Marketstack vs Trading Economics comparison

Marketstack focuses on Data APIs, Dividends, and Splits while Trading Economics specializes in GDP, Inflation Rates, and Unemployment Rates. They overlap in 3 categories, so choose based on your preferred workflow and pricing.

Good news—both Marketstack and Trading Economics offer free plans. You can try each platform without commitment and only pay when you need premium features.

Trading Economics is more beginner-friendly with an approachable interface. Both can work for intermediate users.

Trading Economics has a mobile app so you can check your research on the go. Marketstack is web-only, so you'll need a browser to access it from mobile devices.

Yes, both platforms offer API access for developers and quants who want to build custom integrations or automate their workflows.

Choose Marketstack if you need Pricing tiers with monthly request limits (Free: 100/mo; Basic: 10k/mo; Professional: 100k/mo; Business: 500k/mo; Enterprise: custom)., and V2 REST/JSON API for end-of-day (EOD) prices with adjusted fields for splits/dividends (e.g., `split_factor`, `dividend`).. Go with Trading Economics if Docs advertise indicators (>15,000 data series from official sources) and an economic calendar (~1600 events/month across 150+ countries)., and REST API provides direct access to economic indicators plus markets data (FX, stock indexes, government bond yields, commodities) and company financials; includes subscriptions to market quotes and streaming updates (calendar + earnings). better fits how you invest.

Both cover Stocks, Bonds, Commodities, and Other. Marketstack also includes ETFs. Trading Economics adds coverage for Currencies.

Yes, both platforms provide real-time market data. This makes either suitable for active trading strategies where timing matters.

Trading Economics supports data exports to CSV, Excel, JSON, and XML. Marketstack has more limited export options.