Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) vs Open Payments (CMS) comparison

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) focuses on Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Interest Rates while Open Payments (CMS) specializes in Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Data Visualizations. They overlap in 3 categories, so choose based on your preferred workflow and pricing.

Good news—both Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) and Open Payments (CMS) offer free plans. You can try each platform without commitment and only pay when you need premium features.

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

Choose Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) if you need Short‑term Funding Monitor (STFM): curated repo/CP/CD/FF market charts plus **open REST API** (JSON, HTTPS) with series search, metadata, and spread endpoints; no tokens required., and U.S. Money Market Fund Monitor: interactive holdings transparency by asset type, counterparty, country; per‑chart **CSV download**.. Go with Open Payments (CMS) if Three core datasets each year: General Payments, Research Payments, and Ownership/Investment Interests., and Web search/explorer with filtering and charts; program year downloads available from the portal. better fits how you invest.

Both cover common asset types. Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) also includes Bonds, Mutual Funds, and Hedge Funds. Open Payments (CMS) adds coverage for Other.

Both platforms let you export data to spreadsheets (CSV, and JSON). This is useful for custom analysis or record-keeping.