VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

PRICE: 5 CENTS

Friday, October 10, 2025

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Financial Datasets vs Stocknear comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Financial Datasets adds Data APIs, Interest Rates, and APIs & SDKs coverage that Stocknear skips.

Stocknear includes Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, Alerts, Calendar, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Performance, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Forecasts, US Government Trades, Dividend, AI, and AI Chat categories that Financial Datasets omits.

Financial Datasets highlights: REST API covering financial statements (income/balance/cash‑flow), financial metrics, stock prices (snapshot + minute/day/week/month/year), SEC filings lists & item extraction, insider trades, institutional ownership (13F), segmented revenues, company news with sentiment, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices., US coverage only with 30,000+ tickers (active & delisted) and 30+ years of fundamentals; endpoint‑specific counts vary (e.g., prices/metrics pages show different tickers)., and Real‑time endpoints where applicable (e.g., stock price snapshot, Form 4 updates, news/press releases via RSS, interest‑rate announcements); historical series for backtesting..

Stocknear is known for: Ticker pages with tabs for Financials, Statistics, Business Metrics, Forecasts, Dark Pool, Options, Insider, Dividends, and History., Real-time options flow feed and unusual activity; options chains available (OPRA-sourced)., and Dark pool & off-exchange trade tape (15‑minute delay)..

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Financial Datasets

financialdatasets.ai

Developer‑first US‑equities API designed for AI agents and quant apps: real‑time quotes + minute/EOD historical prices, standardized financial statements & metrics, SEC filings (with section extraction), insider trades (Form 4), institutional ownership (13F), company news with sentiment, segmented financials, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices. Auth via X‑API‑KEY; Developer plan includes 1,000 req/min; Pro supports unlimited and redistribution. Also offers a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and community integrations (LangChain, Dify, n8n). US market only; options/indices/FX not yet covered.

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription
Other

Quick highlights

  • REST API covering financial statements (income/balance/cash‑flow), financial metrics, stock prices (snapshot + minute/day/week/month/year), SEC filings lists & item extraction, insider trades, institutional ownership (13F), segmented revenues, company news with sentiment, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices.
  • US coverage only with 30,000+ tickers (active & delisted) and 30+ years of fundamentals; endpoint‑specific counts vary (e.g., prices/metrics pages show different tickers).
  • Real‑time endpoints where applicable (e.g., stock price snapshot, Form 4 updates, news/press releases via RSS, interest‑rate announcements); historical series for backtesting.
  • Simple auth (X‑API‑KEY) and straightforward request model; OpenAPI schema published; tickers lists available per endpoint (e.g., /prices/tickers).
  • AI/agent integrations: official remote MCP server (HTTP/SSE) for assistants; ecosystem plugs include LangChain toolkit, a Dify plugin, and example n8n workflows.

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Stocknear

stocknear.com

EU-built stock research platform focused on U.S. markets. Features real-time options flow (Benzinga), 15‑min delayed dark-pool prints, analyst targets/ratings, hedge-fund 13F explorer, U.S. Congress trades, earnings calendar/news feed, business metrics, watchlists and alerts, plus an AI Agent for conversational research. Market data/fundamentals/ETF analytics are sourced from Financial Modeling Prep; options chains from Intrinio (OPRA). Company is Stocknear GmbH (Siegen, Germany). No public API as of Sept 2025.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Ticker pages with tabs for Financials, Statistics, Business Metrics, Forecasts, Dark Pool, Options, Insider, Dividends, and History.
  • Real-time options flow feed and unusual activity; options chains available (OPRA-sourced).
  • Dark pool & off-exchange trade tape (15‑minute delay).
  • Hedge Fund tracker (13F) with institution list (downloadable) and holdings analytics.
  • U.S. Congress trading dashboard access.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

4 overlaps

Mutual strengths include News, Financials, and Insider Data plus 1 more area.

Where they differ

Financial Datasets

Distinct strengths include:

Data APIs
Interest Rates
APIs & SDKs
  • REST API covering financial statements (income/balance/cash‑flow), financial metrics, stock prices (snapshot + minute/day/week/month/year), SEC filings lists & item extraction, insider trades, institutional ownership (13F), segmented revenues, company news with sentiment, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices.
  • US coverage only with 30,000+ tickers (active & delisted) and 30+ years of fundamentals; endpoint‑specific counts vary (e.g., prices/metrics pages show different tickers).
  • Real‑time endpoints where applicable (e.g., stock price snapshot, Form 4 updates, news/press releases via RSS, interest‑rate announcements); historical series for backtesting.
  • Simple auth (X‑API‑KEY) and straightforward request model; OpenAPI schema published; tickers lists available per endpoint (e.g., /prices/tickers).

Stocknear

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners
Options & Derivatives
Data Visualizations
Watchlist
Alerts
Calendar
Dark Pool & Off-Exchange
ETF Overview
  • Ticker pages with tabs for Financials, Statistics, Business Metrics, Forecasts, Dark Pool, Options, Insider, Dividends, and History.
  • Real-time options flow feed and unusual activity; options chains available (OPRA-sourced).
  • Dark pool & off-exchange trade tape (15‑minute delay).
  • Hedge Fund tracker (13F) with institution list (downloadable) and holdings analytics.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeFinancial DatasetsStocknear
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: News, Financials, Insider Data, 13F

Unique: Data APIs, Interest Rates, APIs & SDKs

Shared: News, Financials, Insider Data, 13F

Unique: Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Data Visualizations, Watchlist, Alerts, Calendar, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, ETF Performance, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Forecasts, US Government Trades, Dividend, AI, AI Chat

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, Cryptos

Stocks, ETFs, Options

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription, Other

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • REST API covering financial statements (income/balance/cash‑flow), financial metrics, stock prices (snapshot + minute/day/week/month/year), SEC filings lists & item extraction, insider trades, institutional ownership (13F), segmented revenues, company news with sentiment, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices.
  • US coverage only with 30,000+ tickers (active & delisted) and 30+ years of fundamentals; endpoint‑specific counts vary (e.g., prices/metrics pages show different tickers).
  • Real‑time endpoints where applicable (e.g., stock price snapshot, Form 4 updates, news/press releases via RSS, interest‑rate announcements); historical series for backtesting.
  • Simple auth (X‑API‑KEY) and straightforward request model; OpenAPI schema published; tickers lists available per endpoint (e.g., /prices/tickers).
  • AI/agent integrations: official remote MCP server (HTTP/SSE) for assistants; ecosystem plugs include LangChain toolkit, a Dify plugin, and example n8n workflows.
  • Flexible pricing: subscriptions (Developer $200/mo; Pro $1,000/mo; Enterprise) plus pay‑as‑you‑go credits with per‑endpoint pricing and some free endpoints (e.g., company facts, earnings press releases, macro rates).

Unique

  • Ticker pages with tabs for Financials, Statistics, Business Metrics, Forecasts, Dark Pool, Options, Insider, Dividends, and History.
  • Real-time options flow feed and unusual activity; options chains available (OPRA-sourced).
  • Dark pool & off-exchange trade tape (15‑minute delay).
  • Hedge Fund tracker (13F) with institution list (downloadable) and holdings analytics.
  • U.S. Congress trading dashboard access.
  • Analyst section with ratings, price targets, and EPS/revenue forecasts.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Financial Datasets and Stocknear both support?

Both platforms cover News, Financials, Insider Data, and 13F workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Financial Datasets and Stocknear require subscriptions?

Both Financial Datasets and Stocknear keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Financial Datasets and Stocknear?

Both Financial Datasets and Stocknear 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?

Financial Datasets differentiates itself with REST API covering financial statements (income/balance/cash‑flow), financial metrics, stock prices (snapshot + minute/day/week/month/year), SEC filings lists & item extraction, insider trades, institutional ownership (13F), segmented revenues, company news with sentiment, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices., US coverage only with 30,000+ tickers (active & delisted) and 30+ years of fundamentals; endpoint‑specific counts vary (e.g., prices/metrics pages show different tickers)., and Real‑time endpoints where applicable (e.g., stock price snapshot, Form 4 updates, news/press releases via RSS, interest‑rate announcements); historical series for backtesting., whereas Stocknear stands out for Ticker pages with tabs for Financials, Statistics, Business Metrics, Forecasts, Dark Pool, Options, Insider, Dividends, and History., Real-time options flow feed and unusual activity; options chains available (OPRA-sourced)., and Dark pool & off-exchange trade tape (15‑minute delay)..

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