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Sunday, October 5, 2025

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Investing.com vs marketstack comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Investing.com adds Screeners, ETF Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Calendar, IPO, Financials, Analyst Forecasts, ETF Overview, and Options coverage that marketstack skips.

marketstack includes Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs categories that Investing.com omits.

Investing.com highlights: Global multi-asset coverage across stocks, ETFs, bonds, commodities, currencies, crypto, futures, and options with real-time charts on web and mobile., Extensive calendars for economic events, earnings, dividends, splits, IPOs, and options expirations, with user-configurable alerts., and Portfolio and watchlist syncing across devices, with CSV import for holdings..

marketstack is known for: RESTful JSON API with secure API key access, HTTPS transport, and a 5 requests/sec global limit., End-of-day data with 15+ years of history across 500,000+ tickers, including MIC-level filtering and adjusted fields (open, close, volume)., and Intraday data for U.S. markets via IEX, with intervals from 1–60 minutes. Real-time reference prices are derived from IEX feeds; some fields require separate entitlements..

Investing.com ships a mobile app. marketstack is web/desktop only.

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Investing.com

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Hands-on review

A large multi-asset investing portal offering global quotes, news, calendars, watchlists, screeners, and portfolio tools. The premium tiers (InvestingPro and Pro+) unlock unlimited alerts, advanced screeners, ProNews, deeper financial metrics, export functions, and 10-year history of company financials. Quotes may be delayed depending on the exchange and region.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Global multi-asset coverage across stocks, ETFs, bonds, commodities, currencies, crypto, futures, and options with real-time charts on web and mobile.
  • Extensive calendars for economic events, earnings, dividends, splits, IPOs, and options expirations, with user-configurable alerts.
  • Portfolio and watchlist syncing across devices, with CSV import for holdings.
  • Stock Screener with customizable filters; InvestingPro+ adds advanced screeners and export functionality.
  • News and analysis covering all major markets; Pro tiers add ProNews feeds and analyst-rating-change alerts.

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A global market data API with free and paid tiers. End-of-day coverage spans 15+ years and 500k+ tickers, while intraday and real-time access are unlocked on higher plans. Rate limits apply: 5 requests per second globally, with some endpoints (like ETF holdings) counting as multiple calls. Premium tiers add features like SEC/EDGAR filings, analyst ratings, and bond/index data. Data is sourced from Tiingo for U.S. markets, and uptime is tracked on a public status page.

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • RESTful JSON API with secure API key access, HTTPS transport, and a 5 requests/sec global limit.
  • End-of-day data with 15+ years of history across 500,000+ tickers, including MIC-level filtering and adjusted fields (open, close, volume).
  • Intraday data for U.S. markets via IEX, with intervals from 1–60 minutes. Real-time reference prices are derived from IEX feeds; some fields require separate entitlements.
  • Professional and higher tiers include real-time stock prices with minute-level updates (1 API call per minute rate cap).
  • Corporate actions endpoints for dividends and stock splits.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

6 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Dividends, Splits, and Analyst Recommendations plus 3 more areas.

Where they differ

Investing.com

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners
ETF Screeners
Portfolio
Watchlist
News
Alerts
Calendar
IPO
  • Global multi-asset coverage across stocks, ETFs, bonds, commodities, currencies, crypto, futures, and options with real-time charts on web and mobile.
  • Extensive calendars for economic events, earnings, dividends, splits, IPOs, and options expirations, with user-configurable alerts.
  • Portfolio and watchlist syncing across devices, with CSV import for holdings.
  • Stock Screener with customizable filters; InvestingPro+ adds advanced screeners and export functionality.

marketstack

Distinct strengths include:

Data APIs
APIs & SDKs
  • RESTful JSON API with secure API key access, HTTPS transport, and a 5 requests/sec global limit.
  • End-of-day data with 15+ years of history across 500,000+ tickers, including MIC-level filtering and adjusted fields (open, close, volume).
  • Intraday data for U.S. markets via IEX, with intervals from 1–60 minutes. Real-time reference prices are derived from IEX feeds; some fields require separate entitlements.
  • Professional and higher tiers include real-time stock prices with minute-level updates (1 API call per minute rate cap).

Feature-by-feature breakdown

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Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Dividends, Splits, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, ETF Holdings, Interest Rates

Unique: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Portfolio, Watchlist, News, Alerts, Calendar, IPO, Financials, Analyst Forecasts, ETF Overview, Options

Shared: Dividends, Splits, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, ETF Holdings, Interest Rates

Unique: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

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

Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Commodities

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Global multi-asset coverage across stocks, ETFs, bonds, commodities, currencies, crypto, futures, and options with real-time charts on web and mobile.
  • Extensive calendars for economic events, earnings, dividends, splits, IPOs, and options expirations, with user-configurable alerts.
  • Portfolio and watchlist syncing across devices, with CSV import for holdings.
  • Stock Screener with customizable filters; InvestingPro+ adds advanced screeners and export functionality.
  • News and analysis covering all major markets; Pro tiers add ProNews feeds and analyst-rating-change alerts.
  • ETF pages with detailed holdings breakdowns, weights, and screening tools.

Unique

  • RESTful JSON API with secure API key access, HTTPS transport, and a 5 requests/sec global limit.
  • End-of-day data with 15+ years of history across 500,000+ tickers, including MIC-level filtering and adjusted fields (open, close, volume).
  • Intraday data for U.S. markets via IEX, with intervals from 1–60 minutes. Real-time reference prices are derived from IEX feeds; some fields require separate entitlements.
  • Professional and higher tiers include real-time stock prices with minute-level updates (1 API call per minute rate cap).
  • Corporate actions endpoints for dividends and stock splits.
  • ETF holdings data (Basic+ plans and above) with identifiers like ISIN and CUSIP; each request consumes 20 API calls.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Investing.com and marketstack both support?

Both platforms cover Dividends, Splits, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, ETF Holdings, and Interest Rates workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Investing.com and marketstack require subscriptions?

Both Investing.com and marketstack keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Investing.com ships a dedicated mobile experience, while marketstack focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Investing.com differentiates itself with Global multi-asset coverage across stocks, ETFs, bonds, commodities, currencies, crypto, futures, and options with real-time charts on web and mobile., Extensive calendars for economic events, earnings, dividends, splits, IPOs, and options expirations, with user-configurable alerts., and Portfolio and watchlist syncing across devices, with CSV import for holdings., whereas marketstack stands out for RESTful JSON API with secure API key access, HTTPS transport, and a 5 requests/sec global limit., End-of-day data with 15+ years of history across 500,000+ tickers, including MIC-level filtering and adjusted fields (open, close, volume)., and Intraday data for U.S. markets via IEX, with intervals from 1–60 minutes. Real-time reference prices are derived from IEX feeds; some fields require separate entitlements..

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