VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★

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Saturday, January 10, 2026

Tool Comparison

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) vs U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) comparison

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

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) logo

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury)

financialresearch.gov

PricingFree
PlatformsWeb, API
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) logo

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

bea.gov

PricingFree
PlatformsWeb, API

At a glance

Pricing
Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury)Free
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)Free
Platforms
Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury)Web, API
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)Web, API
Categories
Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury)9
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)6
Category leaders

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Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

Side-by-side metrics

AttributeOffice of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury)U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Bonds, Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds

Other

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free

Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Not yet

Not yet

Editor pick

Featured inside curated shortlists

Standard listing

Standard listing

Coverage overlap

Shared categories

Categories where both tools offer overlapping coverage.

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) strengths

Categories covered by Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) but not U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) strengths

Categories covered by U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) but not Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) both support?

Both platforms cover Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and Data Visualizations workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) require subscriptions?

Both Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)?

Both Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 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?

Office of Financial Research (U.S. Treasury) differentiates itself with 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., U.S. Money Market Fund Monitor: interactive holdings transparency by asset type, counterparty, country; per‑chart **CSV download**., and Hedge Fund Monitor (HFM): aggregated Form PF and related series via an **open REST API** (JSON) organized by datasets and mnemonics., whereas U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) stands out for Interactive Data Application for national, international, regional, and industry statistics; supports customized charts plus downloads as CSV, spreadsheets, or PDF., Open Data hub with a public data listing file (JSON) and downloadable datasets in CSV, XLS, and/or ZIP formats., and BEA Data API provides programmatic access to published economic statistics and related metadata; requests are made via HTTPS to a single endpoint using HTTP GET + querystring parameters..

Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

Details change. Pricing, features, and availability may be incomplete or out of date. Treat listings as a starting point and verify on the provider’s site before making decisions. If you spot an error or a gap, send a quick note and I’ll adjust.