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Tool Comparison
OpenCorporates vs Trading Economics
Pick OpenCorporates instead if
OpenCorporates
Best for regulatory filings monitoring and other
Free • From £225/mo · Web · API
- You care about regulatory filings monitoring and other, things Trading Economics doesn't offer
Start here
Trading Economics
Best for macro data and calendar
Free • From $149/mo · Web · Mobile · Desktop · 67% positive (3 votes)
- You do a lot of your research from your phone
- Delayed quotes won't cut it; you need real-time data
- You want the cheaper way in: plans start at $149/mo instead of $298/mo
Skip both if: Neither one clicks with how you research; there are strong third options.
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The verdict
The bottom line
Trading Economics simply does more: 12 categories to OpenCorporates's 3, including macro data, calendar, and alerts, plus a mobile app. OpenCorporates counters by keeping things simpler. On paper they're closely matched, so let pricing, platform fit, and the details below break the tie.
Key differences at a glance
- Mobile app
- Trading Economics
- Cheaper paid plan
- Trading Economics$149/mo vs $298/mo
- Broader coverage
- Trading Economics12 vs 3 categories
- Desktop app
- Trading Economics
- Real-time data
- Trading Economics
- Asset coverage
- Trading EconomicsAdds stocks and bonds
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free • From £225/mo | Free • From $149/mo |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | — | — |
Plan limits | Essentials (API): api calls per month: 500 and Essentials (API): api calls per day: 200 | — |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Desktop app | No | Yes |
Mobile app | No | Yes |
API access | Yes | Yes |
Broker sync | No | — |
Integrations | OpenRefine | Microsoft Excel (Add-In), Excel Online / Office 365 (Web Add-In) +6 more |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | — | Retail Traders, Institutional Investors +3 more |
Categories covered | 3 | 12 |
Regions | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | Latency: End of Day and Granularity: EOD | Latency: Streaming and Real-time |
Capabilities | — | Credit ratings |
Security | Status page | — |
| Try it | Visit OpenCorporates | Visit Trading Economics |
Standout features
What OpenCorporates does best
- Search a public legal-entity database advertised at 200M+ company records aggregated from official registries with provenance and source links.
- Use the versioned REST API with API-key authentication and JSON or XML output for company and officer data workflows.
- Use OpenRefine Reconciliation API to match company names to legal identifiers during entity-resolution work.
- Access enterprise bulk data through SFTP-delivered CSV datasets for companies, officers, addresses, alternative names, identifiers, and relationships.
- Use relationship data for subsidiaries, branches, control statements, shareholdings, and ownership-mapping workflows.
What Trading Economics does best
- Browse macro indicators, economic calendars, forecasts, markets, news, credit ratings, and country data from a public web interface.
- Use REST API access for economic indicators, FX, stock indexes, government bond yields, commodities, company financials, dividends, IPOs, and splits.
- Request JSON, CSV, or XML output through API parameters and authenticate with an API key in the query string or Authorization header.
- Stream live markets, calendar events, news, and earnings releases through WebSocket channels with client key and secret credentials.
- Start with guest:guest for limited sample access, including a highly restricted market-streaming topic, before evaluating paid API plans.
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | Other | StocksBondsCommoditiesCurrenciesOther |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Not specified | Retail TradersInstitutional InvestorsAnalystsQuants/DevelopersStudents/Researchers |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica |
Coverage details | Not specified | Identifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | End of Day | StreamingReal-time |
Data granularity | EOD | Not specified |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | REST | RESTWebSocket |
API auth & delivery | Auth: APIKey | Auth: APIKeySDKs: Python, R, and TS120 req/minDocs |
Integrations | OpenRefine | Microsoft Excel (Add-In)Excel Online / Office 365 (Web Add-In)Google SheetsTableauChainlinkChatGPTClaudeMCP |
Export formats | CSVJSON | CSVExcelJSONXML |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | Status page | Not specified |
Capability signals | Not specified | Credit ratings |
Vendor & support | OpenCorporates LtdCountry: United KingdomFounded 2010Support: Email | IECONOMICS INC |
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Pricing breakdown
£225/mo
Starting price
Plans & pricing
- api calls per month: 500
- api calls per day: 200
$149/mo
Lower starting price
Plans & pricing
Coverage overlap
Shared categories
1Where the two tools cover the same ground.
OpenCorporates strengths
2What you only get with OpenCorporates.
Trading Economics strengths
11What you only get with Trading Economics.
Community category leaders
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between OpenCorporates and Trading Economics?
OpenCorporates leans toward APIs & data feeds, regulatory filings monitoring, and other, while Trading Economics puts more weight on macro data, calendar, and alerts. They overlap in 1 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do OpenCorporates and Trading Economics cost?
Good news: both OpenCorporates and Trading Economics have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Can I use OpenCorporates or Trading Economics on my phone?
Trading Economics lists a dedicated mobile app, so it travels better. OpenCorporates doesn't list a dedicated mobile app; its documented access is web and API.
Do OpenCorporates and Trading Economics have APIs?
Yes, both offer API access, so developers and quants can pull data programmatically or wire up their own integrations.
Should I choose OpenCorporates or Trading Economics?
It depends on what you're after. Pick OpenCorporates if regulatory filings monitoring and other matter to you; go with Trading Economics if you'd rather have macro data and calendar. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do OpenCorporates and Trading Economics cover?
Both cover other. Trading Economics adds stocks, bonds, and commodities on top.
Does OpenCorporates or Trading Economics have real-time data?
Trading Economics offers real-time data, which matters if you trade actively. OpenCorporates runs on delayed or end-of-day data, which is perfectly fine for longer-term investors who don't live and die by the tick.
Can I export data from OpenCorporates and Trading Economics?
Yes, both export to spreadsheets (CSV), which is handy if you like running your own numbers.
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