
Data partners | — | 5 partners: Fiscal.ai Data Feed, S&P Global Market Intelligence +3 more |
Capabilities | Universe builder | 6 signals: Custom formulas, Universe builder +4 more |
Security | — | SOC2 and Status page |
| Try it | Visit Financial Datasets | Visit Fiscal.ai |
Where each one shines
What Financial Datasets and Fiscal.ai each do best.ShowHide
Where each one shines
What Financial Datasets and Fiscal.ai each do best.What Financial Datasets does best
- Tools for building with a REST API plus an official remote MCP server for AI assistants, coding agents, and financial research workflows.
- Query access for financial statements, stock prices, segmented financials, insider trades, institutional ownership, SEC filings, crypto prices, news, interest rates, and related datasets.
- Cover U.S. public-company workflows with 27,000+ tickers, 30+ years of primary data on paid plans, and equity prices sourced from exchanges such as NASDAQ, NYSE, and AMEX.
- Stock-price endpoints for minute, day, week, month, and year intervals when building charts, screeners, backtests, and monitoring tools.
- Screening for stocks through a dedicated screener endpoint that applies field, operator, and value filters across available fundamental metrics.
What Fiscal.ai does best
- Research coverage for global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and funds through dashboards, watchlists, portfolio views, visualizations, fundamentals, estimates, transcripts, filings, news, and event data.
- AI Copilot, AI summaries, and AI-generated reports to speed up earnings review, filing review, peer comparison, financial analysis, and company research.
- Analysis of fundamentals, ratios, standardized financials, as-reported data, adjusted metrics, segment data, KPIs, analyst estimates, revisions, ratings, and price targets.
- Packaged Fiscal Skills in MCP clients for financial pulls, three-statement models, segment and KPI work, comp sets, valuation, industry reports, ownership activity, filing discovery, quality scores, and earnings reactions.
- Trace research back to source filings, transcripts, slides, company news, investor-relations material, and source-to-filing images or PDFs where supported.
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Financial Datasets and Fiscal.ai, side by side.ShowHide
Every detail we compared
Every tracked attribute for Financial Datasets and Fiscal.ai, side by side.| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksCryptos | StocksETFsMutual FundsFunds |
Experience | IntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Quants/DevelopersAlgo TradersAnalysts | Retail TradersPro RetailInstitutional InvestorsAnalystsQuants/DevelopersLong-term InvestorsValue InvestorsGrowth Investors+5 more |
Regions | North America | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica |
Coverage details | Countries: USExchanges: NASDAQ, NYSE, and AMEXIdentifiers: Ticker and CIK | Identifiers: Ticker, CUSIP, ISIN, and FIGI |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Real-timeEnd of Day | Real-time15-min DelayedEnd of Day |
Data granularity | MinuteEOD | EOD |
Data partners | Not specified | Fiscal.ai Data FeedS&P Global Market IntelligenceMorningstarYChartsPerplexity |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | REST | REST |
API auth & delivery | Auth: APIKey and OAuth2WebhooksDocs | Auth: APIKeyWebhooks50 req/minDocs |
Import methods | Not specified | Manual |
Integrations | ClaudeCursorWindsurfVS CodeZedmcp-remote | MCPClaude ConnectorChatGPTCodex CLICursorVS Code CopilotGemini CLIPerplexity+1 more |
Export formats | Not specified | CSVImagePDF |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Not specified | SOC2Status page |
Capability signals | Universe builder | Custom formulasUniverse builderPerformance attributionPortfolio attributionCitation pinningAI summaries: Filings, Transcripts, and News |
Vendor & support | Financial Datasets, Inc.Support: Email | Stratosphere Technology Inc.Country: CanadaFounded 2021Support: Email |
Curation ratings | Not specified | Methodology 5/5Reliability 4/5UX 5/5 |
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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“Terminal - Free”financials history (annual): 10 · financials history (quarterly): 6 · +8 more |
| Entry paid plan | $200/mo“Build”included requests: 100,000 · l1 coverage: 3+ years · +1 more | $39/mo“Terminal - Pro (Monthly)”financials history (annual): 15 · financials history (quarterly): 20 · +10 more |
| Top plan | $20“Credits”included requests: 1,000 · l1 coverage: 1 year · +1 more | $199/mo“Terminal - Enterprise (Monthly)”financials history (annual): 20+ · financials history (quarterly): 40+ · +10 more |
| Custom / enterprise | Contact sales“Scale”l1 coverage: 3+ years · primary data coverage: 30+ years · +1 more | Contact sales“API - Paid” |
| Free trial | — | 7 days |
Questions we keep getting
What's the difference between Financial Datasets and Fiscal.ai?
Financial Datasets leans toward APIs & data feeds, financials, and screeners, while Fiscal.ai puts more weight on stock ideas, screeners, and stock comparison. They overlap in 8 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
Is Financial Datasets or Fiscal.ai free to use?
Fiscal.ai has a free tier, so you can get started without paying anything. Financial Datasets is paid-only. If budget matters, start with Fiscal.ai and see how far it takes you before opening your wallet.
Which is better for beginners: Financial Datasets or Fiscal.ai?
Fiscal.ai is the friendlier place to start; its interface takes less getting used to. Both work fine once you're past the basics.
Do Financial Datasets and Fiscal.ai have APIs?
Yes, both offer API access, so developers and quants can pull data programmatically or wire up their own integrations.
Should I choose Financial Datasets or Fiscal.ai?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Financial Datasets if macro data matter to you; go with Fiscal.ai if you'd rather have stock ideas and stock comparison. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Financial Datasets and Fiscal.ai cover?
Both cover stocks. Financial Datasets also handles cryptos. Fiscal.ai adds ETFs, mutual funds, and funds on top.
Do Financial Datasets and Fiscal.ai offer real-time data?
Yes, both serve real-time market data, so either works when timing matters.
Which covers international markets: Financial Datasets or Fiscal.ai?
Fiscal.ai has documented international coverage (North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, and more), so it's the safer bet if you hold non-US stocks. Financial Datasets is more region-specific, mainly North America.
Can I export data from Financial Datasets and Fiscal.ai?
Fiscal.ai exports to CSV. Financial Datasets is stingier about getting data out.
Which has a better stock screener: Financial Datasets or Fiscal.ai?
Both Financial Datasets and Fiscal.ai include stock screeners, and they differ more in interface than raw power; try both and see which one clicks for you.
Can I track my portfolio with Financial Datasets or Fiscal.ai?
Fiscal.ai handles portfolio tracking. Financial Datasets is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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